Specialising in Music and Expressive Arts resources. 28 Years teaching experience and always developing new materials to engage students. Any resource queries, links that don’t work, suggestions etc, please email misscreativecurriculum@gmail.com
Specialising in Music and Expressive Arts resources. 28 Years teaching experience and always developing new materials to engage students. Any resource queries, links that don’t work, suggestions etc, please email misscreativecurriculum@gmail.com
Brand new resource
Mock paper now translated into Welsh for WJEC GCSE Music
Based on the Advance Information for the 2023 Summer Series
Anitra’s Dance - Section A1
Clarinet and Strings
Bugeilio’r Gwenith Gwyn (2 versions)
Reet Petite/Walking Blues
Theme from Emma (Rachel Portman)
Theme from Home Alone
Everything Must Go - final chorus and outro
Heart of Glass - Blondie
Screenshots give a good idea of content
6 practice questions (based on typical questions in the EDUQAS A Level exam)
All 5 rotations of Nuages, by Debussy are covered (from Area of Study E - Into the 20th Century)
Screenshots give a good idea of content.
Mark scheme is also included
Any issues/questions, please email misscreativecurriculum@gmail.com
BRAND NEW RESOURCE
A set of 10 practice questions, covering the whole of the 1st movement (Reverie - Passions)
Screen shots give a good idea of content.
Answer booklet is also included.
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BRAND NEW RESOURCE
A set of 5 practice questions covering the whole of the piece PAGODES by Debussy.
Questions are very similar to those found in past papers.
Screenshots give a good idea of content.
As always, any problems/issues, please email misscreativecurriculum@gmail.com
Brand New Resource for teaching the new set work for OCR A Level Music SET WORK 2024
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op.58
The 26 page resource contains 14 exam type questions (similar in style to Section A of the exam paper), but develops knowledge for Section B. The questions cover the whole of the first movement.
The screenshots give a good idea of the content.
All answers are provided, but these are not exhaustive, particularly in terms of the extension tasks. These are designed to support the essay writing in Section B.
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If there are any issues with downloads, please contact TES for support if I am unable to answer your queries.
Many thanks.
Please email misscreativecurriculum@gmail.com for any queries/issues
Comprehensive resource, featuring all of the different musical styles in Area of Study 4.
The following pieces are examined:
With or Without You – U2
Looking For Somebody – Fleetwood Mac
Fallin’ – Alicia Keys
Heard it Through The Grapevine – Marvin Gaye
Light My Fire – The Doors/UB40
Praise You – Fatboy Slim
Don’t Bring Me Down – ELO
Dock of the Bay – Otis Redding
Punjabi MC – Mundian to Bach Ke
Wiz Khalifa – See You Again
Tears in Heaven – Eric Clapton
All pieces are marked out of 12, following typical exam questions and layout. A useful vocabulary summary is included at the start
** For any queries/issues, please email misscreativecurriculum@gmail.com**
Comprehensive resource, featuring all of the different musical styles in Area of Study 4.
The following pieces are examined:
With or Without You – U2
Looking For Somebody – Fleetwood Mac
Fallin’ – Alicia Keys
Heard it Through The Grapevine – Marvin Gaye
Light My Fire – The Doors/UB40
Praise You – Fatboy Slim
Don’t Bring Me Down – ELO
Dock of the Bay – Otis Redding
Wiz Khalifa – See You Again
Tears in Heaven – Eric Clapton
All pieces are marked out of 12 (not 9 as is usual for WJEC), following typical exam questions and layout. A useful vocabulary summary is included at the start
NEW RESOURCE
8 practice questions from On Wenlock Edge
On Wenlock Edge - 2 questions
Is My Team Ploughing - 2 questions
Bredon Hill - 4 questions
All questions are based on the A Level exam
Answers are provided, although they are by no means exhaustive.
Any problems, please email misscreativecurriculum@gmail.com
All questions are based on the EDUQAS exam style questions and marked out of 10. Please see screenshots for types of questions. The exercises are a combination of the question 10 and 11 on the exam paper (so rhythm and pitch dictation and general musicianship)
As always, please email misscreativecurricum@gmail.com for any problems or questions.
Haydn String Quartet Op. 72 No.1
Mozart Divertimento No. 3 K. 166
Mozart Divertimento K. 138
Haydn String Quartet Op.76 No.3
Haydn Piano trio Op.39
Mozart String Quartet No.20 K. 499
Mozart – Chorus of the Priests “Oh Isis and Osiris”
Mozart – Ave Verum Corpus
NEW RESOURCE, translated into Welsh
Any issues/queries, please email me on misscreativecurriculum@gmail.com
I’ll do whatever I can to sort any problems out for you.
Exam practice questions created specifically for Year 10 embarking on a GCSE Music course.
Split into the following areas of study, with key words from the specification developed.
MELODY
RHYTHM, TEMPO & METRE
HARMONY & TONALITY
FORM, STRUCTURE & STYLE
TEXTURE, TIMBRE & DYNAMICS
The following units of work are examined:
Forms and Devices
Music For Ensemble
Film Music
Popular Music
In the AQA specification, popular music is defined as mainstream music including a number of musical styles and genres including rock, pop, musical theatre, film and computer gaming music from 1950 to the present.
There are 20 different pieces of music included in this resource. Screenshots give an idea of the content.
Any questions, please email misscreativecurriculum@gmail.com
Mabel’s Prayer
Corner of the Sky
Do You Hear the People Sing
Oh What a Beautiful Morning
Last Night of the World
Seasons of Love
Smoke on the Water
ZZ Top
FLeetwood Mac
ELO
Inception
Courtyard Apocalypse
Across the Stars
Godzilla
In Dreams
Assassin’s Creed
Megalovania
Gangsta’s Paradise
Fallin’ - Alicia Keys
Praise You
Human
** Brand new resource**
Based on the Advance Information for the 2023 Summer Series
Anitra’s Dance - Section A1
Clarinet and Strings
Bugeilio’r Gwenith Gwyn (2 versions)
Reet Petite/Walking Blues
Theme from Emma (Rachel Portman)
Theme from Home Alone
Everything Must Go - final chorus and outro
Heart of Glass - Blondie
** BRAND NEW RESOURCE**
Writing for the 2023 exam in mind.
Advance information states that the 9 mark extended writing will be on Area of Study 3.
This resource contains 12 pieces of film music (different genres)
All answers (although probably not exhaustive) are provided in a separate booklet.
Screenshots give a good idea of content.
Contents
Marking advice
Top tips and essential vocabulary
PRACTICE TESTS
Downton Abbey – John Lunn
Psycho – Bernard Herrman
The Trap – Ron Goodwin
The Flood – Debbie Wiseman
Terminator – Bradley Ira Fiedel
Tears in Rain (from Blade Runner) - Vangelis
Theme from The Omen – Jerry Goldsmith
The Danish Girl – Alexandre Desplat
A Fistful of Dollars – Ennio Morricone
Superman Theme – John Williams
The Batman Theme – Michael Giaccomo
Saving Private Ryan – John Williams
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Thanks for Looking
Brand new resource
Helps develop knowledge of 2023 prescribed set work for Area of Study 1, for those sitting As in the summer 2023.
Haydn String Quartet in Bb major Op.76. No.4 Movt.1
Works through the first movement with typical exam questions that will be met in Sections A and B
Screenshots give a good idea of content
Brand new resource
4 questions on Poulenc’s Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano (2nd movement).
There is an overview of Poulenc’s style and there are also extension tasks intended for class discussion or paired work.
Each question focuses on one section (so A1, B1, B2, A2)
Screenshots give a good idea of content.
All answers provided, (although I’m sure that there may be more!)
The score that I used for reference was one found on imslp (only one on there, but not public domain in the EU)
This resource is designed to provide extra evidence of pupil achievement in Area of Study 1 - Musical Forms and Devices.
Originally designed for EDUQAS, each question is worth 12 marks - WJEC is worth 9 marks each, so some adjustments might need to be made
Bach – Minuet in G major BMV Anh 114
Music for the Royal Fireworks - Minuet 1, Handel
March in D (from Anna Magdalena Notebook) – Bach
Andante from Surprise Symphony - Haydn
Trepak, from The Nutcracker - Tchaikovsky
The Fairy Queen – Purcell
Prelude to L’Arlesienne - Bizet
The resource is designed to provide evidence of pupil work in Area of Study 1 - Musical Forms and Devices. Each question is worth 12 marks, as in the EDUQAS exam paper.
There are 7 questions in total, covering the different forms examined.
Bach – Minuet in G major BMV Anh 114
Music for the Royal Fireworks - Minuet 1, Handel
March in D (from Anna Magdalena Notebook) – Bach
Andante from Surprise Symphony - Haydn
Trepak, from The Nutcracker - Tchaikovsky
The Fairy Queen – Purcell
Prelude to L’Arlesienne - Bizet
This resource (originally written for EDUQAS) contains 10 pieces of film music. All questions are based on past paper questions. As it is based on EDUQAS, there are 12 marks per piece (WJEC awards 9 marks per question), however it has the benefit of extending the higher achievers.
WE ARE ALL IN THE SAME POSITION THIS YEAR OF ONLY HAVING 2 PAST PAPERS ON WHICH TO BASE OUR EVIDENCE FOR CENTRE ASSESSED GRADES. This resource will help your judgements, certainly in Area of Study 2.
String Quartet Op 76, No 3 (2nd movt) – Haydn
The Last Night of the World – Schonberg
Jazz Ensemble
Alexander Hamilton – opening number
Seasons of Love
Beethoven chamber music
Swing Low Sweet Chariot – BB King
Hallelujah Chorus
Ar Hyd Y Nos – welsh folk
Defying Gravity - musical
This resource (originally written for EDUQAS) contains 10 pieces of film music. All questions are based on past paper questions. As it is based on EDUQAS, there are 12 marks per piece (WJEC awards 9 marks per question), however it has the benefit of extending the higher achievers.
WE ARE ALL IN THE SAME POSITION THIS YEAR OF ONLY HAVING 2 PAST PAPERS ON WHICH TO BASE OUR EVIDENCE FOR CENTRE ASSESSED GRADES. This resource will help your judgements, certainly in Area of Study 3.
Dances With Wolves
Theme from The Mission
Rupert Bear, from The English Patient
Theme from Batman
Snowpiercer
X Men Apocalypse
Theme from Godzilla
Hatikvah (The Hope) from Munich
A Fateful Meeting/Central Park, from King Kong
Conan the Barbarian
This resource gives an overview of the work of Sondheim.
It discusses his characteristic musical style, with recommended works to focus on.
Additionally there are 4 SAMS, based on the type of questions that students will come across in their exam. A great deal of research has gone into creating these questions.
Answers are provided at the end of the booklet, although these answers are by no means exhaustive. I know that all of the expert teachers out there will no doubt find extra answers to some of the questions I have set.
Pieces include:
The Ballad of Sweeney Todd
Poor Thing
These Are My Friends
Green Finch and Linnet Bird
Screenshots included of extra musical extracts, for teaching purposes, if required.