Music Resources, mainly for the Edexcel GCSE and A level specification, to prepare students for exams.
Compositions resources, piano skills, elements of music and theory.
Music Resources, mainly for the Edexcel GCSE and A level specification, to prepare students for exams.
Compositions resources, piano skills, elements of music and theory.
Area of Study 1: The Instrumental Music of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven.
5 worksheets for revision:
Fill in some wider listening examples and a point of interest for each.
Match the ensemble/form to the correct sentence
Answer some questions on Classical Music general knowledge.
Mozart K542: Match the correct element of music to the sentence
Beethoven Pathetique: Match the correct element of music to the sentence
A powerpoint on the different areas within Conventions of Pop:
Rock n Roll
Rock anthems
Pop Ballads
Solo Artists
Content taken from the OCR workbook.
Homework tasks
Youtube videos
Class Exercises
In 2 formats: pptx and pdf.
Conventions of pop revision exercises for the 4 areas of study:
Rock and roll
Rock anthems
Pop Ballads
Solo artists
Match the element of music to the correct phrase.
4 worksheets.
Helpful for the revision of musical features for each era and understanding the musical elements.
A revision table template for students to fill in as they identify the musical features for each style within the area of study. Effective on A3 paper.
3 worksheets: Elements of Music, The Blues, Popular Music. Unscramble the words and match them to the definitions. A good lesson starter or revision exercise.
2 Sheets, one for rhythmic dictation and one for melodic dictation. Tips for students to put into practice when preparing for the dictation section of the exam. Geared towards Edexcel GCSE and A level, but can also be used for any examining board.
A booklet with 11 pages on the life of Cleopatra. Booklet includes:
Fact file
Questions
Essay task
True or false
Vocabulary list
Activities
Spanish version:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12646903
A worksheet that works well as a lesson starter. A scavenger hunt that tests musical knowledge and basic theory.
This is the free version. The version with 5 different scavenger hunts can be found here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12690056
A powerpoint with 51 slides in pptx and pdf covering different aspects of Victorian music, composers from the era, musicals set around this time and inventions.
Eg. Oliver, My Fair Lady, Sweeney Todd, Gilbert and Sullivan, A Christmas Carol.
A powerpoint in 2 formats: pdf and pptx for the complete teaching on topic of jazz and blues. 46 detailed slides with listening, performing and composing activities, musical context and assessment.
Some slides use information from Musical Futures.
A group of lessons and activities for the topic of African music.
Listening, performing and composing activities.
Some resources are taken from Musical Futures.
A guide for students to use while they are composing. Covers different elements of music, different composition structures and how to access higher band marks.
A powerpoint in PDF and pptx formats to teach songwriting over a 7 week period.
Although this is prepared for the Edexcel GCSE Music course, it can also be used for other levels and exam boards.
50 slides for 7 weeks of lessons where students will create a portfolio that they can use to get ideas for their composition. The idea is that students can build a bank of ideas that are personalised and differentiated to help them construct a song in a way that feels natural to them.
Week 1: Style
Week 2: Structure
Week 3: Lyrics
Week 4: Rhythm
Week 5: Harmony
Week 6: Melody
Week 7: Instrumentation
A powerpoint presentation in 2 formats: pptx and PDF with a complete teaching of Beethoven’s Pathetique. 20 slides including videos, the elements of music for score annotation and wider listening ideas with a homework task.
A student booklet to be used alongside the powerpoint for filling in during lessons. Contains exercises, questions to consider, homework tasks and an essay question.
A wider listening sheet with the kind of points they can mention for exams.
A sheet with a summary of the elements of music, in a condensed format.
A sheet with the key words for each element of music in a poster format.
A sheet for students to fill in the definitions of key words.
A vocabulary sheet with the definitions of each word.
A revision exercise sheet for students to use. Match the correct element of music to the sentences about the set work.
All notes taken from The Pearson Support Guide and Edexcel resources.
This is the free version. For the extended version with more ideas and templates for students to use:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/pbl-host-a-christmas-talk-show-extended-project-12445769
With Christmas around the corner, who doesn’t like to have Christmas themed learning activities?
Host a Christmas talk show. A fun group activity that can be done in school or through home learning. Encourage students to research, work independently, work in teams, be creative and enjoy learning about different Christmas traditions.
Host an interview
Make decorations
This or that games
Bake snacks
Have an ‘awards’ ceremony
Organise live music
Students can go off track and add anything they might enjoying preparing.
The project can be delivered as a live performance, video recording, Poster presentation or written plan.