A booklet to help students plan out their composition in response to the Edexcel briefs. By working through this resource, students will be fully planned and ready to begin their work with confidence.

18 tried and tested composition briefs which students can use for free composition.

This resource explains how the long question (q.9) is marked and how to get the best mark possible. Useful for students to go through before attempting revision questions.

A set of seven sheets which talk students through how to write idiomatically for instruments at GCSE level, such as strings, woodwind, brass, drums, guitar and piano. A useful tool when composing to help students maximise the use of their chosen resources.

An exercise which shows students how to work out various types of chords before getting them to work out the chords used above the ground bass at the start. Once completed, it is a useful reference sheet. Answers included.

A word document template for Edexcel music composition commentaries - this aims to help students who have composed on software such as Garage Band or Logic and cannot produce a fully notated score.

A workbook which guides students through researching and preparing for their free composition. Also contains self-assessment grids for use during the composition process. This works well with the free resources ‘Exemplar Composition Briefs’ and ‘Composing Idiomatically’

8 worksheets which show students how to accurately analyse music for GCSE level, with questions to test what they have learned and understood. Answers provided.

Four part arrangement of this popular carol - parts 1-3 in C, B flat, E flat and F plus parts in TAB for guitar and Bass Guitar. Part 4 in C and B flat. Vocal part, piano part and easy part (in C, B flat, E flat and F) also all included. Files supplied as PDF and Sibelius 8.5.1 should you wish to modify to your own specification. Enjoy!

This popular Christmas Carol melody written out (with note names) in C (treble clef) with chord symbols above. Also written in C (bass clef), B flat, E flat, F and TAB to enable multiple instruments to play together.

This popular Christmas Carol melody written out (with note names) in C (treble clef) with chord symbols above. Also written in C (bass clef), B flat, E flat, F and TAB to enable multiple instruments to play together.

This popular Christmas Carol melody written out (with note names) in C (treble clef) with chord symbols above. Also written in C (bass clef), B flat, E flat, F and TAB to enable multiple instruments to play together.

This popular Christmas Carol melody written out (with note names) in C (treble clef) with chord symbols above. Also written in C (bass clef), B flat, E flat, F and TAB to enable multiple instruments to play together.

This popular Christmas Carol melody written out (with note names) in C (treble clef) with chord symbols above. Also written in C (bass clef), B flat, E flat, F and TAB to enable multiple instruments to play together.

This popular Christmas Carol melody written out (with note names) in C (treble clef) with chord symbols above. Also written in C (bass clef), B flat, E flat, F and TAB to enable multiple instruments to play together.

This popular Christmas Carol melody written out (with note names) in C (treble clef) with chord symbols above. Also written in C (bass clef), B flat, E flat, F and TAB to enable multiple instruments to play together.

This popular Christmas Carol melody written out (with note names) in C (treble clef) with chord symbols above. Also written in C (bass clef), B flat, E flat, F and TAB to enable multiple instruments to play together.