A music theory assessment I’ve used with Y9 students (pre GCSE course) that assesses Rhythm, Dynamics, Tempo, Texture, Melody, Chords, Harmony, Key Signatures, Musical Devices, Articulation. It tests their ability to use their theory knowledge practically with scores, preparing them for score analysis. Could be used with Y9 or Y10 students to test their knowledge of key vocabulary in relation to score reading.

To complement my How to Rehearse Effectively YouTube video, this poster is available to print, high quality in both png & pdf formats, for your classroom or corridor walls! Please note, the resource will not have blank spaces at the top and bottom like the preview image. It will be in 16:9 format. If you like this resource, please leave a review!

Step by step powerpoint going through the circle of fifths and key signatures, including relative minor and briefly harmonic minor at the end of the powerpoint. Powerpoint animations help with understanding of circle of fifths. Can be taught over 3/4/5 lessons, depending on the ability of your cohort. Various exercises for students, some class exercises and individual questions to consolidate learning at the ends of lessons. Easily adaptable.

A full SOW for learning about Blues Music, including origins, characteristics, listening activities and performances of Blues Music (Solo/Ensemble/Improvising). Resources include: A PowerPoint guiding students through learning abou Blues music, including: Various listening and interactive activities (videos, performing etc) Performance guidance through self/peer assessment & assessment criteria Homework suggestions Additional starter activities in case you want to swap them out Sheet music for the 12 bar blues, including: Walking Bass & Chords Extension - Walking Bass & Melody “In the Mood” WAGOLL videos embedded into the PowerPoint. A Blues music play along video for class performance Please leave a review if you purchase. Your feedback is very important to me!

A SOW for learning about Pop Music and it’s structure, including a performance of Let It Be by The Beatles and a research project on The Beatles. Resources include: A PowerPoint guiding students through learning Popular Music structure, The Beatles and a performance of Let It Be. Various listening activities and additional lesson activities on top of the lessons provided in case you’d prefer to use different ones. Plus the videos used for these. Sheet music for Let It Be, including an extension and a WAGOLL video. Please leave a review if you purchase. Your feedback is very important to me!

This is a scheme of work on Ragtime Music and ending in Jazz music. It includes resources for learning ‘The Entertainer’ as a piano solo piece and ‘In The Mood’ as an ensemble piece plus a PowerPoint with activities and guided learning. Resources include: Ragtime Powerpoint The Entertainer piano sheet music (simplified for students and including an extension piece) in both pdf and Sibelius files. The Entertainer video WAGOLL’s (what a good one looks like) In The Mood sheet music including acoustic, electric and bass guitar, ukulele, advanced and beginner piano, and voice Please leave a review if you purchase. Your feedback is very important to me!

Do you run a club and need a resource for beginner guitarists? Do you need students to be working independently? This resource is perfect for those situations where you have loads of students asking for help and you can’t help them all at once. It contains various popular riffs that students can choose from along with a WAGOLL video for each and an explanation of how to read Guitar TAB.

This SOW is based around performing extracts of Musical Theatre with Keyboard & Guitar. The themes used are: A Million Dreams (The Greatest Showman), Shallow (A Star is Born) & We Don’t Talk About Bruno (Encanto). Each is differentiated by difficulty and instrument and can also be performed together to encourage ensembles. Resource Contains: Do Now Activities for each lesson with WAGOLL responses Pre Assessment tasks (if required) Scores scaffolded for 3 levels of difficulty for guitar & keyboard WAGOLL videos & Audio examples Support for verbal feedback These lessons can easily be used as both cover, home learning and taught by a specialist as students can follow the information and practical tasks independently using the extensive scaffolding (see preview images) or the teacher can guide students after a pre assessment task. More about these lessons Scaffolding is in place in the form of Red, Amber, Green and a Blue extension pathways, enabling students to learn the skills and knowledge needed to perform a piece of music on keyboard with increasing difficulty. E.g Learning treble clef, bass clef, simpler and more complex rhythms, dynamics terms for expression etc… Students simply click their pathway and go through the task most suited to their ability, moving on when they have completed each task. This shows clear progression as students may start in the Red pathway and move into Amber, Green etc… and this can be seen on their computer screens. The benefits of teaching this way are: Less musically able students get the support they need More musically able students are challenged without wasting their time on already learnt concepts. Information and tasks are at students’ fingertips as opposed to the teacher constantly repeating information. The teacher can facilitate learning and instil independence. Suggested Lesson format: Do now task on student entry Learning outcomes shared Pre Assessment task - teacher to put students in a pathway (or if independent learning, students can do this themselves using the mark scheme) Students click into their pathway and begin the tasks Teacher can group together Red pathway students and teach the information needed before assessing again and allowing them to independently work through tasks. (Or students can work independently to learn the information needed) Learning outcome check through performances (opportunity to see progress) Teacher facilitates learning, checking on Amber and Green students Final learning outcome check through performances. (Opportunity to see progress)

Film and Computer Gaming Music Scheme of Work. Suitable for AQA GCSE Music students A complete powerpoint, listening and assessment materials for Film and Computer Gaming Music from the 1990s to the present Includes: Various activities and questions to test students Youtube links to relevant listening Listening tests at the end with assessment sheets and mark scheme (on ppt). Used over several weeks, depending on the ability of the students. Please leave a review if you purchase. Your feedback is very important to me! Relevant resources: Popular Music Piano Music Coronation Anthems and Oratorios Orchestral Music

A lesson on reading the Treble Clef. Including interactive videos to understand: The Treble Clef & Stave Learning phrases for the lines and spaces Resources included: A PowerPoint guiding students through activities A worksheet with activities relating to the PowerPoint Interactive videos relating to the activities Please leave a review if you purchase. Your feedback is very important to me!

Folk Music SOW for all encompassed in one powerpoint, lesson by lesson. Including starter and plenary questions, activities and performance pieces for ‘Drunken Sailor’ and ‘Greensleeves’ on Ukulele. I have used withY7, but could be used with Y8.

Worksheet for students to fill out on the circle of fifths. Works with my ‘Understanding Key Signatures’ resource. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/understanding-key-signatures-11905871 Students work through the different key signatures and write them out on the diagram. 3 levels of difficulty to work through.

Popular Music Scheme of Work. Suitable for AQA GCSE Music students A complete powerpoint, listening and assessment materials for Popular Music Includes: Various activities (Sibelius files for performances and some composition activities) and questions to test students Youtube links to relevant listening Listening tests at the end with assessment sheets and mark scheme (on ppt). Used over several weeks, depending on the ability of the students. See also: Film and Computer Gaming Music Piano Music Coronation Anthems and Oratorios Orchestral Music

A SOW for learning about the use of music in advertisements. Students must create a product, design an advert for it; including various musical devices and present that advert. Resources include: A PowerPoint guiding student through the creation of a product including various activities. Planning sheet and listening activity sheet Sheet music for Jingles (sibelius file) and WAGOLL’s of Jingles (could be used as an exercise to create jingles) Additional or cover work Please leave a review if you purchase. Your feedback is very important to me!

This resource allows students to complete a rehearsal diary for their musical practice. It contains a help guide at the beginning to give ideas to students on how well they are doing and what they need to do to improve, as well as sentence starters to improve longer written work. This is particularly useful if following the RSL exam board as this can be used to help students start to log their progress on their instrument. Please leave a review if you purchase. Your feedback is very important to me!

This SOW is based around performing extracts of film music with Keyboard, Guitar & Drums. The themes used are: Mission Impossible, Halloween & James Bond . Each is differentiated by difficulty and instrument and can also be performed together to encourage ensembles. Resource Contains: Do Now Activities for each lesson with WAGOLL responses Pre Assessment tasks (if required) Scores scaffolded for 3 levels of difficulty for guitar, drums and keyboard WAGOLL videos & Audio examples Support for verbal feedback These lessons can easily be used as both cover, home learning and taught by a specialist as students can follow the information and practical tasks independently using the extensive scaffolding (see preview images) or the teacher can guide students after a pre assessment task. More about these lessons Scaffolding is in place in the form of Red, Amber, Green and a Blue extension pathways, enabling students to learn the skills and knowledge needed to perform a piece of music on keyboard with increasing difficulty. E.g Learning treble clef, bass clef, simpler and more complex rhythms, dynamics terms for expression etc… Students simply click their pathway and go through the task most suited to their ability, moving on when they have completed each task. This shows clear progression as students may start in the Red pathway and move into Amber, Green etc… and this can be seen on their computer screens. The benefits of teaching this way are: Less musically able students get the support they need More musically able students are challenged without wasting their time on already learnt concepts. Information and tasks are at students’ fingertips as opposed to the teacher constantly repeating information. The teacher can facilitate learning and instil independence. Suggested Lesson format: Do now task on student entry Learning outcomes shared Pre Assessment task - teacher to put students in a pathway (or if independent learning, students can do this themselves using the mark scheme) Students click into their pathway and begin the tasks Teacher can group together Red pathway students and teach the information needed before assessing again and allowing them to independently work through tasks. (Or students can work independently to learn the information needed) Learning outcome check through performances (opportunity to see progress) Teacher facilitates learning, checking on Amber and Green students Final learning outcome check through performances. (Opportunity to see progress)

Introduces rhythms and corresponding rests including dotted rhythms. Class exercises on completing bars and time signatures.

Treble clef and bass clef practice. I’ve had students write the note name quickly on their whiteboard and hold it up, the quickest to get it right gets points, merits, praise etc. You could also countdown from three and get all students to hold it up at the same time, to stop cheating! Could be used with Y7 all the way to 11 depending on abilities.

A song to learn about what Major, Minor, Major 7th, Minor 7th and Dominant 7th Chords sound like & how to create them!

A song to learn about what Suspended, Augmented and Diminished chords sound like & how to create them!