A range of A4 posters to support SPaG in the music room. Updated Feb 19.

Included here are four revision tests for Eduqas GCSE Music 9-1. Two for SYBG and two for EKN. NO answers included as it's all straightforward! Useful for revision, cover, starter.... I have made each question out of 24 - deliberately twice as many as would be in the actual examination. Each test refers to a section of notation and covers a range of devices and general musical theory. I have used these with year 11 and given each test twice - to focus revision. Hope you find it useful!

Free Christmas Music Quiz for 2020! This quiz contains 8 sections of questions, each containing 5 tracks. Sections include: Name the Chirstmas Film Identify the language Reversed tracks Identify the Chirstmas Advert Game Music Classic Covers Mega Meme Music Chirstmas Hit The whole quiz takes about 30 minutes. I have included for you: Fully edited mp3 Blank answer sheets for students/ gorups Answer sheet with full timings. It has been a tough year. Enjoy this stress free music quiz. Helen

This is a one sheet - quick reference guide - summarising detail for Component 3: Appraising for Eduqas GCSE Music 9-1. This clearly outlines the number of questions for each Area of Study as well as marks available for each question. Learners can see at a glance how many questions there will be and how they are related to the four Areas of Study. Small addition to clearly show where the extended writing question can appear. Short and long Key Command terms included for reference.

This is a single sheet to prompt discussion points and remind learners of what is required for each of the Eduqas Briefs for 2017-2018. Space for initial ideas / discussions points as well as pros and cons for each brief. I'm using this with my students as a starting point so they can select a brief that is right for them!

Quick reference guides for keyboard basic operations for Yamaha e423 and e323.

'How to' guide useful for learner reference. Simple and straightforward!

Student booklet with all tasks set out as per BTEC documentation. Scenarios and marking sheets all included.

Btec Music Unit 2: Professional Development in the Music Industry support pack for students.

This excel document will track and generate grades for all units and provide you with a final grade too. Useful for showing learners what they need to do to improve and edge up to the next grade boundary.

Teacher feedback sheet with mark boundaries for the OCR creative task. Space for learner response and self evaluation.

Assessment tracker for your whole class!! Generate GCSE grades based on units 351 and 352. Useful for both teachers and learners.

Basic explanation of building root position triads followed by first and second inversions. Clear and simple.

Three documents covering marking for OCR Creative Task, Performing and Composing. Useful for sharing with learners and understanding how marks are awarded.

Quick revision or starter activity for "Since You Been Gone" (Ballard/Rainbow). This is a one slide powerpoint with all music fully embedded. Simply click on the revision focus question and the music will play. All musical examples are edited and short in length - you will not be hearing the full track! All examples are from AOS1 area or linked to Hard Rock Anthems OR Russ Ballard. Clicking on a new question will stop the current music and start the next track. This was created in the latest version of powerpoint - this is where it will work best. There may be playing issues if you open in a previous version of powerpoint. No answers included as they are all self explanatory.

This is a homework designed to consider and identify the changes in recording formats since 1950. It has been used as part of the ASO4 Popular Music focus for Eduqas GCSE Music. Quick homework which has raised some interesting questions and introduced learners to some varying recording formats and consider the recent "Vinyl Revolution!" The document is in PDF format and contains two slides. One to identify recording format images. The second sheet asks details and information regarding each format as well as some thought provoking questions as to why some formats have succeeded and some have failed! Final document includes general answers to format identification and dates introduced.

Lux Aeterna (Clint Mansell) with short themes and melodies notated. Simplified version and notated score version. I use this as part of an arrangement project within Key Stage 3.

A Poweropint document with the Eduqas composition briefs for 2018-2019. The final slide included here looks at all four briefs with an opportunity to make simple comments on strengths and weaknesses for each.

This is a set of worksheets designed to support the learning of basic cadences in up to 4 sharps and flats as required by GCSE music courses. There are four sets of worksheets included here. Imperfect Interrupted Plagal Perfect Each worksheet has a supported and unsupported worksheet. All supported worksheets have staves pre loaded with the correct key signatures. All unsupported worksheets have staves clean for learners to insert the correct key signature. All worksheets have a small table with chords / key identified and then a stave to show full notation. This is intended to develop and support learners into notating cadences clearly from chord chart to notation.

This is a revision booklet designed to be used in registration / non music sessions. There are 10 sets of 10 short questions on the set work - Since You Been Gone - with each referencing a section of the score. All answers included along with a lead sheet to show full structure. We have been using this is Year 11 Registration sessions to remind our colleagues how demanding this GCSE is!