19 complete individual booklets on all areas of study.
Each booklet has information and context features of each genre, composition tasks, performance pieces, practice exam style questions and a wider listening checklist.
So much core information within booklets that this could be delivered by a non-specialist!
AoS1:
The Coronation Anthems and Oratorios of Handel
Classical Music of Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven
Romantic Piano Music of Chopin and Schumann
The Romantic Requiem (Verdi and Faure)
AOS2:
The Music of Broadway
Rock Music of the 70s and 80s
Film and Computer Game Music
Popular Music of the 90s to present
AOS3:
The Blues
African Fusion (Paul Simon)
Caribbean Fusion (Reggae)
Contemporary Latin Music (Santana and Buena Vista Social Club)
Contemporary Folk Music
AOS4:
The Orchestral Music of Aaron Copland
The British Music of Taverner, Arnold, Britten and Maxwell-Davies
The Hungarian Music of Kodaly and Bartok
Minimalism (Reich, Riley and Adams)
As well as revision cards of the conventions of each genre.
Two/three lessons worth of rhythmic activities linking to Harry Potter Puppet Pals
Including:
Performance of Puppet Pals
Composition of own rhythms with a performance at the end
GCSE powerpoints on any aspect of sonority - vocal techniques, instruments, music tech, voices, guitar effects and so on. Appropriate for any GCSE exam board.
Powerpoint includes: famous musicians, historical context, body percussion activity, theory about form and structure, how to make a disco beat, instruments.
Worksheet includes: disco reading comprehension text and questions, assessment level sheet and a DIRT (directed improvement reflection time) listening task.
Powerpoint includes: historical context, famous musicians, west/east coast feud, musical examples, other styles of music at the time, listening questions.
Worksheet includes: listening questions, assessment level sheet and a DIRT (directed improvement reflection time) listening task.
BOOKLET AND ANSWER BOOKLET
Topics:
Baroque Concerto
Classical Concerto
Romantic Concerto
Each style has summary sheets, a past paper listening question and checkpoint questions, as well as revision questions at the end of the booklet.
Answer booklet for teacher use to support with learning.
BOOKLET AND ANSWER BOOKLET
Topics:
Indian Classical
Bhangra
Greek Folk
Israeli and Palestinian
African
Calypso
Samba
Each style has summary sheets, a past paper listening question and checkpoint questions, as well as revision questions at the end of the booklet.
Answer booklet for teacher use to support with learning.
Designed for the RSL Music Practitioners course.
Can be used as a two-year course booklet or lots of stand-alone worksheets. Suitable for cover.
Includes research tasks, listening tasks, contextual history, fill the blanks, composition planning and directed tasks.
Topics include:
Instruments, Elements of Music, Functions of a DAW, Blues, Jazz, Rock n Roll, 50s Record Companies, Soul, Reggae, Rock, Punk, Pop-Punk, New Wave, 80s Synth Pop, Grunge, Hip-Hop, Rap, Latin Pop, Contemporary Folk, Indie Rock, RnB, 90s House Music, Progressive House, Tropical House, Garage, Dubstep, Drum and Bass, Electronica, Eurodance, Pop, Boybands and Girlbands, Grime, Synths Through Time, Drum Machines Through Time, Samplers Through Time, Guitar Techniques and Effects, Mixing Desks, Mixing Music (Filters, EQ), Recording and Distribution, Preparing Equipment in Recording Sessions, Microphone Types, Polar Patterns, Recording Vocals, Microphone Placement (Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Piano, Drums), Planning a Recording Session.
Booklets for AQA GCSE Music
Area of Study 3: Traditional Music
Topics:
The Blues
African Fusion
Caribbean Fusion (Reggae)
Contemporary Latin
Contemporary Folk Music
Includes:
Information
Composition activities
Performance pieces
Practice exam questions
Wider listening checklist
Booklets for AQA GCSE Music
Area of Study 3: Western Classical from 1910
Four separate booklets
Topics:
Aaron Copland
British Music (Maxwell-Davies, Taverner, Britten and Arnold)
Hungarian Music (Kodaly and Bartok)
Minimalism (Riley, Reich, Adams)
Includes
Information
Composition activities
Performance pieces
Practice exam questions
Wider listening checklist
Powerpoint
Revision Cards
Key Questions for analytical listening
Based on conventions of each era (3 and 4 mark questions) of ALL areas of study:
Baroque
Classical
Romantic Piano
Romantic Requiem
Broadway
Film and Gaming
Rock Music
Popular Music
Blues
Reggae
African Fusion
Latin
Folk
Copland
Contemporary British Music
Hungarian
Minimalism