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KS 2/3 WORLD MUSIC - Carribean and South American Music Worksheet
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KS 2/3 WORLD MUSIC - Carribean and South American Music Worksheet

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This worksheet provides score examples for pupils to play this style of music working in groups and provides some information about the culture and meaning behind the musical genre/style. This lesson involves instruments and voice and is great fun including styles like Calypso, Reggae and Samba.
Programme Music KS3 Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima Analysis Activity
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Programme Music KS3 Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima Analysis Activity

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Krystof Penderecki's Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima is an interesting piece of programme music. This activity asks Pupils to listen to the piece (on YouTube) and look at a part of the score (attached) and state what they can see or hear that is interesting about this piece. This activity is great for discussion purposes also. What is music? Does it always need to sound 'nice'? etc.
KS3 Minimalism Infomative Presentation
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KS3 Minimalism Infomative Presentation

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This presentation contains information abut Minimalism as a genre of Music. There are many examples given with some analysis information. A great resource for examples of Minimalist Music.
KS3/4 Impressionism Expressionism and Serialism Lesson
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KS3/4 Impressionism Expressionism and Serialism Lesson

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This presentation contains a full lesson with starter and plenary. Starter involves pupils listening to two pieces and colouring and drawing - leads to a discussion of the differences between impressionism and expressionism. Examples are given. Serialism is included with a description of how to fill in a serialism matrix. The matrix worksheet is provided. Some parts of filling in the matrix may need to be scaffolded by a teacher. Informative lesson material.
KS2 KS3 ALL THE  EXAMPLES YOU NEED TO TEACH ABOUT FILM COMPOSERS!
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KS2 KS3 ALL THE EXAMPLES YOU NEED TO TEACH ABOUT FILM COMPOSERS!

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I’m not kidding! 5 Presentations and two example analysis worksheets are downloadable from this one source. Presentations with plenty of examples of the composers work include: John Williams (Star Wars) James Newton Howard (The Village) Hans Zimmer (Batman) Danny Elfman (Edward Scissorhands) Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future) The two example analysis sheets contain the youtube link to the song being analysed. Hedwig’s Theme from Harry Potter Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Carribean Some links may need to be replaced to some of these pieces as the resource was created several years ago now.
KS3 70's and 80's Musical Theatre Lesson
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KS3 70's and 80's Musical Theatre Lesson

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This presentation and worksheet is a lesson in itself! Pupils are given the worksheet with songs and the musical elements on it - and the presentation gives basic information about 6 Musicals from the 70’s and 80’s including Phantom of the Opera, Hair, Godspell and Les Miserables. Pupils listen to each song in turn and use their worksheet to analyse each piece of music. A great fun lesson!
KS3 Early Musicals Lesson Resources
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KS3 Early Musicals Lesson Resources

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This presentation and worksheet is a lesson in itself! Pupils are given the worksheet with songs and the musical elements on it - and the presentation gives basic information about 5 Early musicals including West Side Story, My Fair Lady and Guys and Dolls. Pupils listen to each song in turn and use their worksheet to analyse each piece of music. A great fun lesson!
FUN KS3 Internet research game on Musical Theatre
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FUN KS3 Internet research game on Musical Theatre

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"Find me a musical which uses a story from the Bible..." and much more! This 20 questions internet research game is a fun pupil-led activity where they will learn a surprising amount about Musical Theatre. They will discover both older and more modern musicals and some questions are much trickier than others! For extension you could ask pupils to find the 'vital statistics' of each musical as they go -ie. date of premiere, stars performing in it, where it has been performed. Answer sheet is on the second page. Happy searching!
KS2 KS3 Music "Pitch Perfect" Compare and Contrast activity
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KS2 KS3 Music "Pitch Perfect" Compare and Contrast activity

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This activity asks pupils to use the musical elements to compare and contrast 3 songs. Due to copyright law I won't put MP3's of the songs but they can be easily accessed on YouTube. There are 2 sheets where pupils will use a Venn Diagram to compare the songs. Great practise for exams and for understanding analysis.
STOMP "OUT LOUD" worksheet
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STOMP "OUT LOUD" worksheet

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To be used in conjunction with excerpts from the filmed STOMP "OUT LOUD". Most of these things can be found on YouTube just type in the heading of the section eg: STOMP OUT LOUD brooms great resource to help pupils analyse the musical elements in a piece of performance art. Asks lots of questions about rhythm, pitch and sound production. Perhaps a great beginning of the Year activity for Year 7 or 8.
Space Music PowerPoint KS3
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Space Music PowerPoint KS3

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Informative presentation with links to listening examples for music written about 'Space". Brief information about composers and dates of works is also given. Includes: Holst Planets Kronos Quartet Sun Rings David Bowie Space Oddity Haydn The Creation Mike Oldfield Songs of Distant Earth and more... Could be used for analysis practise.
Music of Advertising KS3
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Music of Advertising KS3

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This presentation introduces pupils to the genre of advertising music. They must use their understanding of music analysis to analyse the examples given - scaffolding questions are asked. The second activity asks them to create their own advertisement for a particular product - using melody, rhythm, lyrics and basic accompaniment.
In depth Music Analysis guide for UKS3 KS4
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In depth Music Analysis guide for UKS3 KS4

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This is a guide of how to Analyse a piece of music in depth using the Musical Elements. It sets out a list of things to listen for/ a series of questions pupils can ask themselves as they listen to something they want to analyse. Terminology may differ across countries - this particular resource was created in Australia. Feel free to alter terminology where necessary. This resource has been particularly useful for training pupils to listen during unstudied works, but can be used for works they have to study for GCSE and A levels as a training exercise for exams etc.
KS3 Rhythm Bingo
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KS3 Rhythm Bingo

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A great way to teach aural skills and rhythm in a fun way. Works exactly like bingo - make sure pupils have one of the two different sheets - never just do it with one sheet. First person to get 4 in a row, and stand up and shout BINGO wins. Contains Semi quavers syncopation rests noted as Z
One on One and Group Lesson Practise Diary
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One on One and Group Lesson Practise Diary

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A Practise Diary created for children taking One on One or Group Lessons of instruments in a school setting. Contains space for: goals for the year one on one lesson comments group lesson comments lesson times for the next week colouring in bar of how much practise they did and how useful it was Was very useful as a peripatetic music specialist for Primary children.
Musical Elements for KS3
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Musical Elements for KS3

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A list of the Musical Elements for Early Secondary/KS3 pupils. Terminology may differ across countries - this particular resource was created in Australia. Feel free to alter terminology where necessary.