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Resources include lesson plans for KS3-5 Music lessons and PSHEE, software guides, chords and lyrics for songs and, more recently, sheet music of own choral compositions.

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Resources include lesson plans for KS3-5 Music lessons and PSHEE, software guides, chords and lyrics for songs and, more recently, sheet music of own choral compositions.
Vocal Set Works quiz
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Vocal Set Works quiz

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A quiz covering the set works by Weelkes, Haydn, Stravinsky, Perkins and Beatles plus some key terms. This is not fully complete as there is an audio section (finding the videos on Youtube) as well as a visual music extract section; I planned to add in a few random bars (in sequence) of a part of each set work for students to recognize. This can be easily edited, added to etc.
Music descriptions to map songs
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Music descriptions to map songs

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Useful for putting landmarks on the vocal set works (Weelkes, Handel, Stravinsky, Beatles and Carl Perkins). Examples include: Cadential 6-4s, first theme appearing, E major chord etc. students can cut these out and stick them on a magnified and/or photocopied score to highlight areas of theoretical interest. Lots more terms that can be added.
Grace (Jeff Buckley) - Key Terms
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Grace (Jeff Buckley) - Key Terms

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This is useful if you make a photocopy of the Grace score. This document is for students to cut out the key terms and stick them in their paper scores, color them in etc. Useful as a review tool or in applying key terms.
Rhythm bingo! (sort of!)
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Rhythm bingo! (sort of!)

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Students have cut outs of 1 bar rhythms - teacher plays a particular rhythm - students cross off which one is played. It can also be used with a student demonstrating a rhythm and the students working out which rhythm it is or as a plenary as students are leaving the classroom to choose a rhythm to perform.
Sibelius guide
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Sibelius guide

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A Sibelius guide aimed at Year 8 students and above; shortcuts, basic functions and tips.\n\nAny feedback would be great, thanks!
Major and minor chords homework
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Major and minor chords homework

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Year 8 homework - previous topic is on tones and semitones - helps students to work out notes in the chords, accidentals needed and how to write them on the bass clef.\n\nAny feedback would be great, thanks!
GarageBand guide
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GarageBand guide

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A basic 'How to..' guide for GarageBand. I have used this with Year 7-9 students and it works as well with all groups. Any feedback, please let me know.
Edexcel GCSE Composition booklet updated May '13
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Edexcel GCSE Composition booklet updated May '13

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This includes: what the students are required to do, how to achieve top marks for developing/exploitation/structure, how to start various styles of composition and how to develop them. Example images of compositions provided, Shoenberg chord chart for working out what appropriate chords to use and Sibelius shortcuts.\n\nAny feedback on what can be added would be great, this is a working document and has been for a few months!
Stravinsky - Point Questions
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Stravinsky - Point Questions

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A list of questions on the harmony and themes of the Symphony of Psalms by Stravinsky. Cut up each sentence and students find the answer for the question. The amount of points per question determines the difficulty of the question. No answers are provided so students have to show you the answer or prove the answer. Can be used for other elements of the Stravinsky or other elements of the other set works.
Guitar fretboard layout
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Guitar fretboard layout

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A cut-out guitar fretboard layout for students - useful for class band lessons, students can learn how to read the layout and work out which notes they may need.
Indian Music documents
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Indian Music documents

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A mix of Indian Music activities - the instrument pictures can be used as a puzzle, cut them up and students stick back together. Students can work out instrument by descriptor and the final document is useful to differentiate between elements of each performance such as instruments/rag used.
Jeff Buckley Key Term Matching Activity
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Jeff Buckley Key Term Matching Activity

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A 'Call My Bluff' of Jeff Buckley key terms - there are three definitions of certain key terms in Grace. Students work out which is the best fit. There are some definitions that students can discount straight away; e.g. EQ is not ET's cousin. Other key terms can be used. Useful for a starter for Grace and could be used for a review aid if the options are harder to discern the difference between.
Composer/Band/Singer picture game!
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Composer/Band/Singer picture game!

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This is a fun game as part of the end of a lesson or start to look at composers. Students have to work out the composer/band/singer from pictures e.g. the example is a picture of a door handle; from there the students 'say what they see' and work
Blues, Reggae or Acoustic?
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Blues, Reggae or Acoustic?

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Used as a plenary for a short performing styles unit based on Blues, Reggae and Acoustic music. Students work out the style of music from the description, for example, this music originated from the Carribean - Reggae. Can be used to tack on other styles of music to edit it into a bigger scale activity for KS4. Any feedback would be great, thanks!
Match key word to the music element
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Match key word to the music element

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An open task for KS3 - Year 7 task or Year 9 revision. Feel free to cater it to the needs of your class, there are lots of other key terms that can be added and lots of other tasks that can branch off from this.
Elements of Music homework
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Elements of Music homework

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Students research the definitions of musical elements and find words associated with the key term. E.g. Tempo = speed of a piece = allegro, largo, rallentando etc. Any feedback would be great, thanks!
Film Composer Puzzles
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Film Composer Puzzles

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A series of facts associated with either Hans Zimmer, Alexandre Desplat, John Williams and Thomas Newman. Students research online to work out which fact is associated with which composer. Facts taken from Wikipedia.