Explore the dynamic world of Music Industry Careers and Job Roles with our comprehensive teaching resource, spotlighting the pivotal role of A&R Representatives or Talent Scouts. Engage your students with an in-depth presentation, captivating “Day in the Life” reading exercise, and thought-provoking question worksheets. Foster career readiness as learners craft their own professional CVs using our tailored template, honing essential skills and experiences for success in this exciting field.
Understanding the music industry and its diverse job roles empowers learners to explore career opportunities, develop specialized skills, and navigate the professional landscape effectively. It fosters creativity, industry knowledge, and adaptability, essential for success in this ever-evolving field.
These resources feature thought-provoking questions and exercises to help students develop their understanding of a broad range of different music professional careers and gain a better understanding of working in the modern Music Industry.
Each exercise comes with a printable worksheet, and a Powerpoint presentation with answers to use at the front of the classroom, great for sharing ideas and writing directly on using Smartboards. A printable Answer Sheet, saving you time with marking. Finally, a Google Slides version, which you can save to your own Google Drive, and a TpT Easel activity for learners to complete and submit online.
Dive into the dynamic world of session musicianship with our comprehensive teaching resource! Packed with engaging content, including a meticulously crafted PowerPoint presentation seamlessly integrated with insightful YouTube clips, this resource offers an immersive learning experience. Explore the intricacies of a session musician’s daily life through a captivating reading exercise, followed by a thought-provoking worksheet. Empower learners to craft their own professional identity with a hands-on CV creation task. Equip your students for success in the music industry!
Understanding the music industry and its diverse job roles empowers learners to explore career opportunities, develop specialized skills, and navigate the professional landscape effectively. It fosters creativity, industry knowledge, and adaptability, essential for success in this ever-evolving field.
These resources feature thought-provoking questions and exercises to help students develop their understanding of a broad range of different music professional careers and gain a better understanding of working in the modern Music Industry.
Take your class on an educational journey through the vibrant realm of Music PR with our specialized teaching resource! Dive deep into the role of a Music Publicist with an enriching PowerPoint presentation complemented by insightful YouTube videos. Engage students with a captivating “Day in the Life” reading exercise and accompanying worksheet. Foster practical skills as learners construct their own CVs, supported by a comprehensive answer sheet for seamless assessment marking, great to save all teachers time. Equip your class for success in the dynamic music industry!
Understanding the music industry and its diverse job roles empowers learners to explore career opportunities, develop specialized skills, and navigate the professional landscape effectively. It fosters creativity, industry knowledge, and adaptability, essential for success in this ever-evolving field.
These resources feature thought-provoking questions and exercises to help students develop their understanding of a broad range of different music professional careers and gain a better understanding of working in the modern Music Industry.
Dive into the world of music production and audio engineering with our comprehensive teaching resource! Featuring engaging presentations with embedded YouTube links, a captivating ‘Day in the Life’ story, and interactive exercises, learners will explore the responsibilities, skills, and career paths of producers and audio engineers. Challenge your students with a CV exercise, where they create a professional resume tailored to this exciting job role in the music industry!
Understanding the music industry and its diverse job roles empowers learners to explore career opportunities, develop specialized skills, and navigate the professional landscape effectively. It fosters creativity, industry knowledge, and adaptability, essential for success in this ever-evolving field.
These resources feature thought-provoking questions and exercises to help students develop their understanding of a broad range of different music professional careers and gain a better understanding of working in the modern Music Industry.
Each exercise comes with a printable worksheet, and a Powerpoint presentation with answers to use at the front of the classroom, great for sharing ideas and writing directly on using Smartboards. A printable Answer Sheet, saving you time with marking. Finally, a Google Slides version, which you can save to your own Google Drive, and a TpT Easel activity for learners to complete and submit online.
A great end of term activity or a beginning of the year engaging quiz to get students talking and to break the ice at the start of a new academic year.
The quiz is focused upon popular Bands and Artists from a wide range of popular musical genres and with appealing cryptic clues that will get the class thinking logically.
There is a written clue round, with additional Bonus questions, a picture round, four rounds (each with 16 questions) of emoji band clues and one round of emoji song title clues. All the quizzes come with an answer sheet for teachers/staff and can be completed all together or broken into a separate quizzes, making great value for money.
In this package:
Written Quiz Question sheet (.pdf) – 20 questions
Written Quiz Answer Sheet
Bonus Written Quiz sheet – extra 8 questions
Bonus Written Quiz Answer Sheet
Name the Band Emoji Quiz 1 – 16 questions
Name the Band Emoji Quiz 1 – Answers
Name the Band Emoji Quiz 2 – 16 questions
Name the Band Emoji Quiz 2 – Answers
Name the Band Emoji Quiz 3 – 16 questions
Name the Band Emoji Quiz 3 – Answers
Name the Band Emoji Quiz 3 – 16 questions
Name the Band Emoji Quiz 3 – Answers
Name the Song Emoji Quiz 1 – 16 questions + name the band questions
Name the Song Emoji Quiz 1 – Answers
Unlock the secrets of audio compression with our comprehensive teaching resource poster! Dive deep into the core parameters of common audio compression units, demystifying the art of dynamic range control. From threshold to ratio, attack to release, this poster is a visual feast of essential concepts. Perfect for both beginners and seasoned audio enthusiasts, it’s an indispensable guide for anyone looking to master the intricate world of audio compression. The ‘Compression Explained’ Poster is one of many explaining a wide range of features for Music and Music Technology.
Posters are an extremely useful tool to aid learning and can motivate students to learn a specific topic. They can help learners to focus on a certain idea, fact, event or process. They are convenient both for pupils and teachers as they help students to absorb the material faster.
This resource also comes with a free video link explaining and demonstrating audio compression, along with a free infographic showing compression Input/Output.
This really useful poster covers the full range of important aspects found within Audio Compression:
What is a compressor?
Threshold
Ratio
Output Gain
Knee
Attack
Release
Top/Tip for compression
Link to a free video explaining Compression in more detail.
In this package:
POSTER – A2 (42 x 59.4 cm .png)
POSTER – A2 (42 x 59.4 cm .pdf)
POSTER - POWERPOINT (.pptx PowerPoint - read-only)
GOOGLE SLIDES™ - Resource sheet with links to Digital Learning version of material (.pdf)
INFOGRAPHIC - Compression Input/Output (.jpeg)
Dive into the dynamic world of audio effects with our comprehensive teaching resource poster! Unveil the secrets behind common audio FX units like the noise gate, compressor, limiter, and expander. Explore key parameters, from threshold to ratio, and master the art of sculpting sound. The ‘Dynamic FXs Explained Poster’ Poster is one of many explaining a wide range of features for Music and Music Technology.
Posters are an extremely useful tool to aid learning and can motivate students to learn a specific topic. They can help learners to focus on a certain idea, fact, event or process. They are convenient both for pupils and teachers as they help students to absorb the material faster.
This resource also comes with a free video link explaining and demonstrating audio compression and other dynamic FXs.
This really useful poster covers the full range of important aspects found within Audio Dynamic FX Units:
What is Dynamic FX?
Compression
Expanded
Limiter
Noise Gate
Link to a free video explaining Compression in more detail.
Goes perfectly with these Music Technology Posters:
Compression Explained
Dynamic FX Explained
Descriptors of Sound
EQ Explained
MIDI Explained
Mixing Explained
Noise Gate Explained
Reverb Explained
Side-Chain Explained
Useful EQ Settings
In this package:
POSTER – A2 (42 x 59.4 cm .png)
POSTER – A2 (42 x 59.4 cm .pdf)
POSTER - POWERPOINT (.pptx PowerPoint - read-only)
GOOGLE SLIDES™ - Resource sheet with links to Digital Learning version of material (.pdf)
Immerse yourself in the art of audio equalization with our comprehensive teaching resource poster! Uncover the intricacies of common audio EQ units and explore essential parameters such as frequency, Q factor, and gain. Perfect for beginners and audio enthusiasts alike, this poster provides a visual roadmap to sculpting your sound with precision.
Posters are an extremely useful tool to aid learning and can motivate students to learn a specific topic. They can help learners to focus on a certain idea, fact, event or process. They are convenient both for pupils and teachers as they help students to absorb the material faster.
This really useful poster covers the full range of important aspects found within Audio EQ:
What is EQ
Types of EQ (Graphic and Parametric EQ)
Filters (High, Low and Band Pass)
Frequency Ranges
Parametric EQ Settings and control parameters (Frequency, Gain and Q)
In this package:
POSTER – A2 (42 x 59.4 cm .png)
POSTER – A2 (42 x 59.4 cm .pdf)
POSTER - POWERPOINT (.pptx PowerPoint - read-only)
GOOGLE SLIDES™ - Resource sheet with links to Digital Learning version of material (.pdf)
This lesson and supporting resources provide an extremely detailed account of sound design sound and sound FXs throughout the original Star Wars films. It covers an introduction into what sound design is and how it is creatively used to bring films to life. It then looks at all the imaginative methods used by the major sound designer for Star Wars, Ben Burtt, and how he developed some of the most iconic sounds in all of film and ultimately won an Academy Award.
This lesson would be a great addition to anyone learning about the history of film making and audio production and how the two mediums work together. It would also work along with the History of Sound in Video Games bundle. Moreover is also part of the “Music and Sound Design in Films - MEGA LESSON BUNDLE” -This covers the full comprehensive history of the development of sound in film from 1890 all the way to modern surround sound cinemas. Moreover, the resources covers the use of Music and Sound in films, the different forms that this takes and the full development of Foley and Sound FXs.
This lesson and resource covers the development of sound FXs within the Star Wars film with 21 detailed slides in total. It also comes with great examples throughout to aid learning and embedded links to YouTube, thus providing an excellent addition to support the presentation.
All material, presentations and worksheets, within this resource has been recently updated and now includes links to online ‘Distance Learning’ versions through Google Slides™. This allowing extra flexibility and continued support if students are learning and engaging from outside the classroom at home.
This resource also comes with a Listening skill classroom task, that can be completed alongside the lesson/presentation and integrated videos, and will aid learning and revision for learners. This classroom task comes in a “No Style”, black and white print out or an attractive, “Styled” version to help engage learners.
This resource also comes with an infographic resource to aid learning. This covering some interesting facts on sound design and how sound is used with all of films.
This lecture and supporting resources covers all the major elements for recording Electric Guitar within a studio. The lesson is provided with detailed explanations and methods for how to record the Electric Guitar, popular techniques and microphones to use. This would be a great lecture to work through for any practical, recording lesson and closely ties in with Bundle “How to Record…Everything! Along with the lecture/presentation there is a “styled”, eye-catching recording checklist for students to follow along during a practical lesson. This outlines the three different recording methods listed within the lecture/presentation and also suggests some alterations to try and test during the session.
Finally, there is a Lesson Worksheet, this also detailing the different recording methods but also has a number of questions for the student to complete after the recording.
This is great for develop listening skills and also ensuring the student is analytical of their recording. It is also a really good follow up lesson after the practical recording lesson.
Finally, there is a homework research/task sheet to help develop student vocabulary and investigate further some of the common terms used, this also comes with an answer-sheet for easy marking.
This lecture and supporting resources covers all the major elements for recording Acoustic Guitar within a studio. The lesson is provided with detailed explanations and methods for how to record the Acoustic Guitar, popular techniques and microphones to use.
Along with the lecture/presentation, there is a useful infographic to aid with learning and help student remember common tones found from around the guitar when recording. Moreover, a recording method check-sheet for learners to work through while in class. As well as a exercise sheets to help with listening skills that links closely with recordings.
Finally, there is a homework research/task sheet to help develop student vocabulary and investigate further some of the common terms used.
This infographic on music Note Duration would provide an excellent addition to any student learning musical note lengths and rhythm. The Note Duration infographic covers all common Note and Rest lengths, their full name and symbols used within musical notation. All Note values come with audio examples to support and aid learning, as well as an image of the note when inputted into computer music software. This is great for learners who are starting to write and compose music using software for the first time.
Finally, the resource also has a great interactive classroom exercise or task. Cutout cards allow students to match correct Notes, Rests, Names and Beat values together and sum up everything they have learnt.
In this package:
INFOGRAPHIC – Music Note Duration (.pdf)
INFOGRAPHIC – Music Note Duration (.png)
INFOGRAPHIC - Music Note Duration (.pptx PowerPoint - read-only)
WORKSHEET – CUTOUT-Note Duration (.png)
WORKSHEET - CUTOUT-Note Duration (.pdf)
GOOGLE SLIDES™ - Resource sheet with links to Digital Learning version of material (.pdf)
AUDIO-Note Duration-80bpm
IMAGES-Note Duration image examples (.png)
The History of Boy Bands lesson and supporting resources provide an extremely detailed account of Boy Bands and the development of this genre throughout Pop Music history. It covers from very early “Dop-Wop” groups in the 1920s and 1930s all the way through to the modern boy bands, K-Pop and TV talent contests. The material in this resources would easily cover 2 to 3 lessons over roughly 2 weeks.
The presentation covers the development of Boy Band music and how this changed over time with a total of 27 slides. Moreover, there are over 20 embedded videos throughout the lesson linking to YouTube and providing an excellent addition to the resource.
This resource also comes with 2 classroom task worksheets that can be completed along side the lesson/presentation and integrated music links to listen through and use with the classroom exercises.
‘The presentation also come in video form to aid learning and can also be used a revision tool to help students.
In this package:
PRESENTATION – History of Boy Bands (.pdf High quality)
PRESENTATION – History of Boy Bands - COMPRESSED(.pdf compressed quality)
PRESENTATION – History of Boy Bands - (.pptx PowerPoint - read-only)
VIDEO – Revision video of the presentation to aid learning and help with student learning.
GOOGLE SLIDES™ - Resource sheet with links to Digital Learning version of material (.pdf)
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WORKSHEET – History of Boy Bands - Task 1
WORKSHEET – WORKSHOP-History of Boy Bands-Task 2-Listening Skills
This lecture and supporting classroom resources is part of the History of Popular Music package and Full Library. It covers the rise of Heavy Rock music genres and later Metal music. The lesson/presentation comes with three classroom tasks and exercises, a really useful infographic to aid in student learning and embedded YouTube links throughout the presentation.
Covered in 1970s-80s Music-Heavy Rock:
Heavy Rock Outline
“The Beginning” of Heavy Rock styles and music
Jimi Hendrix
Developing the genre
Black Sabbath
Other Artists
The golden Age of Heavy Rock
Who Invented Heavy Rock? (YouTube video link)
What makes Heavy Rock music – all the parts
Famous Artists from Heavy Rock and Metal (with YouTube embedded links!)
Popular sub-genres of Metal
In this package:
PRESENTATION – Heavy Rock-1970s-80s Music (.pdf High quality)
PRESENTATION – Heavy Rock-1970s-80s Music (.pdf compressed quality)
PRESENTATION – Heavy Rock-1970s-80s Music (.pptx PowerPoint - read-only)
VIDEO – Revision video of the presentation to aid learning and help with student learning.
GOOGLE SLIDES™ - Resource sheet with links to Digital Learning version of material (.pdf)
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INFOGRAPHIC - BRIEF History of Heavy Rock (.pdf High quality)
INFOGRAPHIC - BRIEF History of Heavy Rock (.pptx PowerPoint - read-only)
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Classroom Worksheet-Artists Research – TASK ONE (.pdf)
ANSWERS: Classroom Worksheet-Artists Research – TASK ONE (.pdf)
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Classroom Worksheet-Artists Research detailed essay – TASK TWO (.pdf)
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Classroom Worksheet-Heavy Rock +Metal sub-genre Research – TASK THREE (.pdf)
Explore the heartbeat of music with our enlightening teaching resource infographic! Uncover the nuances of rhythmic feel, from the precision of straight beats to the syncopated groove, swung rhythms, and the laid-back allure of half-time. This visual guide provides a dynamic map for understanding and distinguishing these essential elements. Ideal for educators and music enthusiasts, it’s a rhythmic journey that transcends genres.
This Resource would be really useful for any student or teacher working within a Music or Music Technology department, but also extremely valuable and convenient for home/self-study revision. The e-book also comes in the form of a PowerPoint presentation, allowing it to be used alongside other resources within a lesson.
In this package:
INFOGRAPHIC – Guide to Rhythm (.pdf)
INFOGRAPHIC – Guide to Rhythm (.pptx PowerPoint - read-only)
GOOGLE SLIDES™ - Resource sheet with links to Digital Learning version of material (.pdf)
These Rhythm Flash Cards would be a really useful addition to student’s studying music Composition, Arranging and Listening Skills. All the rhythms come with audio examples at two different tempos, as well as .pdf and .png files so they can be printed or copied into a range of formats to aid learning.
In this package:
HD – High Quality- Rhythm Flash Cards: .pdf file
PRINTOUT HD – High Quality - Rhythm Flash Cards: .pdf file
Images - .png image files of all rhythms (Square)
AUDIO – .mp3 rhythm examples at 70bpm
AUDIO – .mp3 rhythm examples at 100bpm
** UAL Level 2 Unit 8, Level 3 Units 8, 12 and 13-BUNDLE**
This massive BUNDLE of assignments, assessments briefs and supporting resources covers four full, end of year assignments for the UAL courses at Level 2 and Level 3, first and Second year.
IMPORTANT!
This Resource is to be used along with additional evidence a learning center would like to collect from the student. It is the Centre’s responsibility to ensure it covers and meets their requirements and standards.
This assignment brief and supporting classroom resources are aimed especially for the UAL – Level 3 Second year “Extended Diploma in Music Performance & Production”, Final Project Unit 13.
They provide an excellent guide to structuring and student evidence for this unit and the other final unit for the extended diploma, Unit 12.
This Resource is to be used along with additional evidence a centre would like to collect from the student. It is the Centre’s responsibility to ensure it covers and meets their requirements and standards.
In this package:
ASSIGNMNET – Unit 13 – Full brief covering all criteria and learning aims (.pdf)
ASSIGNMNET – Unit 13 – Full brief covering all criteria and learning aims
(.pdf compressed for smaller storage)
INFOGRAPHIC - Outline of Unit 13 - UAL
WORKSHEET – TASK 1-Project Context Outline-Template .docx
EXAMPLE -TASK 1-Project Context Outline-Technology Student
WORKSHEET -TASK 1-SWOT Analysis-Template
EXAMPLE-TASK 1-SWOT Analysis
INFOGRAPHIC - TASK 1-What is Primary and Secondary Research
WORKSHEET - TASK 2-Research Log and Bibliography-Template
EXAMPLE-TASK 2-Research Log and Bibliography
WORKSHEET - TASK 3+4-Diary-Problem Solving-Template
WORKSHEET - TASK 3+4-Risk Assessment-Equipment List-Template
WORKSHEET - TASK 3+4-FULL Risk Assessment-Template
EXAMPLE-TASK 3+4-FULL Risk Assessment
EXAMPLE-TASK 3+4-Equipment Setup Plan
TASK 3+4-Financial Records-Template
TASK 3+4-Recording+Setup Plan-Template
WORKSHEET - TASK 7-Evaluation and Reflection Log-Template
WORKSHEET - TASK 7-Evaluation Worksheet-Template
The Music Tempo lesson and Infographic is a great introduction to learning about music tempo speeds for young learners. It is one of many explaining a wide range of basic features for Music and Musical Theory. This is a great way to get younger learners to remember common tempo speed and link these with fast to slow animals.
The infographic is a lifelong tool you will use again and again. Along with a very interactive lesson where words, Tempo Speeds and Animals are linked. Moreover, there is a Worksheet that can be used for Homework or as a class exercise.
Posters and Infographics are an extremely useful tool to aid learning and can motivate students to learn a specific topic. They can help learners to focus on a certain idea, fact, event or process. They are convenient both for pupils and teachers as they help students to absorb the material faster.
In this package:
INFOGRPAHIC – (.png file)
INFOGRPAHIC – (.pdf file)
CUTOUT – lesson exercise
WORKSHEET – Classroom lesson to support Infographic and “Cutout Exercise”.
The Music Tempo lesson and Infographic is a great introduction to learning about music tempo speeds for young learners. It is one of many explaining a wide range of basic features for Music and Musical Theory. This is a great way to get younger learners to remember common tempo speed and link these with fast to slow animals.
The infographic is a lifelong tool you will use again and again. Along with a very interactive lesson where words, Tempo Speeds and Animals are linked. Moreover, there is a Worksheet that can be used for Homework or as a class exercise.
Posters and Infographics are an extremely useful tool to aid learning and can motivate students to learn a specific topic. They can help learners to focus on a certain idea, fact, event or process. They are convenient both for pupils and teachers as they help students to absorb the material faster.
In this package:
INFOGRPAHIC – (.png file)
INFOGRPAHIC – (.pdf file)
CUTOUT – lesson exercise
WORKSHEET – Classroom lesson to support Infographic and “Cutout Exercise”.