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 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.

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)

Looking to teach your students about the British Invasion in the 1960s? This comprehensive teaching resource has everything you need to cover the cultural phenomenon that saw British bands such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and The Who, among others, conquer the American music scene. Engaging activities, listening exercises and interactive worksheets to bring this iconic era to life. From thein-depth presentations and activity sheets to multimedia resources and assignments, our teaching package covers all the key aspects of this important cultural movement. Your learners will gain a deeper understanding of the impact that the British Invasion had on music, fashion, and popular culture in the 1960s. It covers the rise of American pop music becoming more and more popular with British bands/artists and how they developed this into something new and formed their own 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 3 classroom tasks/worksheets with extremely useful listening exercises that link with the presentation/lecture itself, along with answer sheets for these exercises. There are also a further 2 Infographics/Posters, 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)

This lesson and supporting resources provide a detailed account of the Britpop music genre that started in the early 1990s and grew massively in popularity throughout the mid-1990s with hugely successful bands like Oasis, Blur, Pulp and Supergrass. It covers the major social and musical elements of this 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. Finally, there is a really useful infographic to aid learning support the rest of the resource. 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 2 classroom task worksheets that can be completed alongside the lesson/presentation and integrated music links to listen through and use with the classroom exercises. In this package: PRESENTATION – Britpop Music 1990s (.pdf High quality) PRESENTATION – Britpop Music 1990s (.pdf compressed quality) PRESENTATION – Britpop Music 1990s (.pptx PowerPoint - read-only) GOOGLE SLIDES™ - Resource sheet with links to Digital Learning version of material (.pdf) ========================= WORKSHEET – TASK 1-Listening Skills-Don’t Look Back in Anger -STYLED (.pdf) WORKSHEET – TASK 1-Listening Skills-Don’t Look Back in Anger-Styled -NOT STYLE (.pdf) ANSWERS – TASK 1-Listening Skills-Don’t Look Back in Anger-Styled (.pdf) ========================= WORKSHEET – TASK 2-Research-Developing Understanding of Britpop-Styled -STYLED (.pdf) WORKSHEET – TASK 2-Research-Developing Understanding of Britpop-Styled-NOT STYLE (.pdf) ========================= INFOGRAPHIC – Britpop (.pdf) INFOGRAPHIC – Britpop (.pptx PowerPoint) 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!

This lesson and supporting resources provide an extremely detailed account of how modern films use both Music and Sound, but also the people that make it. This lesson is closely linked with others in this series, “Music and Sound Design in Films”. The lesson presentation covers these key areas in detail; Has Music always been in Films? Non-Diegetic Sound in movies Why have Music in films? The two types of musical elements in films How Film scores play with our Brains Who creates the music for Films? The people that work on film music and production Spotting Session Composing and Writing Practical Example Part 1 – Interstellar Film – Hans Zimmer: writing for film Practical Example Part 2 – Interstellar Film – Hans Zimmer: writing for film Music and sounding Syncing Slates Timecode Themes and Musical Motifs Great example of musical Motifs in classic films Character Themes – “Leitmotifs” Practical Example – JAWS Film Practical Example – “Leitmotifs in Star Wars Films” Film Music Conclusion The presentation comes with convenient embedded YouTube video examples, this aiding learning and ensuring a very interactive lesson that engages with learners throughout. This lesson also links very closely to those of: Foley & Sound Effects In Films How Sound is Used in Films History of Sound in Film Sound Design in Star Wars 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, 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. This also has embedded YouTube videos to aid learning and provided industry examples of score in film making. Moreover, these are also provided with answers to aid learning and save teaches time with marking student’s work.

This lesson and supporting resources provide an extremely detailed account of how Politics and Music often work closely together and how artists, bands, and musicians have used their music to draw attention to important issues. Music’s influential power and its ability to communicate a message to the listener, means songwriters have turned to their craft when confronted with social and political unjustness throughout history. Composers have used it to highlight perceived inequities of the day and draw attention to important issues. This detailed lecture/presentation, along with all the learning resources would provide a great outline of music’s important role within different aspects of society and how people use music in daily life. The material in these resources would easily cover 4 to 5 lessons over roughly 3 or 4 weeks. The presentation covers the development and use of music throughout society with a total of 33 slides. Moreover, there are over 30 embedded videos throughout the lesson linking to YouTube and providing an excellent addition to the resource. This resource also comes with 5 classroom tasks and research exercises that can be completed alongside the lesson/presentation or used for additional homework or for supporting class projects on this subject. Each of these Tasks come in a “No Style”, black and white print out or an attractive, “Styled” version to help engage learners. Finally, there is the presentation in video format. This can be used to aid learning, shared with smartphones and tablets, and used as a convenient resource for learners to watch back and revisit the presentation. WARNING – Before you buy this resource PLEASE READ! Some of the musical examples many have offensive language within the lyrics. 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!

This lesson and supporting resources provide an extremely detailed account of how one of the most popular video game franchises of all time uses both music and sound design throughout its games. How is the sound design used and employed throughout these games and how does the score reflect and add to the tension of the game and how have the games changed over time? Moreover, how are leitmotifs used and how has the composed used this technique to reflect and evoke emotions from the player for important locations, characters and items of equipment. You can also purchase this resource, along with the others in the massive Video Game Bundle! The presentation is more than 30 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 come in both .pdf and PowerPoint version, 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 3 classroom tasks/worksheets with extremely useful listening exercises that link with the presentation/lecture itself.

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 classroom exercise provide an extremely detailed account of how video games often use musical modes to structure their compositions and musical content for some of the most popular games of all time. Not only would this lesson be great to teach music Modes and some basic music theory, but also covers how video game composers have used these to shape their music. This lesson links very closely to ‘History of Video Game and Music’, ‘Sound Design in Video Games’, ‘Video Game Genres and their Music’, ‘Zelda Games Music and Sound Design’, ‘Minecraft Music’ and ‘Super Mario Music’. You can also purchase this resource, along with the others in the massive Video Game Bundle! The presentation is more than 45+ 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 come 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 exercises that link with the presentation/lecture itself. There is also a really useful Infographic that shows popular video games and which music Mode composers have used.

Dive into the harmonious realm where technology meets melody with our comprehensive teaching resource on AI in Music Creation. Explore the fascinating history of AI’s role in crafting tunes, from its inception to cutting-edge innovations. With a dynamic presentation, accompanied by embedded YouTube videos, engage students in a multimedia learning experience. Four meticulously crafted worksheets, seamlessly integrated with the presentation, offer both in-class activities and stimulating research tasks for homework. Unleash the symphony of AI in your classroom today! See more of my teaching resources like this HERE! This lesson and supporting resources provide an extremely detailed account of how and why more and more music is being created using AI technology, and some of the issues this is causing the modern music industry. It covers topics like, “AI Introduction into the Music Industry”, “How has AI been used throughout history for music making”, “Does copyright work when a human did not create the music?” … and lots more topics! All material, presentations and worksheets, within this resource have been recently updated and now include links to online ‘Distance Learning’ versions through Google Slides™. This allows 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 popular genres of video games and some of the music and sound design techniques most common to these styles. The lesson covers a brief history of video games genres/styles and how these developed throughout the early generations of gaming. Moreover, how music and sound has been an exceptionally important aspect of video game design and development and now seen as significant as good graphic and game-play. This lesson links very closely to ‘History of Video Game and Music’ and ‘Sound Design in Video Games’. The presentation is more than50 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 come in both .pdf and PowerPoint version, 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 Slide version, that can be used for remote learning and easily allow for remote and digital submission of the learning tasks included. The resource also comes with 3 classroom tasks/worksheets with extremely useful listening exercises that link with the presentation/lecture itself and also a Practical Project where students are asked to create their own ‘Looped Game Music Theme’ (music and sequencing software is required for this class project – but any software can be used).

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 detailed lecture/presentation, along with all the learning resources would provide a great outline of music censorship and a detailed account as to why some songs may be banned or edited. The material in this resource would easily cover 1 to 2 lessons, with a detailed presentation that also has a classroom task and worksheet for learners to complete throughout the lesson or as a homework task. Moreover, the presentation has more than 30 slides, many with embedded YouTube links to aid learning and used for examples. This resource also comes with 5 classroom tasks and research exercises that can be completed alongside the lesson/presentation or used for additional homework or for supporting class projects on this subject. Each of these Tasks come in a “No Style”, black and white print out or an attractive, “Styled” version to help engage learners. Finally, this resource also comes with a really useful INFOGRAPHIC that gives examples of censored music and the reasons behind the censorship.

This lesson and supporting resources provide an extremely detailed account of music’s important role within all of society and different cultures from around the world. At the heart of this unit lies the idea that music constantly interacts with society rather than simply being a disconnected static art-form unrelated to anything else. 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" and “Music and Politics”. This detailed lecture/presentation, along with all the learning resources would provide a great outline of music’s important role within different aspects of society and how people use music in daily life. The material in these resources would easily cover 4 to 5 lessons over roughly 3 or 4 weeks. The presentation covers the development and use of music throughout society with a total of 33 slides. Moreover, there are over 30 embedded videos throughout the lesson linking to YouTube and providing an excellent addition to the resource. This resource also comes with 5 classroom tasks and research exercises that can be completed alongside the lesson/presentation or used for additional homework or for supporting class projects on this subject. Each of these Tasks come in a “No Style”, black and white print out or an attractive, “Styled” version to help engage learners. Finally, there is the presentation in video format. This can be used to aid learning, shared with smartphones and tablets, and used as a convenient resource for learners to watch back and revisit the presentation. WARNING – Before you buy this resource PLEASE READ! Some of the musical examples many have offensive language within the lyrics. 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!

This lesson and supporting resources provide an extremely detailed account of how music was written, composed and developed for the massively popular game ‘Minecraft’. How did the game’s main composer ‘C418’ use a wide range of techniques and musical genres like ‘Ambient’ to create such a rich soundtrack for this game? How has the game’s music been influenced by French composer and pianist Satie? What is Ambient music and its main characteristics? What other games have used similar techniques and styles? This lesson links very closely to ‘History of Video Game and Music’, ‘Sound Design in Video Games’, ‘Video Game Genres and their Music’ and ‘Zelda Games Music and Sound Design’. You can also purchase this resource, along with the others in the massive Video Game Bundle! The presentation is more than 30 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 come in both .pdf and PowerPoint version, 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 3 classroom tasks/worksheets with extremely useful listening exercises that link with the presentation/lecture itself. Finally, there is also a really useful infographic, covering what other games use Ambient music soundtracks. This has embedded YouTube Links and come as a .PDF and PowerPoint files. WARNING – Before you buy this resource PLEASE READ! Within this presentation are YouTube video links – We have tried to ensure that audio and visual examples are suitable for the classroom, but this really depends on the learning environment and age range of your learners. It is the teacher/lecturer’s responsibility to monitor and check before engaging with learners. Thank you for understanding!

This massive in depth lecture and supporting resources covers all the major elements for recording Drums within a studio. The lesson is provided with detailed explanations and methods for how to record and produce live-drums, popular techniques and microphones to use. Moreover, these are backed up with audio examples and lots of reference material 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 and Bass Guitar, Vocals, as well as understanding microphone basic and Stereo recording techniques. Along with the lecture/presentation there are 4 “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. The lesson is structured so learners start recording with just on microphone, before progressing onto more and more. Each time developing knowledge and being able to listen carefully to their productions. There is are 4 supporting 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. These again closely linked and related to the presentation, making for an all-round guided and reinforced experience. Moreover, 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. Finally, the presentation comes with Audio examples to support, a revision “Tips and Ticks” Infographic, great for further developing knowledge of the subject and also a basic setting and idea reference sheet.