These are designed for students to practise (either on Sibelius or by hand) making chords such as; Major chords Minor chords Augmented chords Cadences Dominant 7ths Neapolitan 6ths Extended Any feedback on these would be much appreciated. I’ve uploaded both the pdfs and the Sibelius files. More resources available on my page.

A worksheet of associating certain instruments with heroes or villains. It doesn't contain any links to tracks but you can use certain film and TV theme tunes to use for associations. For example, Double Bass - Jaws - Villain. Trumpet - Indiana Jones - Hero. Any feedback would be great, thanks!

Useful for a quick plenary or even as a starter to get pupils thinking about numbers relating to Blues music but they have to work out if the next answer is higher or lower than the previous. For example, Q1. How many chords in standard Blues chord patterns? 3. Q2. Blues started in which century? (higher or lower than 3 - previous answer) etc. Any feedback would be great, thanks!

This is a presentation of steps to prepare students for Grade 5 Associated Board Music Theory. Students can use boomwhackers, xylophones, etc. to use examples and to create their own.

Print outs of the bass guitar fretboard for students to use when learning how to play the bass guitar. Useful for class band lessons - students can read the layout to work out which notes they need and evaluate which notes sound 'better'; higher pitch or lower pitch.

Useful for a starter from a previous lesson for chords - multiple choice of: what letters make a C chord, for example, what is a major/minor chord, what do they sound like ('happy' or 'sad' - feel free to use better descriptions!) leading into the chords they'll need for today's lesson for a class band song, which is only one chord away from an Axis of Awesome 4 chord song! Any feedback would be great, thanks! The song on the final slide is Just The Way You Are by Bruno Mars.

Useful for a starter for orchestral lessons. Wordsearches can be created easily at the website mentioned at the bottom of the wordsearch.

3x sets of listening questions, mark schemes and audio files with announcements, timings and pauses built in including those using extra time (on Hitchhike vs. Love Train)

A handbook of information of different styles of music from Renaissance to Film. Including; contextual information musical features of different styles/periods of music suggested/famous pieces and composers Useful for KS3-5 in varying levels of detail. More resources available on my page ranging from KS3-KS5

A guide of how to harmonise Bach Chorales. This includes; *example Bach chorales *theory exercises to prepare for harmonising Bach chorales *practice questions *ways to harmonise cadences and phrases using stock progressions *methods to include more sophistication including modulations, cadential 6-4s, diminished chords and suspensions More resources available on my page.

This is a list of devices that can be cut up, laminated and organised into harmonic, rhythmic, structural and melodic.\n\nAny feedback or other musical devices you can think of, please let me know. Thanks!

A list of the musical checkpoints of the Symphony of Psalms by Stravinsky. Can be used to cut out and stick on a paper copy of the Symphony of Psalms. Useful for learning what happens in what sections.

Some key terms from Rag Desh for students to unscramble either for an amusing introductory lesson to see what words they can come up with or for a quick-fire quiz round.

Useful for a class band lessons - chords and lyrics put together in a powerpoint presentation; students can read lyrics, chords and bass notes from screen. Any feedback would be great, thanks!

Useful for a class band lessons - chords and lyrics put together in a powerpoint presentation; students can read lyrics, chords and bass notes from screen. Any feedback would be great, thanks!

Key terms typed out for use for a card sort; print - cut out - laminate - use as plenary/starter/organise into set works/apply to certain pieces/differences or similarities between pieces/finding the melodic, harmonic, structural etc. devices

Useful for a class band lessons - chords and lyrics put together in a powerpoint presentation; students can read lyrics, chords and bass notes from screen. Any feedback would be great, thanks!

Guide to creating chords based on semitones - useful for Year 8 students and above.\n\nAny feedback would be great, thanks!

Useful for a class band lessons - chords and lyrics put together in a powerpoint presentation; students can read lyrics, chords and bass notes from screen. Any feedback would be great, thanks!

Useful for a class band lessons - chords and lyrics put together in a powerpoint presentation; students can read lyrics, chords and bass notes from screen. Any feedback would be great, thanks!