How to Record Acoustic Guitar 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. You may also be interested in some of our other learning resources. History of Video Games and Music (This lesson and supporting resources provide an extremely detailed account of Video Game history and the development of music for consoles and games.) Timeline of Popular Music and Music Technology (Full time of Music and Technology Infographic and eBook.) Elements of Music-INFOGRAPHIC (Full break down of all the elements that make up music: Infographic and eBook.) World Music Map – INFOGRAPHIC (Traditional and indigenous music from around the globe. All music genres come with musical examples to support and aid in learning.) History of Popular Music Styles – 16 Full Lessons (a MASSIVE! Bundle that covers the history or popular music from pre-1950s to modern day.) Music Technology Posters – 10 Posters (10 really useful Music Technology posters covering a wide range of audio production FXs and techniques. Many of the Posters also come with accompanying video tutorials to be used along side in class and for student revision.)**

This lecture and supporting resources covers all the major elements for recording Electric Bass Guitar within a studio. The lesson is provided with detailed explanations and methods for how to record and produce bass tracks, 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!”, this bundle covering production of Acoustic, Electric and Vocals, as well as recording Drums, understanding microphones and Stereo recording techniques. 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 different recording methods listed within the lecture/presentation and also suggests some alterations to try and test during the recording session. 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, which is a great follow-up theory lesson to review and evaluate the recordings. Great for develop listening skills and also ensuring the student is analytical of their recording. Finally, there is a homework research/task sheet (answer sheet also included) this helping 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 Vocals within a studio. The lesson is provided with detailed explanations and methods for how to record studio produced vocals tracks, 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!”, this bundle covering production of Acoustic, Electric and Bass guitars, as well as recording Drums, understanding microphones and Stereo recording techniques. 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 different recording methods listed within the lecture/presentation and also suggests some alterations to try and test during the session. 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, which is a great follow-up theory lesson to review and evaluate the recordings. This is great for develop listening skills and also ensuring the student is analytical of their recording. Finally, there is a homework research/task sheet (answer sheet also included) this helping 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 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 lesson and supporting resources provide an extremely detailed account of Music Censorship throughout the ages and some great examples as to why certain pieces of music may be censored. Music Censorship refers to the practice of editing of musical works; basically, changing it somehow so that it is different from the original composition or arrangement. This might be because of offensive language for younger audiences, the theme and subject matter that the song is about, and a great many more variety of motivations, including moral, political, or religious reasons. This resource is closely related and connects extremely well with other lectures and resources from within the bundle; “Music and Sound within Society”, lessons like “Generations and Their Music”, “Music Censorship”, “Music and Society”, “Culture Industry” and “Music in Advertising”. This detailed lecture/presentation, along with all the learning resources would provide a great outline of Mass Media and the Music Industry and some of the reasons to how music is used as a commodity and product. Key areas covered within “Culture Industry” lesson What is the Music Industry? Music sold as a commodity What is a commodity? Commodity based industry Music was ephemeral Music as a product to be sold Music product and Copyright How important is music within our society Frankfurt School Pop music and Culture Industry What is standardized music? Does all Music sound the same? Low Risk Music Pseudo-individualism The material in these resources would easily cover 1 to 2 lessons. Moreover, there are over 10 embedded videos throughout the lesson linking to YouTube and providing an excellent addition to the resource. This resource also comes with 3 classroom tasks research exercises, and class discussions that can be completed alongside the lesson/presentation or used for additional homework or for supporting class projects on this subject. Each of these worksheets come in a “No Style”, black and white print out or an attractive, “Styled” version to help engage learners.

This lecture and supporting resources covers all the major elements for both Mono and Stereo Recording Techniques. The lesson is provided with detailed explanations and methods for how to use and employ stereo methods throughout recordings, but moreover detailed and engaging infographics and lesson resources to aid learning. This would be a great lecture to work through for any practical, recording lesson and closely ties in with Bundle “How to Record…Everything!”, this bundle covering production of Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, as well as recording Drums, and Microphone Basics. The Lecture/Presentation covers all the basic elements of Stereo and Mono recording, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of each technique; everything from Spaced Pair Recording, X-Y microphone setup, Mid-Side Stereo recording technique and Blumlein Stereo. Along with the lecture/presentation there are 2 classroom worksheets, that could also be used for Homework and/or further research and understanding. These worksheets, also come with Answer Sheets for teachers. The tasks range from, “missing words”, and also Stereo/Mono Advantages and Disadvantages. Finally, there is a Revision .pdf file, covering WHY stereo recording can be so useful, and also a INFOGRAPHIC - this covering detail the six main stereo recording techniques used.

Queen-Bohemian Rhapsody-FULL LESSON The Music Espionage - The aim of this resource is to enable learners to develop their listening skills, with a focus on sonic and musical components. It is part of a bundle of resources that allows learners to break-down and understand some of the most popular and iconic songs in Pop/Rock. Moreover, these listening skills lessons would work excellently alongside the “History of Modern Music” resource, this detailing the history of modern music. Listening Skills - Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit Listening Skills - The Beatles - Hey Jude Listening Skills - Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode Listening Skills - Oasis - Don’t Look Back in Anger All material, presentations and worksheets within this resource have 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 lesson and supporting resources provide an extremely detailed account of the song “Bohemian Rhapsody” by the band Queen, with a full song break down and analysis. This covers some of the background and history of the band/artist along with a detailed breakdown of all musical elements from this track. Musical Elements covering: Tonality Tempo Meter/Time Signature Instrumentation Structure Dynamics/Texture Rhythmic Elements Song Theme Genre/Style The material in these resources would easily cover 1 to 2 lessons. The presentation covers the major musical elements from the song, and can be used after students have completed the Listening Skill worksheet or at the same time, working through section by section. The presentation also comes with embedded YouTube musical examples to support and engage learning and even references to other artists that are similar in style, or rhythm or tempo. This proving the learner with a wider range of listening and musical tastes. Moreover, the resource comes with a Listening Skills worksheet for learners to listen to the song and work through, and answer worksheet for teacher reference and also a Help and Guidance sheet. In this package: PRESENTATION – Listening Skills-Queen-Bohemian Rhapsody (.pdf High quality) WORKSHEET – Class Task – Listening Skills Questions(.pdf) ANSWERS – Class Task – Listening Skills Answers (.pdf) GUIDANCE - Class Task-Help and Guidance listening Skills (.pdf) INFOGRAPHIC– Bohemian Rhapsody – Song Structure (.png) INFOGRAPHIC– Bohemian Rhapsody – Song Dynamics (.png) INFOGRAPHIC– Bohemian Rhapsody – Song Structure with Dynamics (.png)

The aim of this resource is to enable learners to develop their listening skills, with a focus on sonic and musical components. It is part of a bundle of resources that allows learners to break-down and understand some of the most popular and iconic songs in Pop/Rock. Moreover, these listening skills lessons would work excellently alongside the “History of Modern Music” resource, this detailing the history of modern music. This lesson and supporting resources provide an extremely detailed account of the song “Don’t Look Back in Anger” by the Britpop band Oasis, with a full song break down and analysis. This covers some of the background and history of the band/artist along with a detailed breakdown of all musical elements from this track. Musical Elements covering: Tonality Tempo Meter/Time Signature Instrumentation Structure Dynamics/Texture Lyrical Structure and Analysis Song Theme Genre/Style The material in these resources would easily cover 1 to 2 lessons. The presentation covers the major musical elements from the song, and can be used after students have completed the Listening Skill worksheet or at the same time, working through section by section. The presentation also comes with embedded YouTube musical examples to support and engage learning and even references to other artists that are similar in style, or rhythm or tempo. This proving the learner with a wider range of listening and musical tastes. There are also 3 sequenced music arrangement examples for the song that focuses on certain elements, allowing the learner to carefully hear certain elements from the music. Moreover, the resource comes with a Listening Skills worksheet for learners to listen to the song and work through, and answer worksheet for teacher reference, and also a Help and Guidance sheet. In this package: PRESENTATION – Listening Skills-Oasis-Don’t Look Back in Anger (.pdf High quality) PRESENTATION – Listening Skills-Oasis-Don’t Look Back in Anger - COMPRESSED(.pdf compressed quality) PRESENTATION – Listening Skills-Oasis-Don’t Look Back in Anger - (.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) WORKSHEET – Class Task – Listening Skills Questions(.pdf) ANSWERS – Class Task – Listening Skills Answers (.pdf) GUIDANCE - Class Task-Help and Guidance listening Skills (.pdf) INFOGRAPHIC–Oasis-Don’t Look Back in Anger– Song Dynamics and texture (.png) INFOGRAPHIC–Oasis-Don’t Look Back in Anger– Song Structure(.png)

This lesson and supporting resources provide aa detailed account of the Grunge music genre that started in the late 1980s and grew massively in popularity throughout the 1990s with hugely successful bands like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Mud Honey. It covers the major social and musical elements of the music genre, along with important artists that influenced the style. It also comes with extremely useful listening exercises that link with the presentation/lecture itself, this keeping learner engaged throughout. Moreover, there are also additional listening tasks and student research/investigation into the style of music. The presentation covers the instruments employed, tone, and techniques used within the style. Moreover, YouTube embedded links to aid learning. It covers social norms, social and some of the major artists and bands. Again, all with video and music examples to support throughout. This resource also comes with 3 classroom task worksheets that can be completed alongside the lesson/presentation and integrated music links to listen through and use with the classroom exercises. The presentation finally comes in video form to aid learning and can also be used as a revision tool to help students, this is .mp4 format. In this package: PRESENTATION – Grunge Music 1990s-(.pdf High quality) VIDEO – Revision video of presentation to aid learning and help with student learning. ========================= WORKSHEET – Class Task linked with Presentation- Grunge 1990s -STYLED WORKSHEET – Class Task linked with Presentation- Grunge 1990s -NO STYLE ANSWERS – Class Task linked with Presentation- Grunge 1990s ========================= WORKSHEET – Task 1: Research- Grunge 1990s -STYLED WORKSHEET – Task 1: Research- Grunge 1990s -NO STYLE ========================= WORKSHEET – TASK 2: Listening Exercise-Case Study (Mud Honey)-STYLED WORKSHEET – TASK 2: Listening Exercise-Case Study (Mud Honey)- NO STYLE ANSWERS – TASK 2: Listening Exercise-Case Study (Mud Honey) WARNING – Before you buy this resource PLEASE READ! Grunge is an aggressive and angry genre, quite often with swearing throughout many popular songs. It is the teacher/lecturer’s responsibility to monitor and check before engaging with learners. I have tried to ensure that music examples are suitable for the classroom, but this really depends on the learning environment and age range of your learners. Thank you for understanding! =================================== Product License: Unlimited copies for you. However, you may not distribute additional copies to friends, fellow teachers, or students. Freebies and Discounts: Follow me on TES to stay updated with discounts and freebies. There are also lots of Free resources offered on my store! Comments…We Love 'Em! Your feedback brightens our day and helps us continually improve our products. If you download this, we’d appreciate it if you’d leave a comment. Thanks!

This lesson and supporting resources provide a detailed account of the Nu-Metal genre that started in the late 1990s and grew massively in popularity throughout the 2000s. It covers the major social and musical elements of the music genre, along with important artists that influenced the style. It also comes with extremely useful listening exercises that link with the presentation/lecture itself, this keeping learners engaged throughout. Moreover, there is also additional listening tasks and a student research/investigation into the style of music. The presentation covers the instruments employed, tone and techniques used within the style. Moreover, with YouTube embedded links to aid learning. It covers social norms, social and lyrical themes, fashion, producer Rick Rubin and some of the major artists and bands. Again, all with examples to support throughout. This resource also comes with 3 classroom task worksheets that can be completed alongside the lesson/presentation and integrated music links to listen through and use with the classroom exercises. The presentation finally comes in video form to aid learning and can also be used as a revision tool to help students, this is .mp4 format. In this package: PRESENTATION – Nu-Metal Music 2000s (.pdf High quality) PRESENTATION – Nu-Metal Music 2000s (.pdf compressed quality) PRESENTATION – Nu-Metal Music 2000s (.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) ========================= WORKSHEET – Class Task linked with Presentation-Nu-Metal 2000s-STYLED WORKSHEET – Class Task linked with Presentation-Nu-Metal 2000s-NO STYLE ANSWERS – Class Task linked with Presentation-Nu-Metal 2000s ========================= WORKSHEET – Task 1: Research-Nu-Metal-STYLED WORKSHEET – Task 1: Research-Nu-Metal-NO STYLE ========================= WORKSHEET – TASK 2: Listening Exercise-Case Study (RAtM)-STYLED WORKSHEET – TASK 2: Listening Exercise-Case Study (RAtM)- NO STYLE ANSWERS – TASK 2: Listening Exercise-Case Study (RAtM) WARNING – Before you buy this resource PLEASE READ! Nu-metal is a very aggressive and angry genre, quite often with swearing throughout many popular Nu-Metal songs. It is the teacher/lecturer’s responsibility to monitor and check before engaging with learners. I have tried to ensure that music examples are suitable for the classroom, but this really depends on the learning environment and age range of your learners. Thank you for understanding!

The Beatles - Hey Jude - LISTENING SKILLS The Music Espionage - The aim of this resource is to enable learners to develop their listening skills, with a focus on sonic and musical components. It is part of a bundle of resources that allows learners to break-down and understand some of the most popular and iconic songs in Pop/Rock. Moreover, these listening skills lessons would work excellently alongside the “History of Modern Music” resource, this detailing the history of modern music. Listening Skills - The Beatle - Hey Jude Listening Skills - Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode Listening Skills - Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody Listening Skills - Oasis - Don’t Look Back in Anger This lesson and supporting resources provide an extremely detailed account of the song “Hey Jude” by the band The Beatles, with a full song, break down and analysis. This covers some of the background and history of the band/artist along with a detailed breakdown of all musical elements from this track. Musical Elements covering: Tonality Tempo Meter/Time Signature Instrumentation Structure Dynamics/Texture Rhythmic Elements Song Theme Genre/Style The material in these resources would easily cover 1 to 2 lessons. The presentation covers the major musical elements from the song, and can be used after students have completed the Listening Skill worksheet or at the same time, working through section by section. The presentation also comes with embedded YouTube musical examples to support and engage learning and even references to other artists that are similar in style, or rhythm or tempo. This proving the learner with a wider range of listening and musical tastes. There are also 3 sequenced music arrangement examples for the song that focuses on certain elements, these allowing the learner to carefully hear certain elements from the music. Moreover, the resource comes with a Listening Skills worksheet for learners to listen to the song and work through, and answer worksheet for teacher reference and also a Help and Guidance sheet. In this package: PRESENTATION – Listening Skills-The Beatles - Hey Jude (.pdf High quality) WORKSHEET – Class Task – Listening Skills Questions(.pdf) ANSWERS – Class Task – Listening Skills Answers (.pdf) GUIDANCE - Class Task-Help and Guidance listening Skills (.pdf) AUDIO– Sequenced Audio Example 1 – Verse One(.MP3) AUDIO– Sequenced Audio Example 2 – Time-Signature- (.MP3) AUDIO– Sequenced Audio Example 3 – Rhythm (.MP3) INFOGRAPHIC– The Beatles - Hey Jude – Song Structure (.pdf) INFOGRAPHIC– The Beatles - Hey Jude– Song Dynamics and texture (.pdf) INFOGRAPHIC– The Beatles - Hey Jude– Song Panning + Stereo-Field (.pdf)

The aim of this resource is to enable learners to develop their listening skills, with a focus on sonic and musical components. It is part of a bundle of resources that allows learners to break-down and understand some of the most popular and iconic songs in Pop/Rock. Moreover, these listening skills lessons would work excellently alongside the “History of Modern Music” resource, this detailing the history of modern music. Listening Skills - The Beatle - Hey Jude Listening Skills - Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode Listening Skills - Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody Listening Skills - Oasis - Don’t Look Back in Anger This lesson and supporting resources provide an extremely detailed account of the song “Smells Like Teen Spirit” by the band Nirvana, with a full song break down and analysis. This covers some of the background and history of the band/artist along with a detailed breakdown of all musical elements from this track. Musical Elements covering: Tonality Tempo Meter/Time Signature Instrumentation Structure Dynamics/Texture Rhythmic Elements Song Theme Genre/Style The material in these resources would easily cover 1 to 2 lessons. The presentation covers the major musical elements from the song, and can be used after students have completed the Listening Skill worksheet or at the same time, working through section by section. The presentation also comes with embedded YouTube musical examples to support and engage learning and even references to other artists that are similar in style, or rhythm or tempo. This proving the learner with a wider range of listening and musical tastes. There are also 3 sequenced music arrangement examples for the song that focuses on certain elements, these allowing the learner to carefully hear certain elements from the music. Moreover, the resource comes with a Listening Skills worksheet for learners to listen to the song and work through, and answer worksheet for teacher reference and also a Help and Guidance sheet. In this package: PRESENTATION – Listening Skills-Smells Like Teen Spirit (.pdf High quality) WORKSHEET – Class Task – Listening Skills Questions(.pdf) ANSWERS – Class Task – Listening Skills Answers (.pdf) GUIDANCE - Class Task-Help and Guidance listening Skills (.pdf) AUDIO– Sequenced Audio Example 1 – Meter and Timing (.MP3) AUDIO– Sequenced Audio Example 2 – Guitar Rhythm (.MP3) AUDIO– Sequenced Audio Example 3 – Drums and Bass Rhythm (.MP3) INFOGRAPHIC– Smells Like Teen Spirit – Song Structure (.pdf) INFOGRAPHIC– Smells Like Teen Spirit – Song Dynamics and texture (.pdf)

Chuck Berry - Johnny B Goode - LISTENING SKILLS The Music Espionage - The aim of this resource is to enable learners to develop their listening skills, with a focus on sonic and musical components. It is part of a bundle of resources that allows learners to break-down and understand some of the most popular and iconic songs in Pop/Rock. Moreover, these listening skills lessons would work excellently alongside the “History of Modern Music” resource, this detailing the history of modern music. Listening Skills - Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit Listening Skills - The Beatles - Hey Jude Listening Skills - Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody This lesson and supporting resources provide an extremely detailed account of the song “Jonny B. Goode” by the band Chuck Berry, with a full song, break down and analysis. This covers some of the background and history of the band/artist along with a detailed breakdown of all musical elements from this track. Musical Elements covering: Tonality Tempo Meter/Time Signature Instrumentation Structure Dynamics/Texture Rhythmic Elements Song Theme Genre/Style The material in these resources would easily cover 1 to 2 lessons. The presentation covers the major musical elements from the song, and can be used after students have completed the Listening Skill worksheet or at the same time, working through section by section. The presentation also comes with embedded YouTube musical examples to support and engage learning and even references to other artists that are similar in style, or rhythm or tempo. This proving the learner with a wider range of listening and musical tastes. There are also 3 sequenced music arrangement examples for the song that focuses on certain elements, these allowing the learner to carefully hear certain elements from the music. Moreover, the resource comes with a Listening Skills worksheet for learners to listen to the song and work through, and answer worksheet for teacher reference and also a Help and Guidance sheet. In this package: PRESENTATION – Listening Skills-Chuck Berry - Johnny B Goode (.pdf High quality) WORKSHEET – Class Task – Listening Skills Questions(.pdf) ANSWERS – Class Task – Listening Skills Answers (.pdf) GUIDANCE - Class Task-Help and Guidance listening Skills (.pdf) These AUDIO– Sequenced Audio Example 1 – Tempo(.MP3) AUDIO– Sequenced Audio Example 2 – Time-Signature- (.MP3) AUDIO– Sequenced Audio Example 3 – Drums SOLO (.MP3) INFOGRAPHIC– Chuck Berry - Johnny B Goode– Song Dynamics and texture (.pdf)

The aim of this resource is to enable learners to develop their listening skills, with a focus on sonic and musical components. It is part of a bundle of resources that allows learners to break-down and understand some of the most popular and iconic songs in Pop/Rock. Moreover, these listening skills lessons would work excellently alongside the “History of Modern Music” resource, this detailing the history of modern music. This lesson and supporting resources provide an extremely detailed account of the song with a full song break down and analysis. This covers some of the background and history of the band/artist along with a detailed breakdown of all musical elements from this track. Musical Elements covering: Tonality Tempo Meter/Time Signature Instrumentation Structure Dynamics/Texture Lyrical Structure and Analysis Song Theme Genre/Style The material in these resources would easily cover 1 to 2 lessons. The presentation covers the major musical elements from the song, and can be used after students have completed the Listening Skill worksheet or at the same time, working through section by section. The presentation also comes with embedded YouTube musical examples to support and engage learning and even references to other artists that are similar in style, or rhythm or tempo. This proving the learner with a wider range of listening and musical tastes. There are also 3 sequenced music arrangement examples for the song that focuses on certain elements, allowing the learner to carefully hear certain elements from the music. Moreover, the resource comes with a Listening Skills worksheet for learners to listen to the song and work through, and answer worksheet for teacher reference, and also a Help and Guidance sheet. In this package: PRESENTATION – Listening Skills-Moby-Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad (.pdf High quality) PRESENTATION – Listening Skills-Moby-Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad - COMPRESSED(.pdf compressed quality) PRESENTATION – Listening Skills-Moby-Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad - (.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) WORKSHEET – Class Task – Listening Skills Questions(.pdf) ANSWERS – Class Task – Listening Skills Answers (.pdf) GUIDANCE - Class Task-Help and Guidance listening Skills (.pdf) INFOGRAPHIC–Moby-Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad– Song Dynamics and texture (.png) INFOGRAPHIC–Moby-Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad– Song Structure(.png) REFERENCE SHEET - Moby-Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad– Full Structure(.png)

The aim of this resource is to enable learners to develop their listening skills, with a focus on sonic and musical components. It is part of a bundle of resources that allows learners to break-down and understand some of the most popular and iconic songs in Pop/Rock. Moreover, these listening skills lessons would work excellently alongside the “History of Modern Music” resource, this detailing the history of modern music. This lesson and supporting resources provide an extremely detailed account of the song with a full song break down and analysis. This covers some of the background and history of the band/artist along with a detailed breakdown of all musical elements from this track. Musical Elements covering: Tonality Tempo Meter/Time Signature Instrumentation Structure Dynamics/Texture Lyrical Structure and Analysis Song Theme Genre/Style The material in these resources would easily cover 1 to 2 lessons. The presentation covers the major musical elements from the song, and can be used after students have completed the Listening Skill worksheet or at the same time, working through section by section. The presentation also comes with embedded YouTube musical examples to support and engage learning and even references to other artists that are similar in style, or rhythm or tempo. This proving the learner with a wider range of listening and musical tastes. There are also 3 sequenced music arrangement examples for the song that focuses on certain elements, allowing the learner to carefully hear certain elements from the music. Moreover, the resource comes with a Listening Skills worksheet for learners to listen to the song and work through, and answer worksheet for teacher reference, and also a Help and Guidance sheet. In this package: PRESENTATION – Listening Skills-Taylor Swift-Style (.pdf High quality) PRESENTATION – Listening Skills-Taylor Swift-Style - COMPRESSED(.pdf compressed quality) PRESENTATION – Listening Skills-Taylor Swift-Style - (.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) WORKSHEET – Class Task – Listening Skills Questions(.pdf) ANSWERS – Class Task – Listening Skills Answers (.pdf) GUIDANCE - Class Task-Help and Guidance listening Skills (.pdf)

The aim of this resource is to enable learners to develop their listening skills, with a focus on sonic and musical components. It is part of a bundle of resources that allows learners to break-down and understand some of the most popular and iconic songs in Pop/Rock. Moreover, these listening skills lessons would work excellently alongside the “History of Modern Music” resource, this detailing the history of modern music. This lesson and supporting resources provide an extremely detailed account of the song with a full song break down and analysis. This covers some of the background and history of the band/artist along with a detailed breakdown of all musical elements from this track. Musical Elements covering: Tonality Tempo Meter/Time Signature Instrumentation Structure Dynamics/Texture Lyrical Structure and Analysis Song Theme Genre/Style The material in these resources would easily cover 1 to 2 lessons. The presentation covers the major musical elements from the song, and can be used after students have completed the Listening Skill worksheet or at the same time, working through section by section. The presentation also comes with embedded YouTube musical examples to support and engage learning and even references to other artists that are similar in style, or rhythm or tempo. This proving the learner with a wider range of listening and musical tastes. There are also 3 sequenced music arrangement examples for the song that focuses on certain elements, allowing the learner to carefully hear certain elements from the music. Moreover, the resource comes with a Listening Skills worksheet for learners to listen to the song and work through, and answer worksheet for teacher reference, and also a Help and Guidance sheet. In this package: PRESENTATION – Listening Skills-Kate Bush-Running up That Hill (.pdf High quality) PRESENTATION – Listening Skills-Kate Bush-Running up That Hill - COMPRESSED(.pdf compressed quality) PRESENTATION – Listening Skills-Kate Bush-Running up That Hill - (.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) WORKSHEET – Class Task – Listening Skills Questions(.pdf) ANSWERS – Class Task – Listening Skills Answers (.pdf) GUIDANCE - Class Task-Help and Guidance listening Skills (.pdf)

This lesson and supporting resources provide an extremely detailed account of how modern films used and employ many different sound and music effects throughout films. The lesson presentation covers these key areas in detail; Importance of Sound and music in Film Diegetic and Non-Diegetic Sound Film Dialogue Voice Overs Film Score and Musical Soundtracks The significance of film music Sound Effects in films Foley and Sound Design Ambient Sounds in Films Getting Creative with Sound – Sound Bridges J and L Cuts in Films Parallel and Contrapuntal Sounds The presentation comes with convenient embedded YouTube video examples, this aiding learning and ensuring a very interactive lesson that engages with learners throughout. This resource also comes with 3 separate worksheet tasks that can be completed as homework or in class projects. One of these is directly linked to the lesson presentation, this allowing learners to follow along during the lesson, but also providing greater engagement. This classroom task comes in a “No Style”, black and white print out or a attractive, “Styled” version. In this package: PRESENTATION – How Sound is Used in Films (.pdf High quality) VIDEO – Revision video of presentation to aid learning (.mp4 file) WORKSHEET – Class Task (Linked with Presentation) (.pdf Plain - Not Styled) WORKSHEET – Class Task (Linked with Presentation) (.pdf Plain - STYLED) HOMEWORK – Class Task- Important Words to Remember (.pdf Plain - Not Styled) ANSWERS – Homework- Important Words to Remember (.pdf Plain - Not Styled) WORKSHEET – Class Task- Diegetic and Non-diegetic (.pdf Plain - Not Styled) ANSWERS – Diegetic and Non-diegetic (.pdf Plain - Not Styled) You may also be interested in some of our other learning resources. History of Sound in Film-FULL LIBRARY (A great Bundle of resources and huge presentation that covers the full history of Sound and its development within movies and the film industry). History of Video Game and Music-5 FULL LESSONS (The full history and development of music and sound within video games). History of Popular Music Styles – FULL LIBRARY (a MASSIVE! Bundle that covers the history of popular music from pre-1950s to modern day). Timeline of Popular Music and Music Technology (Full time of Music and Technology Infographic and eBook). =================================== Product License: Unlimited copies for you. However, you may not distribute additional copies to friends, fellow teachers or students. Freebies and Discounts: Follow me on TES to stay updated with discounts and freebies. There are also lots of Free resources offered on my store! Comments…We Love 'Em! Your feedback brightens our day and helps us continually improve our products. If you download this, we’d appreciate it if you’d leave a comment. Thanks!

This lecture and supporting classroom resources are part of the “History of Popular Music” package. House was created by DJs and music producers from Chicago’s underground club culture in the early/mid-1980s, as DJs began altering disco songs to give them a more mechanical beat. The lesson covers all this and how House music quickly developed into one of the most successful popular music genres and the first EDM style (Electronic Dance Music). You can also purchase this resource, along with others in the massive Bundle “History of Modern Music: Pre-1950 to Modern-day”. The presentation is more than 50 slides, each with an eye-catching design for better student engagement and also linked to classroom tasks that feed in and work along with the presentation. Moreover, throughout the presentation, there are really useful embedded YouTube examples, with links to the videos to support and aid learning. The presentation comes in both .pdf and PowerPoint versions, along with a video version that can be used for revision and student home study. Moreover, all elements of the resources have been developed in Google Slides. This can be used for remote learning and easily allow for digital submission of the learning tasks included. The resource also comes with 2 classroom tasks/worksheets with extremely useful listening and research exercises that link with the presentation/lecture itself, along with answer sheets for these exercises. There are also a further 2 Infographics/Posters (also with PowerPoint versions included), great to aid learners’ understanding of key areas, and also can be printed for classroom displays and visuals.

This lesson and supporting resources provide an extremely detailed account of how modern films make use of Foley sound Design and Sound FXs. The lesson presentation covers these key areas in detail; On location sound recording in film production Recording dialogue when on location What is ADR in films (with class task/exercise) Why use ARD in film production Post-production sound FXs (Ambience, Library Sounds and Foley) Film Ambience Film Library Sounds Film Foley Sound FXs 3 Types of Foley Sounds Brief History of Foley in films Jack Foley – Sound Designer Back of the Mike Documentary (with class task/exercise) Direct to Picture Sound Sound Mixers/Editors Sound Spotting Session Modern Foley and Sound FXs 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. The presentation comes with convenient embedded YouTube video examples, this aiding learning and ensuring a very interactive lesson that engages with learners throughout. This resource also comes with 2 separate worksheet tasks that can be completed as homework or in-class projects. One of these is directly linked to the lesson presentation, thus allowing learners to follow along during the lesson, but also providing greater engagement. This classroom task comes in a “No Style”, black and white print out or an attractive, “Styled” version. In this package: PRESENTATION – Foley and Sound FXs in Films (.pdf High quality) PRESENTATION – Foley and Sound FXs in Films (.pdf Compressed) PRESENTATION – Foley and Sound FXs in Films (.pptx PowerPoint) VIDEO – Revision video of presentation to aid learning (.mp4 file) GOOGLE SLIDES™ - Resource sheet with links to Digital Learning version of material (.pdf) WORKSHEET – Class Task (Linked with Presentation) (.pdf Plain - Not Styled) WORKSHEET – Class Task (Linked with Presentation) (.pdf Plain - STYLED) HOMEWORK – Class Task- Important Works to Remember (.pdf Plain - Not Styled) ANSWERS – Homework- Important Works to Remember (.pdf Plain - Not Styled) **WARNING – Before you buy this resource PLEASE READ! ** Some of the music and video game examples and embedded YouTube videos may not be suitable for learners of all ages. It is the teacher/lecturer’s responsibility to monitor and check before engaging with learners. We have tried to ensure that music examples are suitable for all classrooms, but this really depends on the learning environment and age range of your learners. Thank you for understanding!