A selection of resources used to spark off discussion in a variety of themes, usually with a Christian Collective Worship theme in mind. See also a second collection on my resource page. Feedback welcomed.

A further selection of resources used to spark off discussion in a variety of themes, usually with a Christian Collective Worship theme in mind. Hopefully added to week by week! See my resource page for the first collection. Feedback welcomed!

Assembly ideas for a theme of 'rules to live by' including a small follow up task.

Activities and worksheets to support a practical sequence of lessons on using Keyboards to help understand and apply knowledge of triads. No particular order. The activities could be applied during different KS3 units, such as improvisation, variations, structure, or could be put together to support a keyboard unit.

Ideas for an assembly about the power of words to destroy or to heal.

A powerpoint to revise themes of the elements. (Get the children to predict what is on each page). A group card sorting activity which should pick up holes in knowledge, maybe for a new GCSE group, and a writing frame encouraging use of element vocab in comparing two pieces of music.

A prompt for a very simple structured activity creating Variations from a tune. A writing prompt for comparing variations from a listening activity. A worksheet to help with a look at the Trout Variations by Schubert Ideas for group work creating variations from proverbs. Keyboard task Variations on Oh When the Saints

A progressive set of ukulele sheets from first strum, easy songs to scales and reading simple melodies.

A sheet to teach the well known tune using two hands. The tune can be played unaccompanied, but chord symbols are added so a pupil can be accompanied, or more able students might merge chords and tune ignoring the 2 hand fingering. A second sheet puts the right hand tune up an octave and gives indications as to how the right hand changes position. A version for Guitar with Tabs in the same key. Bonus! Jingle Bells for Keyboard and for Guitar with TABS Second Bonus Lulajze Jezuniu for Keyboard

A graphic representation of the progression of key signatures around a circle. For anyone studying music theory.

A further selection of resources used to spark off discussion in a variety of themes, usually with a Christian Collective Worship theme in mind. Hopefully added to week by week! See my resource page for the first two collections. Feedback welcomed!

Accessible, simply written musical sections from the Eucharist Service, with simple keyboard parts and chords. Should generally be sung at natural speaking pace. For use at School and Community Services -

Simple ensemble fanfare written for Wider Opportunities Mixed Brass project. Suitable for beginners

This Christmas carol became quite popular in North Devon and West Somerset when I was teaching there. In the bundle are mixed ensemble arrangements for different instrumental groups including some very simple parts. Any combination should work! The Exmoor Carolers Perform this with hand bells picking out the chords of the chorus which can be quite effective!

A ship sailed up to Bideford The Wildwood Song Faces on the stair. Intermediate String Orchestra Arrangements of original folk song tunes written while I was performing with a North Devon folk group. Copies of the songs available on request. (pdf)

A modern carol words and melody, piano part also. Suitable for junior-middle school choirs. Get recorders and guitars involved too!

First performed in North Devon and West Somerset when I taught there. Includes 4 part easy arrangement for school orchestra to accompany. Parts come in different transpositions.

A set of 20 short sight reading exercises in 4 levels from basic open strings to the use of three fingers and some phrase marks.

Not related to the TV programme, this tune was written for a poem by Cicely Fox-Smith. Melodic, with lots of textural variety, useful training piece for intermediate to senior ensemble, but with a range of difficulties in the parts.

A piece written for a collaborative festival with plenty of scope for getting primary and secondary musicians to work together. Orchestral score and piano and percussion score would suit a double conductor role. Primary Percussion score has the piano part and can be performed without orchestra. Orchestration works without primary percussion and can include improvised drum kit or djembes instead.