This music notation display contains most of the elements necessary for ABRSM grade 1 theory. It’s a colourful and bold representation of clefs, note values (British and American names), rests, key signatures, beaming, acidentals, intervals and keyboard layout. It also has two large stave displays - a simple treble and bass layout and a more complex grand stave. The note colours on these displays match Boomwhacker colours. The picture shows the display up in my classroom - please note that the duration poster is sold by Daydream Education and the LISTEN & SILENT poster together with my ‘dos and don’ts’ poster are not included. It should also be noted that I had the grand stave image blown up into a banner, it’s included here as a PowerPoint slide. All of the posters are included in the preview section - they are provided as JPEGs, a PDF and a PowerPoint to enable editing and tweaking.

This musical timeline forms the basis of my ks3 curriculum - each topic represents one lesson. The timeline runs from 1025 to the present day, with a focus on the 20th and 21st centuries but examples of Baroque, Classical and Romantic works too. It begins with stave notation being invented because all of my students learn to read stave and ends with students being encouraged to be the next step on the timeline. The whole concept is based on the concept of ‘big picture learning’ as encouraged in the TEEP cycle. Topics are identified in blue while the songs/works are identified in pink. Some of the topics may seem a little obscure (SATB for example) but it must be considered that the timeline forms the basis of my lessons and I wanted to explore voice types. Editing of the display is encouraged, but please give credit where credit is due. Each posters includes a QR code that links directly to the musical item on YouTube. The cover image shows the display printed and laminated at A4 size. A3 would need a lot of space as there are 36 posters. The arrows wouldn’t be needed if the timeline could be displayed in full (say on a corridor) but they do make following the line easier and they are included.

This is a printable wall display that focuses on careers in the music industry. It was developed to fulfill two needs, a requirement for a CIAG-related display in my classroom and also to help pupils to understand the job roles featured in the specification for the BTEC First Award in music. The display features a brief explanation of each role together with the typical salary and the necessary qualifications. All 26 of the display elements can be seen in the preview section. They are designed to be printed A4, laminated and then pieced together.

This circle of fifths wall display is designed to present the concept simply. Each key has its own poster so that they can be easily arranged. There is the traditional ‘major on the outside’ and ‘minor on the inside’ approach, with hi res images of the key signatures. Th display is presented as a PowerPoint file (to enable editing or tweaking), a PDF and as JPEG files. All of the slides can be seen in the preview section. PLEASE NOTE - 7 sharp/flat keys are omitted deliberately to keep the display uniform and simple. It is aimed at GCSE-level students, whom I would suggest should be discouraged from composing in 7 sharps/flats!

This activity is designed to be used through the flipped learning model. For homework, students are asked to watch the video, which gives an overview of the topic area in an engaging and memorable way. Students then complete the exam-style questions (which are arranged into section A and section B/C-style questions). Mark schemes are provided to enable self/peer marking the following lesson. ‘Guilt’ sheets are included, which have been completed but also contain errors. This means that any learner that hasn’t done their homework for whatever reason can still engage with feedback and assessment tasks. At least one Socrative quiz can also be accessed through links on the resource. If you’re not using Socrative, it’s absolutely brilliant for multiple choice and short answer quizzing. The resources are presented as both a PowerPoint and a PDF. Full playlist of all videos - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BPdmaa5c3g&list=PLNeHS3oeH2407BRHJRpaWBaEfCdeHzxcg

This activity is designed to be used through the flipped learning model. For homework, students are asked to watch the video, which gives an overview of the topic area in an engaging and memorable way. Students then complete the exam-style questions (which are arranged into section A and section B/C-style questions). Mark schemes are provided to enable self/peer marking the following lesson. ‘Guilt’ sheets are included, which have been completed but also contain errors. This means that any learner that hasn’t done their homework for whatever reason can still engage with feedback and assessment tasks. At least one Socrative quiz can also be accessed through links on the resource. If you’re not using Socrative, it’s absolutely brilliant for multiple choice and short answer quizzing. The resources are presented as both a PowerPoint and a PDF. Full playlist of all videos - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BPdmaa5c3g&list=PLNeHS3oeH2407BRHJRpaWBaEfCdeHzxcg

This is a MASSIVE display. It takes up most of my classroom’s ceiling when printed at A4. It’s designed to help understanding of chordal relationships within keys for students from ks3 upwards. It shows all of the chords within 8 keys - those identified in ABRSM gr 1 theory - up to two sharps or one flat, both major and minor. Every poster identifies the chord on a stave and using letter names as well as stating whether the chord is major, minor, diminished or augmented. There is also a colour coding to differentiate between primary and secondary chords. Students find it very useful for composition and theory exercises as it helps them to quickly identify relationships between keys and chords. It’s so massive, I can’t get a photograph of it but the format is as follows: CHORD I II III IV V VI VII KEY C MAJ G MAJ D MAJ F MAJ A MIN E MIN B MIN D MIN There is also a colour coded explanation of how intervals work. All of the slides can be seen on the preview (all 81 of them!) The display is presented as a PowerPoint file and a PDF. It could also work if printed A5 or if multiple slides were printed on single pages, but this would necessitate some creativity with the slide order.

NOW UPDATED TO INCLUDE 2018/ JAN 2019 PAPERS! Past exam papers are so useful – what better source of practice questions? But, other than a straight mock exam, the questions aren’t in the most useful format. This resource has all of the section A questions from all available past papers (10 papers, 119 questions) arranged by topic (as PowerPoint and PDF) so you can easily target certain areas (perhaps after a PLC check). They can be done very quickly as starters or plenaries, perhaps using student whiteboards. The three sections of the paper (including section A again) have then been divided up so that a quick lesson activity can be be completed rather than a whole paper. To help with planning, the first page of each PDF lists the topics involved in each part. The mark scheme is also provided, so everything can be printed off in one run. It’s so useful to give students the mark schemes! The questions have deliberately been left in their original font and format, this may look odd with the grids, but it’s important for students to get used to what the papers look like. Please note - there are no new questions here, they can all be had for free from Pearson, the resource has a small cost due to the amount of reorganisation that’s gone on. The PowerPoint was created on a Mac, which can cause some formatting issues on PCs that are easily fixed. A PDF version is provided to aid printing and formatting.

Personal Learning Checklists for unit 1 of the BTEC First Award in Music. PLCs provide an excellent focus for students to assess their own knowledge prior to exams so that they can target their own revision. They also provide an excellent opportunity for reflection after mock exams. The specification for unit 1 has been broken down into student-friendly statements and each has a simple RAG (red, amber, green) tick box next to it for students to evaluate their knowledge. The language of the statements is based around the BTEC terminology of describe, explain and analyse. Students should complete all or part of the PLC on a regular basis, there is also a student analysis document (with a Guns 'n' Roses theme - we are studying the music industry after all!) to enable them to analyse their strengths and weaknesses and so target their future work and revision. The resources are supplied in two formats - PowerPoint and PDF. The PowerPoint file was created on a Mac, which may create some formatting issues for PC users. The PowerPoint is shared to enable to teachers to tweak the content, but please always remember the source. There are some specialised fonts employed, details of these are in the PowerPoint notes. The PDF version is ready for printing.

NOW UPDATED! Now includes a ‘guilt’ sheet for those who didn’t do their homework so they can still participate in feedback/assessment lessons. A transcript of the video is also now included as is at least one Socrative quiz link for each topic. This activity is designed to be used through the flipped learning model. For homework, students are asked to watch the video, which gives an overview of the topic area in an engaging and memorable way. Students then complete the exam-style questions (which are arranged into section A and section B/C-style questions. Mark schemes are provided to enable self/peer marking the following lesson. The resources are presented as both a PowerPoint and a PDF. Full playlist of all videos - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BPdmaa5c3g&list=PLNeHS3oeH2407BRHJRpaWBaEfCdeHzxcg

NOW UPDATED! Now includes a ‘guilt’ sheet for those who didn’t do their homework so they can still participate in feedback/assessment lessons. A transcript of the video is also now included as is a Socrative quiz link. This activity is designed to be used through the flipped learning model. For homework, students are asked to watch the video, which gives an overview of the topic area in an engaging and memorable way. Students then complete the exam-style questions (which are arranged into section A and section B/C-style questions). Mark schemes are provided to enable self/peer marking the following lesson. The resources are presented as both a PowerPoint and a PDF. Full playlist of all videos - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BPdmaa5c3g&list=PLNeHS3oeH2407BRHJRpaWBaEfCdeHzxcg

NOW UPDATED! Now includes a ‘guilt’ sheet for those who didn’t do their homework so they can still participate in feedback/assessment lessons. A transcript of the video is also now included as is at least one Socrative quiz link for each topic. This activity is designed to be used through the flipped learning model. For homework, students are asked to watch the video, which gives an overview of the topic area in an engaging and memorable way. Students then complete the exam-style questions (which are arranged into section A and section B/C-style questions). Mark schemes are provided to enable self/peer marking the following lesson. The resources are presented as both a PowerPoint and a PDF. Full playlist of all videos - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BPdmaa5c3g&list=PLNeHS3oeH2407BRHJRpaWBaEfCdeHzxcg

This activity is designed to be used through the flipped learning model. For homework, students are asked to watch the video, which gives an overview of the topic area in an engaging and memorable way. Students then complete the exam-style questions (which are arranged into section A and section B/C-style questions). Mark schemes are provided to enable self/peer marking the following lesson. ‘Guilt’ sheets are included, which have been completed but also contain errors. This means that any learner that hasn’t done their homework for whatever reason can still engage with feedback and assessment tasks. At least one Socrative quiz can also be accessed through links on the resource. If you’re not using Socrative, it’s absolutely brilliant for multiple choice and short answer quizzing. The resources are presented as both a PowerPoint and a PDF. Full playlist of all videos - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BPdmaa5c3g&list=PLNeHS3oeH2407BRHJRpaWBaEfCdeHzxcg

This activity is designed to be used through the flipped learning model. For homework, students are asked to watch the video, which gives an overview of the topic area in an engaging and memorable way. Students then complete the exam-style questions (which are arranged into section A and section B/C-style questions). Mark schemes are provided to enable self/peer marking the following lesson. ‘Guilt’ sheets are included, which have been completed but also contain errors. This means that any learner that hasn’t done their homework for whatever reason can still engage with feedback and assessment tasks. At least one Socrative quiz can also be accessed through links on the resource. If you’re not using Socrative, it’s absolutely brilliant for multiple choice and short answer quizzing. The resources are presented as both a PowerPoint and a PDF. Full playlist of all videos - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BPdmaa5c3g&list=PLNeHS3oeH2407BRHJRpaWBaEfCdeHzxcg

This is the first part of our complete KS3 music Scheme of Learning. The SoL is based on the keyboard and this first part aims to get pupils comfortable with reading stave notation. A sample of the first three lesson topics can be downloaded here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks3-music-complete-keyboard-sol-part-1-sample-12285716 The SoL uses a mixture of solfa, Kodaly, practical keyboard playing and traditional notation so that pupils can connect all of the musical elements together and become proficient musicians. The SoL is based on our ‘Music in a Minute’ series of YouTube video which can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNeHS3oeH243np1ejBhR3ro0EwtETcuh8

Simple display that includes all of the relevant acronyms that learners are required to know for the unit 1 exam of the BTEC First Award in Music - tax, unions etc. PowerPoint file and PDF.

A free YouTube video that uses Minecraft to demonstrate the exam content found in the unit 1 exam for the BTEC First Award in Music.

6 free videos designed to deliver the content needed for music technology courses/units at level 2. These videos were specifically designed for units 6 and 7 of the BTEC First Award, but could be used for delivery of music technology content at KS3, KS4 or even as an introduction for KS5 study. The videos are: What is a DAW? Input and Editing Stereo Field Balance and Effects Types of Recording Microphones and Cables