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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.
Introduction to Jazz music
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Introduction to Jazz music

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Year 9 introduction to Jazz - 3 videos of Michael Buble, Jamie Cullum and Louis Armstrong\n\nStudents learn 'added 6th&' chord, syncopation, walking bass, 3 different jazz rhythms and the 3 chords on the ukuleles.\n\nI planned to turn this into a group task but it&';s best to be led more by the teacher with stronger students playing 3 chords/the walking bass/improvising the melody on the glockenspiels/keyboards and the lower ability students to improvise rhythms on hand percussion/play the dotted rhythm on the hi-hat\n\nAny feedback would be great!
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!
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.
Moby info
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Moby info

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A quick quiz on the key points associated with Moby and his music. Useful as a start into the subject or as a reviewing task at the end of a scheme of work. Other questions can be added to it and other pieces from the anthology.
Rolling In The Deep Chords and Lyrics
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Rolling In The Deep Chords and Lyrics

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Chords and lyrics for Rolling In The Deep by Adele. Useful for building up a band, adding in guitars, bass guitars, drums, glockenspiels, singers, backing singers, percussion etc. Also, useful for students who can play around with it and put it into diffe
Your Song (Ellie Goulding version) - Chords/Lyrics
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Your Song (Ellie Goulding version) - Chords/Lyrics

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Chords and lyrics for Your Song (Ellie Goulding version). Useful for middle school classes, building up a band, adding in guitars, bass guitars, drums, glockenspiels, singers, backing singers, percussion etc. Also, useful for young high school students wh
Devices
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Devices

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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!
Stravinsky - Musical Checkpoints
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Stravinsky - Musical Checkpoints

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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.
AS/A2 Edexcel Music glossary key terms
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AS/A2 Edexcel Music glossary key terms

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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
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.
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.