A colour-coded worksheet for students to use when analysing/appraising music. MAD TSHIRTS is an acronym that helps students better remember the musical elements and use them more efficiently when appraising. I have found this worksheet to be particularly useful for my GCSE/A Level students when listening to new pieces of music and/or set works and encouraging focussed listening.

A Musical Periods timeline with information about some of the most prolific composers from the Baroque, Classical and Romantic eras. Especially useful for GCSE students to use as a basis for their understanding of the differences between the different styles of music, and to use as a listening diary to work through. Included in this resource: Worksheet for students to fill out PowerPoint including the composers and their most famous compositions.

6 orchestral listening exercises to start each music lesson with. Included in this resource: Student Worksheet (with space to write their responses) Teaching PowerPoint (with audio extracts included) Definitions of the musical elements to develop appraising skills This resource includes 6 individual orchestral listening exercises designed to encourage targeted, active listening, and build appraising skills.

6 film music listening exercises to start each music lesson with. Included in this resource: Student Worksheet (with space to write their responses) Teaching PowerPoint (with audio extracts included) Definitions of the musical elements to develop appraising skills This resource includes 6 individual film music listening exercises designed to encourage targeted, active listening, and build appraising skills.

Information flashcards to give ‘fast facts’ on each of the ‘big 3’ jazz composers from each era from 1900s - 1960s. Jazz eras include: Ragtime Early jazz/Dixieland Swing era/Big Band Bebop Cool Jazz Designed to give students a quick overview of each composer, with examples of each of their most famous pieces.

A comprehensive overview of music from around the world including a selection of countries and continents. Designed to be displayed in a music classroom or around the department to create a cross-curricular link with Geography (and MFL, to an extent) This display includes 11 pages of countries/continents’ composers, instruments and stylistic influences to give students an understanding of the different musical styles around the world. I have created 2 different titles that are contrasting in style for you to choose from alongside a map of the world with continents labeled.

A insight into actors that have learned an instrument for a specific role in their career. Designed to be displayed in a music classroom or around the department to create a cross-curricular link with Drama/Performing Arts. This display includes 12 pages of different actors, information and context about the instruments they have learned during their careers and in specific films. A title page is included to display alongside. I have found this to be particularly useful for showing the importance of music as a subject to my students beyond the classroom, and how it could put them at an advantage when auditioning for a particular role.

A fully contained performance workbook consisting of nested formulas to speed up the rate of giving feedback. WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW https://youtu.be/0D-FTjBPTp8 This workbook will calculate the marks for each student, according to the performance grade and descriptor chosen (drop-down list). The ‘General Feedback’ cell has been left open for teachers to add their own comments, with an example included. The printable region has already been selected by default to A4, so just click print and the student’s feedback report will be produced. Grades, descriptors and mark schemes are according to the EDUQAS A Level music board.

A fully contained performance workbook consisting of nested formulas to speed up the rate of giving feedback. WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW https://youtu.be/v8ZDmF_bF3M This workbook will calculate the marks for each student, according to the performance grade and descriptor chosen (drop-down list). The ‘General Feedback’ cell has been left open for teachers to add their own comments, with an example included. The printable region has already been selected by default to A4, so just click print and the student’s feedback report will be produced. Grades, descriptors and mark schemes are according to the EDUQAS AS Level music board.

An all-in-one Excel gradebook and report card generator! Simply input the grades of each of your classes underneath the topics and the tracker will do the rest for you. The formulas will take the information and transfer it across to the ‘Individual Student Reports’ tab. You can then click the drop-down list at the top to select which student you want to view and the report will change accordingly. The visual aid helps track student progress at a glance by comparing their current grades next to their target grade. The ‘Grade Overview’ tab will pull out data for the ‘Top 10 Performing Students’ and the ‘Bottom 10 Performing Students’ for you to target. It will also highlight the highest grade for each student and in which topic, useful for report writing. There are also tabs for SEND and Pupil Premium for you to make notes on and keep a track of. This resource will be especially useful for parents’ evenings, discussions with SMT and the dreaded Ofsted, alleviating some of the stresses of data management!

An overview of the different musical styles and composers belonging to the twentieth century. This booklet includes set works for analysing and appraising, especially useful for the extended answer of A Level music. Composers included consist of: Stravinsky, Debussy and Schoenberg. A glossary of musical terms has been included at the end for students to revise to improve their learning.

This is a 6/7 lesson fully equipped SOW to teach Musical Elements and Notation. Can be used as a stand-alone topic or adapted. Included in this scheme of work is: 22-page Student booklet (including end of topic test) Teacher booklet (with answers) Interactive PowerPoint with 37 fully animated slides to support the booklet The topic booklet contains step-by-step tutorials and questioning, scaffolded tasks, worksheets, listening activities, and self, peer & teacher-assement tools. There is also a PowerPoint presentation for each of the lessons with supporting resources included. Key features covered in this topic: Why learn music? Start of Topic Quiz Listening tasks, including: Debussy, Tchaikovsky, Britten, Grieg, Bach & Bizet The Elements of Music Pitch & Rhythm Notes of the Treble Stave Musical Words Rhythms & Note Values Musical Maths Dotted Notes Instrumental Families End of Topic Test Grade Boundaries Assessment and Feedback (with ready-to-go teacher feedback) Music Theory backpage (especially useful for TAs and SEND) Designed for year 7 or 8 to empower them with basic music theory knowledge to apply to future topics and excel. Focussing on keywords and retention. This will really act as a foundation for students to use correct music terminology when appraising music and allow them to read music notation.