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Resources include lesson plans for KS3-5 Music lessons and PSHEE, software guides, chords and lyrics for songs and, more recently, sheet music of own choral compositions.

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Resources include lesson plans for KS3-5 Music lessons and PSHEE, software guides, chords and lyrics for songs and, more recently, sheet music of own choral compositions.
Dowland: Flow My Tears and Tavener: The Lamb
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Dowland: Flow My Tears and Tavener: The Lamb

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Match the key facts about the composer to the composer - e.g. 'Born in 1944&', &';Composed around 80 songs' and &'This piece can be described as an anthem&'; as well as specific features from the pieces - e.g. 'ABC structure&', &';Tierce de Picardie' and &'Two part writing section is homorhythmic&'; Feedback would be great, thanks!
GCSE/A Level Sibelius guide
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GCSE/A Level Sibelius guide

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Based on using Sibelius on iMacs. Ignore first page as it fits our current set up at school. Includes functions such as adding comments, adding in second voices, seeing one part at a time and staff size as well as (iMac-related) shortcuts all of which can be done for PC by changing the 'cmd&' button to &';control' button. Any feedback would be great, thanks!
GCSE Set work and element Edexcel Music revision
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GCSE Set work and element Edexcel Music revision

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Presentation of all the Area of Study 2 and 4 pieces and their elements e.g. Koko rhythm, Reich dynamics, Capercaillie background etc. Press F5 to start the presentation - the slides whizz through - then press 's&' to stop the slides flipping through - students then have x amount of time to write down as much information/talk about the topic etc.
Fix You - Coldplay; chords and lyrics
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Fix You - Coldplay; chords and lyrics

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Useful for a class band lessons - chords and lyrics put together in a powerpoint presentation; students can read lyrics, chords and bass notes from screen. Any feedback would be great, thanks!
Intervals and Transposition
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Intervals and Transposition

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This is a presentation of steps to prepare students for Grade 5 Associated Board Music Theory. Students can use boomwhackers, xylophones, etc. to use examples and to create their own.
Read All About It and The Scientist medley
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Read All About It and The Scientist medley

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Chords and lyrics needed for the two songs by Emeli Sande and Coldplay. Includes ukulele chords as the first 4 slides, which can be printed and blu-tacked to the wall to the side of the interactive whiteboard. Any feedback you have would be great, thanks - any other 'mashups&' that would work?
AS 2012-2013 Vocal Set Works quiz
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AS 2012-2013 Vocal Set Works quiz

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Written quiz of set works - I haven't included answers yet but will do! The students could always inform you, as a teacher, of their answers and prove them...! Feedback such as other questions would be great!
Cubase and Sibelius guides
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Cubase and Sibelius guides

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An introduction into Cubase and Sibelius and an attempt to make it more user-friendly from the start! Includes screenshots, helpful tips and shortcut keys. Feel free to edit pages as you see fit and any feedback would be great, thanks! Sibelius guide updated 22.07.11
A Team - Ed Sheeran - Chords and Lyrics
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A Team - Ed Sheeran - Chords and Lyrics

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A Team by Ed Sheeran chords and lyrics. Useful for KS3 classes, building up a band, adding in guitars, bass guitars, drums, glockenspiels, singers, backing singers, percussion etc. Also, useful for KS4 students who can play around with it and put it into different styles of music. An More…y feedback would be great, thanks! I have lots of other songs to add so watch this space!
Price Tag - Chords and Lyrics
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Price Tag - Chords and Lyrics

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Chords and lyrics for Jessie J's Price Tag. Useful for KS3 classes, building up a band, adding in guitars, bass guitars, drums, glockenspiels, singers, backing singers, percussion etc. Also, useful for KS4 students who can play around with it and put it into different styles of music. Any feedback would be great, thanks! I have lots of other songs to add so watch this space!
Forget You Chords and (edited) Lyrics
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Forget You Chords and (edited) Lyrics

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Chords and edited lyrics for Cee Lo Green's Forget You. Useful for KS3 classes, building up a band, adding in guitars, bass guitars, drums, glockenspiels, singers, backing singers, percussion etc. Also, useful for KS4 students who can play around with it and put it into different styles of music. Any feedback would be great, thanks! I have lots of other songs to add so watch this space!
Sibelius race!
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Sibelius race!

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Useful for a quick revision of how to use Sibelius - follow the simple steps to recap basic functions of Sibelius. Other steps can be added, deleted, edited etc.
Edexcel AS set work 11-12 music checkpoints
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Edexcel AS set work 11-12 music checkpoints

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Each document is a list of musical checkpoints in each piece for the 2012 exam. Students can cut these out, stick them on a photocopied score or they can be cut up even further and students have to work out to which piece they belong. Easily adaptable for the needs of your pupils. Any feedback would be great, thanks!
Composition grid
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Composition grid

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Students compose a 4 bar composition in stages - chords and their rhythms then a melody and their rhythms. Any feedback would be great, thanks!