This is a lesson which develops students ability to refer to the correct element of music when answering questions on the listening exam. This also provides techniques to ensure that the students focus on what the question is asking, Includes a practice listening question and also a homework task. This is relevant to all the exam boards.

This is an 8 lesson scheme of work to teach students how to compose chord patterns and melodies. Comes with a topic booklet, assessment criteria and PowerPoints for each lesson. In this topic students are taught: difference between diatonic and chromatic harmony composing diatonic chord patterns how to compose a contrasting chord pattern (relative minor, tonic minor) how to perform chords (block, rhythmic, broken, arpeggios, bass notes & inversions) what makes an effective melody how to compose diatonic melodies how to develop and extend a melodic idea (repetition, steps, leaps, addition, subtraction, phrasing, question & answer, chromaticism & sequences) Topic culminates in performance of composition. Topic offers opportunities for teacher, self and peer-assessment.