This booklet contains enough work to fill a terms worth of lessons based around Program Music with a focus on learning how to play In the Hall of the Mountain King by Edvard Grieg. It has work on Tempo, Dynamics and Texture as the main elements of music manipulated in this piece. There is also work on the instruments of the orchestra and program music to get students familiar with both. There is letter annotated and colour co-ordinated notation for students to learn each section of the piece. There is also a guide to composing including a guide scale to use and a knowledge bank of key terms associated with this topic. It is a great resource to use for an entire term or to dip in to for starter tasks and well designed single sheets to take to away to instruments or stick in books.

This Powerpoint contains enough work to fill a terms worth of lessons based around music for dance including Tango, Waltz and Disco. It introduces the ideas of time signatures, chords and melodies working together, how music can pair with movement along with the relevant context for the style of dance. It is a great resource to use for an entire term or to dip in to for starter tasks and well designed single sheets to take to away to instruments or stick in books.

This Powerpoint contains enough work to fill a terms worth of lessons based around Riffs and 60’s Rock music with a focus on learning the songs by The Beatles, The Kinks and The White Stripes . It has work on listening skills, instrument identification and the features of Rock. The chords and melody for each piece are all highlighted (often with video examples) and there are chord boxes for students to learn the chords on piano/keyboard. There are also recall tasks, in lesson group activities and documentary extracts included. There are assessment criteria at the end which can be adapted to fit numerous teacher chosen outcomes from the work found in this topic. It is a great resource to use for an entire term or to dip in to for starter tasks and well designed single sheets to take to away to instruments or stick in books.

This powerpoint has an overview of Paul Simon as an artist, Graceland as an album and in depth analysis of each of the named tracks for GCSE students. There are sections on the common terminology of African music the students will come across in the study of this album. The song analysis is broken down in to each musical element so the answers for exam style questions asking about specific elements are easy to extract. Chords for the songs are included to get students interacting with the work in a practical way. This Powerpoint aligns with the AQA set works for Paul Simon.

This Powerpoint contains enough work to fill a terms worth of lessons based around the music of Jaws and Halloween. The practical work centers around learning these themes and creating compositions that create moods in film music. There are listening and analysis tasks based around both of these pieces of music. There are covered key terms such as Leitmotifs It focuses on using the elements of Dynamics, Texture, Tempo, Melody and Harmony to create different moods. There are explanations of cluster chords, semitone intervals (chromaticism), consonant & dissonant sounds, sequencing, diminution, inversion and more. There are also recall and starter tasks included for the lessons. It is a great resource to use for an entire term or to dip in to for starter tasks and well designed single sheets to take to away to instruments or stick in books.

This Powerpoint contains enough work to fill a terms worth of lessons based around the Gotye song “Somebody that I used to know”. It introduces the ideas of chords, melody playing, ear training, working in pairs and playing with both hands together. There are also starters and plenaries to get students thinking about the wider influence of the work they are doing in your lessons. It is a great resource to use for an entire term or to dip in to for starter tasks and well designed single sheets to take to away to instruments or stick in books.

This Powerpoint contains enough work to fill a terms worth of lessons based around the CeeLo Green song “Forget You”. It introduces the ideas of chords, melody playing, ear training, working in pairs and playing with both hands together. There is work based around the pentatonic nature of the melody, ideas on how to develop extended chord vamps and a section focusing on the rhythm section so you can develop this in to full class performances. Each lesson has starter and plenary questions which can be used as exit slips for checking students learning. It is a great resource to use for an entire term or to dip in to for starter tasks and well designed single sheets to take to away to instruments or stick in books.