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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.
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.
Symphony of Psalms Landmarks
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Symphony of Psalms Landmarks

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Put the musical checkpoints of Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms in order. Make sure to delete the numbers in the far right hand column before handing out to students!
AS Vocal Set Works numbers
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AS Vocal Set Works numbers

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At the bottom of the sheet are numbers - fill in the statement of the various set works with the appropriate number. The actual list is at the bottom of the page so don't forget to remove that before handing out to students! Also, please make sure to check the numbers - I have a feeling one or two may not be correct!
Instrument puzzle
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Instrument puzzle

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Cut up the pictures of the instruments for pupils to put back together in a puzzle. Other instruments can be added and can be used as a starter for Year 7s or a fun activity for Year 9s in a multi-tasked lesson.
Koko Yiri checkpoints
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Koko Yiri checkpoints

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Musical checkpoints of Koko Yiri. The answers are filled in on this sheet so make sure they're deleted before handing them out!
Bernstein's Something's Coming: By Numbers
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Bernstein's Something's Coming: By Numbers

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Useful for improving numeracy of students; task is to count the amount of accents, find the bar of a certain word, count the beats of a certain syllable etc. Handy to use as a starter to introduce the new work. Lots of other items can be added.
Capercaillie text
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Capercaillie text

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Useful for students to cut up (in lines) and put lyrics together in order, match up with the Gaelic or even to cut in random shapes to put together.
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.
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.
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.
Sibelius race!
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Sibelius race!

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Useful for a quick revision of how to use Sibelius - follow the simple steps to recap basic functions of Sibelius. Other steps can be added, deleted, edited etc.