Music Resources, mainly for the Edexcel GCSE and A level specification, to prepare students for exams.
Compositions resources, piano skills, elements of music and theory.
Music Resources, mainly for the Edexcel GCSE and A level specification, to prepare students for exams.
Compositions resources, piano skills, elements of music and theory.
8 page booklet with different tasks to help students keep track of their progress in performance and practise in a productive way.
Pages include:
Tips on how to practise.
Different areas to work on.
Practice checklist
Practice diary
Ways to analyse others’ performances.
Questions for reflection
Works for any exam board, for GCSE and/or A level Music. Many tips taken from marking schemes.
ESPANOL:
Un PDF con 8 paginas para usar eficazmente el tiempo de ensayo.
Consejos para ensayar
Plantillas para anotar el tiempo dedicado
Plantillas para analizar otras actuaciones.
8 page booklet in Spanish with different tasks to help students keep track of their progress in performance and practise in a productive way.
Pages include:
Tips on how to practise.
Different areas to work on.
Practice checklist
Practice diary
Ways to analyse others’ performances.
Questions for reflection
Works for any exam board, for GCSE and/or A level Music. Many tips taken from marking schemes.
pdf with 18 pages to structure ideas and build towards a music project.
Songwriting templates
Brainstorm ideas
Plan a music video and photoshoot.
Budget and collaborate
Plan social media
Design a cd cover
Tips for songwriting and recording
A powerpoint presentation in 2 formats: pptx and PDF with a complete teaching of Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D major. 17 slides including videos, the elements of music for score annotation and wider listening ideas with a homework task.
A student booklet to be used alongside the powerpoint during the entire teaching of the set work. Blank spaces for students to fill in for different paragraphs on elements of music, homework task, wider listening.
A wider listening sheet with ideas for unfamiliar listening in the Listening and Appraising section of the exam.
A summaries worksheet as a starting point for revision.
A vocabulary sheet with key words for the set work.
A vocabulary sheet for students to fill in definitions.
A vocabulary sheet with the definitions to key words.
A Revision exercise worksheet for students to use. Match the element of music to the correct sentence.
All notes taken from The Pearson Support Guide and Edexcel resources.
A composing task in 4 steps:
Choose the key
Write a melody
Discover the chords
Harmonise the melody.
These 10 worksheets follow a methodical approach that gives the students a rounded knowledge of harmonising melodies.
A powerpoint presentation in 2 formats: pdf and pptx.
A powerpoint presentation in 2 formats: pptx and PDF for Afro Celt Sound System’s ‘Release’.
16 slides including Youtube videos, the elements of music for score annotation and wider listening ideas with a homework task.
A student booklet to be used alongside the powerpoint for the complete teaching of the setwork. Contains paragraphs for different elements of music with blank spaces to fill in, homework tasks and an essay question.
Wider listening sheet with ideas for students to use in exams.
Summary sheet as a starting point for revision.
A vocabulary sheet with keywords for the set work.
A vocabulary sheet for students to fill in definitions
A vocabulary sheet with the definitions for each keyword.
Exercises for student revision. Match the element of music to the correct sentence.
All notes taken from The Pearson Support Guide and Edexcel resources (eg. Rhinegold Education Study Guide).
A powerpoint presentation in 2 formats: pptx and PDF for Esperanza Spalding’s ‘Samba Em Preludio’.
22 slides including Youtube videos, the elements of music for score annotation and wider listening ideas with a homework task.
Student booklet to be used alongside powerpoint for the complete teaching of the set work. Tasks, blanks to fill in, wider listening and an essay question included.
A wider listening sheet with ideas for students to mention in an exam.
Summaries worksheet as a starting point for revision.
A vocabulary sheet with the key words for the set work.
A vocabulary sheet for students to fill in definitions
A vocabulary sheet with definitions for each of the key words.
Exercise for student revision. Match the elements of music to the correct sentence.
All notes taken from The Pearson Support Guide and Edexcel resources (eg. Rhinegold Education Study Guide).
GCSE and A level Resources.
Powerpoint presentations for all set works in 2 formats: PDF and pptx with slides that are useful for the complete teaching of the set works. All notes taken from The Pearson Support Guide.
Youtube videos
Analysis of each element
Questions to consider
Wider listening ideas with a task for students to complete.
Wider listening ideas for all set works with points you can mention about in an essay. This can be used as a poster or handouts for your students.
A basic summary of the main points you can mention about for the set works taken from The Pearson Support Guide. These are a starting point without bar numbers to be used for revision. Students should refer to their scores to put in context the examples.
Vocabulary sheets for each set work with:
-keywords
-sheets for students to fill definitions
Sheets with definitions.
Some exercise sheets that can be used as a starter activity of for home revision. Match the element of music to the correct sentences. for GCSE.
Student booklets for GCSE set works. To be used alongside powerpoint.
Composition resources with tips and tasks.
Resources on the elements of music, focused for GCSE and A level Edexcel Music.
Summary sheets as a starting point for revision for the Listening and Appraising GCSE exam. All notes taken from the Pearson Support Guide and Rhinegold resources.
Vocabulary sheets with key words for the 8 set works in Edexcel GCSE Music.
Can be used as posters or handouts.
Vocabulary sheets for students to fill in the definitions, good practice for home revision.
Vocabulary sheets with the definitions for the key words.
Taken from Rhinegold Publications and Pearson resources.
Definitions for the key words in the 8 set works for the Edexcel GCSE listening and appraising course. Words divided by the elements of music.
Definitions taken from Rhinegold and Pearson resources.
Powerpoint on the elements of music with tips for exams.
Posters with the keywords for each element of music.
Vocabulary list with definitions. Sorted into the elements of music.
Can be used for any examining board, but based upon the mark scheme for the GCSE Edexcel Music course.
Vocabulary sheets with key words for each of the 18 set works in the Listening and Appraising component of the course.
Vocabulary sheets for students to fill in definitions for each keyword within elements of music.
Vocabulary sheet with definitions for each key word.
Resources could be used for teachers, student revision or as posters.
Student booklets of 15-18 pages each for the complete teaching of the 8 set works for the Listening and Appraising exam.
For use alongside the powerpoints, as paragraphs have blank spaces to fill in as they go along.
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/set-work-powerpoints-edexcel-music-gcse-8-pieces-12199063
Covers all the elements of music, wider listening tasks and an essay question for practice.
Notes taken from Pearson Support Guide and published resources.
Powerpoints in 2 formats: pdf and pptx for the complete teaching of the 8 set works for the listening and appraising component in Edexcel GCSE music.
Includes elements of music, Youtube videos, homework task and wider listening.
Most effectively used alongside student booklets where notes include blank spaces to be filled in and activities:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/set-work-student-booklets-edexcel-music-gcse-8-pieces-12247636
All notes taken from the Pearson Support Guide and Rhinegold resources.
Conventions of pop revision exercises for the 4 areas of study:
Rock and roll
Rock anthems
Pop Ballads
Solo artists
Match the element of music to the correct phrase.
4 worksheets.
Helpful for the revision of musical features for each era and understanding the musical elements.
3 worksheets: Elements of Music, The Blues, Popular Music. Unscramble the words and match them to the definitions. A good lesson starter or revision exercise.