DICTATION PRACTICE (and CADENCES!) 50 QUESTIONS 25 rhythmic dictation 25 melodic dictation 25 RHYTHMIC DICTATION QUESTIONS 5 x 2-mark 5 x 3-mark 5 x 4-mark 5 x 5-mark (focussing on the four Eduqas Areas of Study) 25 MELODIC DICTATION QUESTIONS 5 x 2-mark 5 x 3-mark 5 x 4-mark 5 x 5-mark (focussing on the four Eduqas Areas of Study) …plus two bonus questions asking about key and cadence, for (nearly!) all the melodic dictation questions. I wrote this resource, because although there are many dictation resources out there, I found that they all used really long phrases, or the automatic ones just gave a series of random pitches, which aren’t actually remotely like the melodies the students will get in an exam. The 5-mark questions are from the four Areas of Study, including music by Bizet, Buddy Rich and Tears For Fears! This can be used in class, or set remotely, as the answers aren’t on the PPT. The bundle comes with: Full PPT PDF Workbook/Answer sheet PDF Mark scheme PDF of Workbook and Mark scheme together Please look at my TES shop for other resources to support the GCSE course. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/NPTJ

GCSE MUSIC – KEY MUSICAL ELEMENTS This 36-page PPT is a great way to kick off the GCSE course, providing an accessible introduction to (or refresher of!) key musical elements: Pulse Metre (including regular and irregular) Rhythm (including syncopation, off-beat rhythms, dotted rhythms and triplets) Chords (including triads and inversions) Melody-writing Basic arranging for ensemble It is expected that most students will have encountered many of these at Key Stage 3, and so whilst this PPT can act as an introduction with clear explanations, it can also act as a useful refresher, with the exercises very much aimed at Key Stage 4. Students will need access to keyboard or guitars, and notation software or manuscript paper. Update (19.09.24): I have added answers to the PPT, so that it could be used by a non-specialist teacher, or even set as cover / homework. Please have a look at my other GCSE Music resources. Thank you!

Africa by Toto - Revision Guide 7-page revision guide Eight questions, to consolidate students’ knowledge All the key points about this set-work, summarised on one 7-page revision guide. No superfluous information - just the stuff the students need to know for the exam! Formatted in the style of a student’s revision booklet, with sticky notes, to encourage familiarity and engagement. Each page covers a new section of the song: Intro Verse 1 Chorus 1 & 2 Verse 2 Instrumental Solo Chorus 3 (&4) Outro Each page has musical examples, and clear labelling to ensure that students are ready to answer any question on this set work. Following this, there are seven 6-mark questions (ie half the marks in the exam), one for each section and one 8-mark General Knowledge at the end, totalling 50 marks. The bundle includes the full document, plus the three sections (revision, tests, mark scheme) separately, in case you want to set it remotely. Please have a look at my shop for a wide variety of resources to support the Eduqas GCSE Music course. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/NPTJ

12 SAMPLE ESSAY QUESTIONS FOR GCSE MUSIC To support students with their long answer questions in the GCSE Music exam, here are 12 Practice Questions. The PPT is self-contained, and can be sent to students who are revising, or working remotely. All four Areas of Study from the Eduqas specification are covered, three times - 12 Questions in total - with a wide variety of music, and mood/emotions for students to link them to. Q1–4: four 4-mark essays, to be used to get students’ brains warmed up! Q5–8: four 8-mark essays, to be used when they’re nearly ready for the full answer. Q9–12: four 10-mark essays, to be used to practise for the real exam. The questions include music from the likes of Michael Giacchino, Led Zeppelin, Dusty Springfield, Britten and Sondheim. The bundle includes: 22-slide PowerPoint, with all 12 questions written out, plus reflections on all previous exam essay questions from 2018–2023. PDF of Questions and Mark Scheme together PDF of the Questions (each one being two sheets of A4, perfect for printing on double-sided A3 sheets) PDF of the full and detailed Mark Scheme Access to free audio Please have a look at my other GCSE Music resources. Thank you!

Many music teachers don’t feel as confident teaching Blues and Jazz at Key Stage 4, as many don’t have any background in these musics. This 100-page PPT covers Blues and Jazz, with a focus on KS4 knowledge. This resource should cover 3–4 lessons. It covers all main musical features of Blues and Jazz, including: Walking Bass Extended Harmony AABA 32-Bar Song Form Improvisation Scat Singing Blue Notes …and loads more. There are lots of min-tests throughout the course, practical activities, plus three practice exam questions at the end, worth 6, 8 and 10 marks respectively. Great examples, as YouTube videos, including diverse music by: Ana Popovic Muddy Waters Larkin Poe Freddie King Leroy Carr Duke Ellington Buddy Holly Samara Joy Mance Lipscombe Nina Simone Shakura Jimmy Rushing Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen JJ Johnson Charlie Parker Andrea Motis Ella Fitzgerald Frank Rosolino Regina Carter Wynton Marsalis Jack Teagarden Louis Armstrong Mel Tormé Cleo Laine Django Reinhardt Dizzy Gillespie Dee Dee Bridgewater John Coltrane …and Thelonious Sphere Monk! This massive resource comes as a complete 100-page PowerPoint, and an accompanying 16-page student workbook (PDF). Please look at my resources for other parts of the Eduqas GCSE course: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/NPTJ

Eduqas GCSE Music - Final Revision - JS Bach Badinerie [Part A] This resource contains 30 short questions, split into five sections, to focus students on main musical areas of Part of JS Bach’s Badinerie. The larger questions are: Keys [5] Cadences [5] General Theory [5] Pitches [5] Miscellaneous [10] Questions come with a clearly-labelled score on each page, plus full mark scheme and YouTube link. Perfect for setting as an individual activity, if you need to see students separately about coursework! The bundle includes the full paper and mark scheme, plus the questions and mark scheme separately, in case you want to set it remotely. Please have a look at my shop for a wide variety of resources to support the Eduqas GCSE course. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/NPTJ

EDUQAS GCSE MUSIC – PRACTICE / MOCK EXAM PAPER This is the third in a series of full practice papers for Eduqas GCSE Music, perfect for a mock exam, or just extra exam practice. Eight questions, covering all Areas of Study, including the set works, by JS Bach and Toto, as well as Musical Theatre, Jazz. The questions include a wide range of music by Beethoven, Marvin Gaye, Buddy Rich, Dudley Moore, Tom Waits, and Korngold. Includes an essay question (not on Film Music!), a comparison question, and dictation. The document comes complete with: • YouTube links with exact timings for all musical examples • Full and detailed mark scheme • Perfect for printing on double-sided A3 sheets. This TES bundle includes: • PDF of the Question Paper and Mark Scheme together • PDF of just the Question Paper (in case you need to set it remotely) • PDF of just the Mark Scheme (ditto) • A guide to accessing the free audio (timed and edited mp3) Please have a look at my other GCSE Music resources. Thank you!

EDUQAS GCSE MUSIC – POP MUSIC (AoS4) A PowerPoint and accompanying Student Workbook, designed to take students through the genre of Pop Music, all within the context of listening practice, and exam-style questioning. This is Lesson 1 of a series, exploring all the Eduqas-prescribed genres of Popular music, and as such, the listening exercises are between 3 and 5 marks. This helps teachers who are less-familiar with the style, and are uncertain of which examples to use. Listening exercises on songs by: Cee-Lo Green Paloma Faith Beverley Knight PPT and Workbook both have ad-free YouTube links, with timings. Please see my TES shop for other PPTs and Workbooks in the Popular Music series, coving all prescribed styles for the Eduqas GCSE Music. Slightly updated version added on 05.11.24

50 questions on Part A of the Badinerie by JS Bach 50 short 1-mark questions, designed to cover pretty much everything that could be asked about Part A of the Badinerie by JS Bach. Includes skeleton score, link to the audio, and full mark scheme. Bundle contains: Full document (Questions, Score, and Mark Scheme) Questions and score only Mark scheme …so that you can send to students to work on remotely if necessary. Please have a look at my other resources for Eduqas GCSE Music.

Ten sample listening tests for Area of Study 4 - Popular Music. Written in the style of the Eduqas GCSE Music exam. All styles listed in the Specification are covered: Rock, Soul, Hip Hop, Reggae, Ballads, Pop, Bhangra, Fusions, and a Comparison question. Artists covered include Aretha Franklin, Gnarls Barkley, The Police, A Tribe Called Quest and Earth, Wind & Fire. Written by BBC Radio 2 and 3 producer, subject expert (Ofqual and Trinity), professional musician, and classroom teacher. Please look at my other resources (Africa by Toto, and Jazz) on TES. Thank you for your interest. NB This is the slightly updated version of the resource (Feb 2022).

A PowerPoint and accompanying Student Workbook, designed to take students through the genre of Bhangra, and Fusions, within the context of listening practice, and exam-style questioning. This is Lesson 6 of a series, exploring all the Eduqas-prescribed genres of Popular music. This helps teachers who are less-familiar with Bhangra, and provides listening examples to use. Listening exercises on music by: Trilok Gurtu Harjit Harman Panjabi MC Shaktee Respectable Groove Heavy Metal JS Bach Red Hot Chili Peppers PPT and Workbook both have YouTube links, with timings. NB If the links say that YouTube can’t find the video, just refresh, and it appears. (Don’t ask me why!) Please see my TES shop for other PPTs and Workbooks in the Popular Music series, coving all prescribed styles for the Eduqas GCSE Music.

This is a PowerPoint version of the full, accurate, detailed analysis of Africa by Toto, available on TES as a PDF. It covers all aspects of the song Africa, part of the Eduqas GCSE Music syllabus. Harmony, arrangement, voicings, structure - everything is explained in accessible detail, with bespoke musical examples unavailable elsewhere (except the PDF, of course!). Written in conjunction with the Ten Sample Listening Tests (available on TES) and the Full Score (available on Sheet Music Plus, for copyright reasons).

Eduqas GCSE Music - Final Revision - JS Bach Badinerie [Part B] This resource contains 50 short questions, split into five sections, to focus students on main musical areas of Part of JS Bach’s Badinerie. The larger questions are: Keys [8] Cadences [9] Chords and Harmony [10] Pitches [10] Miscellaneous [13] Questions come with a clearly-labelled score, plus full mark scheme and YouTube link. Perfect for setting as an individual activity, if you need to see students separately about coursework! The bundle includes the full paper and mark scheme, plus the questions and mark scheme separately, in case you want to set it remotely. Please have a look at my shop for a wide variety of resources to support the Eduqas GCSE course. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/NPTJ

EDUQAS GCSE MUSIC - PRACTICE / MOCK EXAM PAPER A This is a full practice paper for Eduqas GCSE Music, perfect for a mock exam, or just extra exam practice. There are questions on: JS Bach Badinerie Part B Romantic Music Vocal Ensembles Film Music essay Toto Africa Verse 2 and Chorus 2 Pop Music The document comes complete with: YouTube links with exact timings for all musical examples Full and detailed mark scheme A 20-page mock paper, perfect for printing on five double-sided A3 sheets.

EDUQAS GCSE MUSIC - ROCK MUSIC (AoS4) A PowerPoint and accompanying Student Workbook, designed to take students through the genre of Rock Music, all within the context of listening practice, and exam-style questioning. Plus, an explanation of falsetto, with a listening exercise, within the world of Pop/Rock. This helps teachers who are less-familiar with the style, and are uncertain of which examples to use. Listening exercises on songs by: Rainbow Girlschool Lenny Kravitz AC/DC Bon Jovi PPT and Workbook both have YouTube links (updated October 2023), with timings. This is Lesson 2 of a series, exploring all the Eduqas-prescribed genres of Popular music.

**EDUQAS GCSE MUSIC - AFRICA BY TOTO LESSON 1 - STRUCTURE 20-page PPT and accompaniying PDF workbook. First in a series of six lessons designed to cover every aspect of the set work, Africa by Toto. Lesson 1 focusses on structure, getting students to listen closely to the song, to deduce the different sections, and looks at grouping the sections together by key. Riff A is broken down into different parts with a practical exercise, and there are comparison exercises between the Verse and Chorus, looking at different musical elements. There is a 10-mark exam-style question at the end, to consolidate the learning. Please see my TES shop for other resources designed to support the Eduqas GCSE course.

A pack of TEN sample listening assessments, formatted in the manner of Eduqas, complete with mark scheme, timings, and YouTube links. Please visit my TES shop for many more resources connected with Africa by Toto, and the Eduqas GCSE course. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/NPTJ

EDUQAS GCSE MUSIC - AFRICA BY TOTO LESSON 2 - INSTRUMENTATION AND RHYTHM 34-page PPT and accompanying PDF workbook. Second in a series of six lessons designed to cover every aspect of the set work, Africa by Toto. Lesson 2 focusses on Instrumentation and Rhythm, looking at the usual, and more unusual instruments used in the song, such as recorder, marimba and gong. Clear examples and videos of each are given. The numerous rhythms features are presented clearly, with practical exercises to help students understand cross-rhythms and syncopation. There is a 10-mark exam-style question at the end, to consolidate the learning. Please see my TES shop for other resources designed to support the Eduqas GCSE course.

A WHOLE PRACTICE PAPER COMPRESSED INTO ONE LESSON A quick, exam-practice sample assessment containing 20 separate pieces of music, that can be done within one (60’) lesson. **20 separate extracts of music covering all four Areas of Study! 20 QUICK QUESTIONS 1–5: AoS1 Forms and Devices 6–10: AoS2 Music for Ensemble 11–15: AoS3 Film Music 16–20: AoS4 Popular Music Each question is worth four marks, rather than the usual 12, and contains shorter extracts, each played twice. The idea is to get as much exam practice done across all four Areas of Study, but within one lesson. Questions include: Dictation Comparison All the musical elements covered This TES bundle includes: PDF of all 20 Questions and Mark Scheme PDF of just the 20 Questions (in case you need to set these remotely) PDF of just the Mark Scheme Author’s email address for help with the audio Extracts include music by Elgar, Saint-Saens, Harry Connick Jr, Billie Holiday, Tiomkin, Rachel Portman, Groove Armada, Duran Duran and Dua Lipa. This would also work well for Year 10s, as an introduction to exam-style questioning. Audio solution available by contacting the author. Please have a look at my other GCSE Music resources. Thank you!

EDUQAS GCSE MUSIC - AFRICA BY TOTO LESSON 4 - MELODY 38-page PPT and accompanying PDF workbook. Fourth in a series of five lessons designed to cover every aspect of the set work, Africa by Toto. Lesson 4 focusses on the melody of the Verses, Choruses, Riff B, Synth Solo, Electric Guitar, and the use of backing vocals. Clear examples are given, alongside numerous mini-tests, and 1-point questions. There is a 10-mark exam-style question at the end, to consolidate the learning. Please see my TES shop for other resources designed to support the Eduqas GCSE course.