Modulation in music can be a difficult concept for some students to grasp. This is why I have created this resource! It takes the students step by step through an easy method of understanding modulation and how to incorporate it into their composition work. This resource makes teaching modulation easy. With explanation slides, examples, student worksheets, practical activities and answer sheets, students are guided to understand this often confusing music concept step-by-step. This 26-page file that covers modulation in MAJOR KEYS only, to the dominant, subdominant and relative minor keys. The file contains: FIVE exercises ask students to write out the dominant, subdominant and relative minor of a given key and state the accidental/s that need to occur. A teaching slide explaining V7 chords ONE page of exercises where students name and notate the V7 chord of the specified keys Teaching slides to explain pivot chords FOUR pages of exercises where students discover and name the common chords of the specified keys. Two methods for finding the common chords are explained. ONE page example/explanation for completing the practical exercises. FOUR written and practical activities where students create and perform an 8-bar progression that modulates. ANSWER KEYS for the student exercises are provided. ♥ CLICK here to check out more quality, ready-to-use resources from the MTR store! You may also like this Music Composition - Melody Writing for Beginners All rights reserved by the author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. TES-Paid License

♫ This is a one page worksheet designed to guide students responses after listening to a piece of music.

♫ This is a one page worksheet designed to guide students responses after listening to a piece of music.

32 beautifully bright and colorful Instruments of the Orchestra cards that will make a stunning and educational addition to your music classroom. PRINTABLE FORMAT. Print, laminate and display on your classroom bulletin board. WHAT’S INCLUDED: One TITLE Card: Instruments of the Orchestra Four CATEGORY cards, each in a different color: The Percussion Family The Woodwind Family The String Family The Brass Family One card for each family showing all the instruments together. Included on each card are: The name of the instrument in bold, colorful letters A picture of the instrument The range of the instrument and A colored border matching that of the category it belongs to, i.e. all string family instruments have a green border. Double click on the images above for a closer look of what’s included in the resource! ♥ CLICK here to check out more quality, ready-to-use resources from the MTR store! You may also like this Key Signature Posters All rights reserved by the author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. TES-Paid License

**Music Student Information Sheets ** PRINTABLE FORMAT Print off the individual pages and hand them out to your music students. WHAT’S INCLUDED: ONE page of TEACHER TIPS describing ways the sheets can be used with your classes/students TWO x two-page music background information gathering sheets for the beginning of a new year/term. The two student information sheets are excellent for: Finding out what musical background/experiences your students possess Using as a get to know you activity – where students share 2-3 points about their music experiences to the whole class or another student in the class. Introducing your “musical” self to the students - tell them your musical background and experiences! Gaining an insight into each students’ literacy level by how well they complete the information Keeping a copy and revisiting as an End of Year activity for students to evaluate what they have achieved throughout the year and assess how their musical experiences have grown/changed! PLEASE NOTE: N.B. Both North American and British spelling catered for in this resource. Pages 5 and 6 are repeated using the British spelling ‘favourite’ WHAT TEACHERS HAVE SAID: “Nice to have a “getting to know you” activity that is geared towards music!” (Thank you, Kendra) “Great resource to help me get to know my students musical likes and abilities.” (Thank you, Megan) ♥ CLICK here to check out more quality, ready-to-use resources from the MTR store! You may also like this [MUSIC COMPOSITION: A Step by Step Approach] (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11282902) All rights reserved by the author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. TES-Paid License

Create and Perform with Percussion Instruments Here is a series of fun activities for your music class while reinforcing the concepts of: ♦ beat, ♦ rhythm, ♦ performance and ♦ music notation. This TEN page PDF file contains 1. TWO percussion charts to perform 2. TWO percussion chart templates for students to create their own percussion composition 3. A simple percussion chart to perform to Santana's song, "Smooth" (you need your own copy of the song) 4. An example of how to transcribe the notation on the percussion charts, into standard music notation. 5. The composition task asks students to compose a percussion chart for a song of their choice, organize a percussion band from class members, rehearse and perform their percussion composition to their chosen song. This activity is best broken up into mini sessions’ over 4-5 days. DAY 1: Percussion chart and performance to Santana's "Smooth" DAY 2: Standard notation activity. DAY 3: Begin own Percussion composition DAY 4: Organisation of band and rehearsal DAY 5: PERFORMANCES!!

Introduce your students to JOHN WILLIAMS and HIS MUSIC music with this FREE download! This file contains two different foldables in** both color and b/w. ** MEET JOHN WILLIAMS foldable: Students record facts they are learned about the composer and his music JOHN WILLIAMS and HIS MUSIC: This foldable is a perfect accompaniment to foldable 1, or can be used on its own for students to respond to the music of John Williams during a listening lesson. A one-page Biography Report graphic organizer A page with QR Codes and LINKS for Biography Research will help your students find appropriate websites with the information they are searching for. Instructions on how to assemble the foldable are also included! Instructions on how to assemble the foldable is also included. Excellent addition to your Composer of the Month! Completed foldables can be pasted into student workbooks/listening journals OR displayed on a bulletin board. Double click on the images above for a closer look of what’s included in the resource! ♥ CLICK here to check out more quality, ready-to-use resources from the MTR store! You may also like this [MUSIC COMPOSITION: A Step by Step Approach] (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11282902) All rights reserved by the author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. TES-Paid License

Music Decor: DYNAMICS POSTERS Set 2 ★ Decorate your music classroom and reinforce music vocabulary ★ Each poster features the symbol, name and a brief definition ★ There are ELEVEN dynamics posters: ♫ fortississimo ♫ fortissimo ♫ forte ♫ mezzo forte ♫ pianississimo ♫ pianissimo ♫ piano ♫ mezzo piano ♫ crescendo ♫ decrescendo ♫ sforzando ★ Print off, laminate and use to decorate your music classroom/studio.

MUSIC DECOR: MUSIC SYMBOLS Set 1 ★ Decorate your music classroom and reinforce music vocabulary and recognition of music symbols. ★ Each poster features the symbol and its name ★ Print off, laminate and use to decorate your music classroom/studio. ★ There are TWENTY-SIX posters in the set. Included in this file: ♫ Bar Line ♫ Double Bar Line ♫ Repeat ♫ Bass Clef ♫ Treble Clef ♫ Alto Clef ♫ Common Time ♫ Cut Time ♫ Fermata ♫ Flat ♫ Double Flat ♫ Sharp ♫ Double Sharp ♫ Natural ♫ Slur ♫ Tie ♫ Staccato ♫ Accent ♫ Staff ♫ Grand Staff ♫ 3/4 Time Signature ♫ 4/4 Time Signature ♫ 6/8 Time Signature ♫ Segno ♫ Coda ♫ Key Signature

These beautifully presented music room rules posters are colorful classroom decor. Displaying them on your bulletin board will help remind students of class rules in a positive and visual way. PRINTABLE FORMAT. Print, laminate and display on your classroom bulletin board. WHAT’S INCLUDED: There are 5 PRINTABLE posters to print and display on your classroom bulletin board There is one poster/page for each letter in the word MUSIC and one rule per letter. M - Make wise choices so you and others can learn. U - Use good manners and be respectful of others. S - Speak, sing and play when directed by your teacher. I - Involve yourself in all activities. C - Care for others and the music equipment. -The poster size is 8.5"x 11" in landscape orientation WHAT TEACHERS HAVE SAID: “These posters were the perfect way for me to communicate the rules for my classroom! Using the M.U.S.I.C. acronym made it easy for students to remember what my expectations were. I keep these posters at the front of my room for the entire year, so there are no excuses when I need to correct behaviour :)” (Karen V.) Double click on the images above for a closer look of what’s included in the resource! ♥ CLICK here to check out more quality, ready-to-use resources from the MTR store! You may also like this MUSIC DECOR: Class Rules POSTERS Set 2 All rights reserved by the author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. TES-Paid License

MUSIC DECOR: NOTES and RESTS POSTERS Set 1 ♫ Decorate your music classroom and reinforce music vocabulary and recognition of notes and rests. ♫ Each poster features the symbol and its name. There are TWENTY posters: included in this file: ♫ Semibreve ♫ Dotted minim ♫ Minim ♫ Crotchet ♫ Dotted Crotchet ♫ Quaver ♫ Semiquaver ♫ Set of four semiquavers ♫ Set of quavers ♫ Quaver, two semiquavers ♫ Two semiquavers, quaver ♫ Crotchet Triplet ♫ Quaver triplet ♫ Semibreve rest ♫ Whole bar rest ♫ Minim rest ♫ Crotchet rest ♫ Quaver rest ♫ Semiquaver rest ♫ Quaver, crotchet, quaver (syncopation) Print off, laminate and use to decorate your music classroom/studio

Music Decor: DYNAMICS POSTERS Set 1 Decorate your music classroom and reinforce music vocabulary Each poster features the symbol, name and a brief definition There are ELEVEN dynamics posters: included in this file: ♫ fortississimo ♫ fortissimo ♫ forte ♫ mezzo forte ♫ pianississimo ♫ pianissimo ♫ piano ♫ mezzo piano ♫ crescendo ♫ decrescendo ♫ sforzando Print off, laminate and use to decorate your music classroom/studio.

Instruments of the Orchestra Foldables: BRASS This file contains ONE FOLDABLE in BOTH COLOUR AND B/W; however, there are TWO different versions of the inside page of the foldable. 1. Shows the instrument with the parts already labelled 2. Students are required to write in the parts of the instruments themselves ♫ You can choose which inside page you use to suit the ability of your students. ♫ Also included is instructions on how to assemble the foldable is also included! ♫ Excellent addition to your Instruments of the Orchestra unit or general listening lessons! ♫ Completed foldables can be pasted into student workbooks/listening journals OR displayed on a bulletin board. ♫ There are 16 pages in all

Instruments of the Orchestra Foldables: WOODWINDS This file contains ONE FOLDABLE in BOTH COLOUR AND B/W; however, there are TWO different versions of the inside page of the foldable. 1. Shows the instrument with the parts already labelled 2. Students are required to write in the parts of the instruments themselves ♫ You can choose which inside page you use to suit the ability of your students. ♫ Also included is instructions on how to assemble the foldable is also included! ♫ Excellent addition to your Instruments of the Orchestra unit or general listening lessons! ♫ Completed foldables can be pasted into student workbooks/listening journals OR displayed on a bulletin board. ♫ There are 16 pages in all!

Instruments of the Orchestra Foldables: STRINGS This file contains ONE FOLDABLE in BOTH COLOUR AND B/W; however, there are TWO different versions of the inside page of the foldable. 1. Shows the instrument with the parts already labelled 2. Students are required to write in the parts of the instruments themselves ♫ You can choose which inside page you use to suit the ability of your students. ♫ Also included is instructions on how to assemble the foldable is also included! ♫ Excellent addition to your Instruments of the Orchestra unit or general listening lessons! ♫ Completed foldables can be pasted into student workbooks/listening journals OR displayed on a bulletin board. ♫ There are 20 pages in all.

Introduce your students to The Blues with these informative and engaging written and research activities. WHAT’S INCLUDED: THREE (3) Information/teaching slides THREE (3) Student note-taking pages ONE (1) Word search with answer sheet provided THREE (3) Writing activities THREE (3) Written Research tasks ONE (1) Listening Compare and Contrast task ANSWER SHEETS provided where needed These activities can stand alone as a study of Blues music or be used in conjunction with practical exercises where the students learn to play the Blues! PRINTABLE FORMAT. Print off the student’s response pages individually or combine them to create a student workbook. Double click on the images above for a closer look of what’s included in the resource! ♥ CLICK here to check out more quality, ready-to-use resources from the MTR store! You may also like this Musical Form - Binary, Ternary and Rondo Resource All rights reserved by the author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. TES-Paid License

These beautifully presented music room rules posters are colorful classroom decor. Displaying them on your bulletin board will help remind students of class rules in a positive and visual way. PRINTABLE FORMAT. Print, laminate and display on your classroom bulletin board. WHAT’S INCLUDED: There are 5 PRINTABLE posters to print and display on your classroom bulletin board There is one poster/page for each letter in the word MUSIC and one rule per letter. M - make good choices U - use equipment properly S - speak when the time is right I - involve yourself in all activities C - cooperate with others -The poster size is 8.5"x 11" in landscape orientation WHAT TEACHERS HAVE SAID: “These are the perfect rules for the music room. Each rule for the letters in MUSIC are exactly the rules I use in my class. I am very inept with artistic ability and these are so cute! They fit my room well!” (Thank you, Donna). Double click on the images above for a closer look of what’s included in the resource! ♥ CLICK here to check out more quality, ready-to-use resources from the MTR store! You may also like this Classroom Decor Set: Class Rules POSTERS Set 3 All rights reserved by the author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. TES-Paid License

Performance Evaluation and Analysis Sheets YouTube is a fantastic resource for teachers - and especially music teachers! This file contains TWO worksheets that can be used in conjunction with viewing a performance on YouTube: 1. Performance Evaluation Sheet 2 Analysis Sheet Very handy for all music classes!

Give your students the feeling of achievement and success WITH THESE BEAUTIFUL MUSIC CERTIFICATES! This file now contains 118 editable certificates making it possible for you to add your students’ names! That’s 58 MORE awards certificates!!! There are 14 different designs to choose from and include awards for: Excellence Achievement Effort Commitment and General certificates so you can create and personalize your own specific award. Perfect to use for your year-end or end of term activities! Double click on the images above for a closer look of what’s included in the resource! ♥ CLICK here to check out more quality, ready-to-use resources from the MTR store! You may also like this Music Theory Worksheets All rights reserved by the author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. TES-Paid License

A useful handout for your students to use as a reference for their rhythm work! Rhythm Charts: Notes and Rests in Simple Time A useful handout for your students to use as a reference for their rhythm work. It is particularly good to use in conjunction with your aural work i.e. rhythm dictations. You could also print out on A3, laminate and post on your music room wall as a visual reminder This is the one resource that I am STILL using with all of my music classes after 25 plus years of teaching. Suitable for: Years 7-11 Double click on the images above for a closer look of what’s included in the resource! ♥ CLICK here to check out more quality, ready-to-use resources from the MTR store! You may also like this MUSIC COMPOSITION: A Step by Step Approach All rights reserved by the author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. TES-Paid License