<p>Looking for ready-written listening tests matched to National Curriculum objectives? Look no further! This pack contains 7 listening tests plus answers covering a range of pieces of music, including a selection from the model music curriculum.</p> <p>The listening test pack includes:</p> <ul> <li>Handel’s <em>Messiah</em> (Hallelujah chorus)</li> <li>Bacewicz’ <em>Overture</em></li> <li>Miles Davis *All Blues *</li> <li>Vivaldi’s <em>Winter</em></li> <li>Mozart’s <em>Turkish March</em></li> <li>Pop music comparison test</li> <li>Religious music comparison test</li> </ul> <p>Several of the assessments are differentiated to three levels. All assessments include links to recommended audio sources and full answers.</p>

<p>This set of simple, five-minute worksheets help your students progress through reading rhythmic notation and pitch, and apply these skills to listening, problem-solving, and composition tasks.</p> <p>Coinciding with the National Curriculum KS2 music theory objectives, the sheets cover:</p> <ul> <li>Reading crotchets, minims, quavers, semibreves and crotchet rests.</li> <li>Understanding time signatures and bar lines.</li> <li>Reading pitch on the stave.</li> <li>Understanding sharps and flats.</li> <li>Dictation.</li> <li>Simple composition.</li> </ul> <p>The worksheets could also be used for advanced KS1 pupils or year 7 secondary pupils recapping core musical knowledge.</p> <p>Answers are not provided, as several questions leave room for the teacher to select listening material to suit the needs and interests of the student.</p> <p>How I use this resource: some of these sheets are great for quick-quiz recaps at the start of each music lesson. The composition task is a great way to apply all their new knowledge to an assessed task.</p>