Music lessons during Ramadan - five pages: four worksheets and answer-sheet Four worksheets for your Muslim students to complete during Music lessons. A variety of activities including wordsearch, picture labeling, map-work, comprehension questions and free-writing. An answer-sheet is provided. NO listening to music NO playing music

A set of five warm-up cards. To be used before singing and suitable for classroom use as well as during choir rehearsals. 1. Warming up the body and standing well 2. Breathing well and with self-awareness 3. Semi-occluded vocal tract exercises 4. Pitch and range exercises 5. To develop confidence and camaraderie. There is also booklet with instructions, piano parts and a reading list.

Fully updated for examination in 2022 onwards. Now with separate ‘student’ booklet and ‘answer sheet’ (two, separate files). A resource to aid the teaching of cues from Batman returns by Danny Elfman. Answers are provided. You will need the following books: A Level Anthology; A Level Music Study Guide. Other music (formally ‘wider listening’) is included.

Kate Bush Pearson Edexcel notes for Music A Level. Fully updated for examination in 2022 onwards. Now with separate ‘student’ and ‘answer’ booklets (two, separate files). This resource consists of a short introduction to Kate Bush followed by four sets of questions on the Anthology of Music reading: General questions Questions on Cloudbusting Questions on And Dream of Sheep Questions on Under Ice. Answer sheets are provided for the teacher. You will need the Anthology of Music and the Rhinegold Study Guide.

Fully updated for examination in 2022 onwards. Now with separate ‘student’ and ‘answer’ booklets (two, separate files). Included: Anoushka Shankar: Four-page booklet for students with one-page answer sheet for teachers. Shankar listening: Three Listening Questions with answer-sheets for teachers. Exam-style listening questions ‘Section A’. Design is based on the actual A Level exam paper. Each question is worth 14 marks. Pack includes warm-up fill-in-the-gaps activity concerning general information on Shankar and three 14-mark questions on: ‘Burn’, 'Breathing under water’ and ‘Easy’. Suggested answers included for everything. This is an additional 8-page resource which includes 9 pages for the student and 4 answer pages.

Fully updated for examination in 2022 onwards. Now with separate ‘student’ and ‘answer’ booklets (two, separate files). An extensive (updated) resource consisting of eleven student worksheets and four answer pages. The resource includes comprehension-style questions based on the introduction to On Wenlock Edge in the A Level Anthology, Context and wider listening: Beethoven - Schubert - Schumann - Mahler (with exercises), element and device location practice and a wider listening elements and device chart to fill in. Question 5 updated in line with the June 2018 examiners report. Contains: A Shropshire Lad context and wider listening (other song-settings) Comparison exercise (to provide other music examples) Other music examples (piano quintet and string quartet)

Fully updated for examination in 2022 onwards. Now with separate ‘student’ booklet and ‘answer’ sheet (two, separate files). A set of lessons on the Set Work ‘Psycho’ by Bernard Herrmann. Answers are provided. You will need the following books: A Level Anthology; A Level Music Study Guide. Extensive other music (previously called ‘wider listening’) is included.

Match up the element of music with its definition. An answer sheet is provided.

Fully updated for examination in 2022 onwards. Now with separate ‘student’ and ‘answer’ booklets (two, separate files). An updated, extensive resource consisting of 12 student pages, and 5 pages of answers. This resource is a one-stop-shop for Debussy, covering an introduction to Estampes, Pagodes, La Soirée dans Grenade, preparation for and practice of essay questions 5 and 6, with other music and context embedded into the activities. It includes comprehension-style questions, context information, other music, and score examination. If you require any additional materials to help you deliver this resource, please ask: Olivia@sparkhall.org.uk

Stravinsky complete Fully updated for examination in 2022 onwards. Now with separate ‘student’ and ‘answer’ booklets (two, separate files). Includes the following: Stravinsky 1: A one-page comprehension-style worksheet helping students understand the basics about the Stravinsky set work. An answer sheet is provided. Stravinsky 2: A one-page comprehension-style worksheet, building on Stravinsky worksheet 1, helping students understand more of the basics about the Stravinsky set work. An answer sheet is provided. Stravinsky 3: A four-page document incorporating two worksheets which build on the learning of Stravinsky 1 and 2. The teaching method of over-learning is employed to emphasise key points already learned. Two answer sheets are provided. Stravinsky 4: This four-page (three student worksheets and an answer page) resource introduces Schoenberg’s ‘Peripetie’ as an example of wider listening. Students will need access to the Edexcel 2009-16 course materials published by Pearson (student guide and anthology) to answer context questions, fill in a chart which compares certain elements of music in Stravinsky and Schoenberg, write paragraphs and, finally, write an essay similar to one found in the A level specimen paper. Stravinsky 5: A three-page resource (two student pages and an answer sheet) to teach wider listening and practise question 5. Students study The Firebird by Stravinksy as a piece of wider listening and then draw links between The Rite of Spring and The Firebird in their answer to question 5. Extension material is provided by way of suggested reading. If you require any additional materials to help you deliver this resource, please ask: Olivia@sparkhall.org.uk

Students should read page 65 in the Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Music Student Book and then answer the questions (with the book closed). Good ‘end of topic’ tests to ensure that students have learned the basics about this Set Work. This resource comprises two tests: three pages of questions and two pages of answers in total: Test A (10 marks) one page of questions and one page of answers Test B 210 marks) two pages of questions and one page of answers

Beatles worksheets. Includes listening-style question on Eleanor Rigby, ‘complete the melody’ exercise, and answers for both sets of questions. Fully updated for examination in 2022 onwards. Now with separate ‘student’ and ‘answer’ booklets (two, separate files). Also included: Listening skills Recognising intervals, completing chord patterns, notating rhythms; all skills which need practice in order to ace the listening paper. Here I have used the Beatles set works as a starting point to work on these skills.

Fully updated for examination in 2022 onwards. Now with separate ‘student’ and ‘answer’ booklets (as separate files). Courtney Pine is a seven-page resource containing five pages for students, and two pages of answers for teachers. Questions for familiarity, and plenty of other music suggestions, are included. Pine listening is a resource which includes: An 11-page resource consisting of warm-up listening and familiarisation activities 14-mark Listening Test on Lady Day and (John Coltrane) 14-mark Listening Test on Inner State (of Mind) 14-mark Listening Test on Love and Affection Complete answer sheets for teachers And the audio files for the listening tests are included.

I have analysed the two specimen papers published by Edexcel, in conjunction with the Specification. By identifying and understanding the requirements of these specimen papers, I have been able to produce a set of resources which will prepare the students for the examination. By reading my analysis, I believe that you will be able to answer the perennial question, ‘will this be in the exam?’ with more confidence, leaving you freer to achieve your primary aim of instilling a love and appreciation of music in your students. What will you gain from the question paper analysis document? 1. Evidence of actual exam questions produced by Edexcel, broken down into sets 2. A clear sense of the style and type of question your student will receive 3. A confidence in knowing what your students need to know and the sort of questions they will answer to demonstrate their knowledge.

Edexcel A Level (2016-) Help on taking notes during the lesson. Particularly handy if your students don't seem to be writing your pearls of wisdom down...

An Overview and Summary of the Section A questions. This document consists of two pages.