Free and premium resources ranging from high quality differentiated GCSE composition resources to whole school KS3 assemblies. Resources are created and planned to ensure the best outcomes for all students. Over the coming year more resources will be created to support teachers with the new AQA GCSE Music 9-1 specification.
Free and premium resources ranging from high quality differentiated GCSE composition resources to whole school KS3 assemblies. Resources are created and planned to ensure the best outcomes for all students. Over the coming year more resources will be created to support teachers with the new AQA GCSE Music 9-1 specification.
An assembly encompassing the idea of leadership. The assembly explores 'what is leadership?' before looking at different leaders in the world of sport and business.
The assembly asks students what they believe leadership to be and what traits a good leader should have.
There is opportunities for the leader of the assembly to add in their own school's protocols.
Suitable for KS3 however can be adapted for KS2 and KS4. Brilliant for Achievement Co-ordinators or Heads of Year.
An assembly encompassing the idea of Teamwork. The assembly explores 'what is teamwork?' before looking at different members of team in the world of sport and music.
The assembly asks students what they believe teamwork to be and challenges students to see for themselves in a 'Team Students' vs '1 Teacher' quiz. I would recommend using Mini Whiteboards (MWB) for this challenge.
There is opportunities for the leader of the assembly to add in their own school's protocols.
Suitable for KS3 however can be adapted for KS2 and KS4. Brilliant for Achievement Co-ordinators or Heads of Year.
The resource was designed to scaffold the students who are targeted 8/9 in Music however do not yet have a grasp of the compositional techniques to access this. This document contains two A5 differentiated sheet focusing on Harmony and Tonality. It provides a STRETCH document to challenge the more able and provides questions to stimulate the compositional process. There is also a SUPPORT document which provides basics as well as techniques that can be applied independently.
The STRETCH document provides four techniques:
- Modulation
- Cadences
- 7th Chords
- Chromatic Harmony
The SUPPORT document has four sections on:
- Major and Minor Chords
- Pedal
- Prefect and Imperfect Cadences
- Inverted Chords
This is one of six documents covering he AQA strands of music. The others can be purchased through the TES shop.
It is the responsibility to check through this resource and target it to specific students against their target grade and exam board specification. This resource has been tailored towards the new AQA GCSE 9-1 Specification.
An assembly encompassing the idea of challenge. The assembly explores 'what is a challenge?' before asking students to create their own challenge.
The assembly is built around the idea of driving students to be more independent and pro active. The original assembly was done in the early weeks of Y7 after the transition however can be adapted for any year group.
There is opportunities for the leader of the assembly to add in their own school's protocols.
Suitable for KS3 however can be adapted for KS2 and KS4. Brilliant for Achievement Co-ordinators or Heads of Year.
The resource was designed to scaffold the students who are targeted 8/9 in Music however do not yet have a grasp of the compositional techniques to access this. This document contains two A5 differentiated sheet focusing on Rhythm and Metre. It provides a STRETCH document to challenge the more able and provides questions to stimulate the compositional process. There is also a SUPPORT document which provides basics as well as techniques that can be applied independently.
The STRETCH document provides four techniques:
- Crisp dotted notes
- Triplets
- Scotch Snap
- Hemiola
The SUPPORT document has four sections on:
- Rhythm & Notation
- Augmentation and diminution
- Metre
- Changing Tempo
You can preview some of these techniques and the information it contains. The full resource will be on page two of the document.
It is the responsibility to check through this resource and target it to specific students against their target grade and exam board specification. This resource has been tailored towards the new AQA GCSE 9-1 Specification.
The resource was designed to scaffold all students on their Composition 1: Composition to a Brief for the 2018-19 cohort in the AQA GCSE 9-1 specification. The resource is a starting point to provide support and also challenge for Brief 2 provided by AQA this year.
The A4 document goes through different possibilities for the students with information on the following:
•Starting point
•Struggle writing vocals why not overture?
•Questions to Consider
•Potential elements, techniques and resources
•Musical pieces to consider
•Challenge (Stretch)
•Support
You can preview some of these boxes and the information it contains. The full resource will be on page two of the document.
It is the responsibility to check through this resource and target it to specific students against their target grade and exam board specification. This resource has been tailored towards the new AQA GCSE 9-1 Specification.
The resource was designed to scaffold the students who are targeted 8/9 in Music however do not yet have a grasp of the compositional techniques to access this. This document contains two A5 differentiated sheet focusing on Structure and Form. It provides a STRETCH document to challenge the more able and provides questions to stimulate the compositional process. There is also a SUPPORT document which provides basics as well as techniques that can be applied independently.
The STRETCH document provides four techniques:
- Advanced Popular Song
- Sonata
- Through Composed
- Contrast
The SUPPORT document has four sections on:
- Binary
- 12 Bar Blues
- Four Bar Phrases
- Ternary
You can preview some of these techniques and the information it contains. The full resource will be on page two of the document.
It is the responsibility to check through this resource and target it to specific students against their target grade and exam board specification. This resource has been tailored towards the new AQA GCSE 9-1 Specification.
The resource was designed to scaffold the students who are targeted 8/9 in Music however do not yet have a grasp of the compositional techniques to access this. This document contains two A5 differentiated sheet focusing on Texture & Melody. It provides a STRETCH document to challenge the more able and provides questions to stimulate the compositional process. There is also a SUPPORT document which provides basics as well as techniques that can be applied independently.
The STRETCH document provides four techniques:
- Imitative Writing
- Homophonic
- Ornaments
- Anacrusis
The SUPPORT document has four sections on:
- Texture (inc Monophoic, Canon & Polyphonic)
- Conjunct & Disjunct Melody
- How to write a successful melody
- Octaves
You can preview some of these techniques and the information it contains. The full resource will be on page two of the document.
It is the responsibility to check through this resource and target it to specific students against their target grade and exam board specification. This resource has been tailored towards the new AQA GCSE 9-1 Specification.
The resource was designed to scaffold the students who are targeted 8/9 in Music however do not yet have a grasp of the compositional techniques to access this. This document contains two A5 differentiated sheet focusing on Phrasing and Articulation. It provides a STRETCH document to challenge the more able and provides questions to stimulate the compositional process. There is also a SUPPORT document which provides basics as well as techniques that can be applied independently.
The STRETCH document provides four techniques:
- Tenuto
- Slur
- Marcato
- Advanced Phrasing
The SUPPORT document has four sections on:
- Pizzicato and Arco
- Accent
- Legato and Staccato
- Four Bar Phrases
You can preview some of these techniques and the information it contains. The full resource will be on page two of the document.
It is the responsibility to check through this resource and target it to specific students against their target grade and exam board specification. This resource has been tailored towards the new AQA GCSE 9-1 Specification.
The resource was designed to scaffold the students who are targeted 8/9 in Music however do not yet have a grasp of the compositional techniques to access this. This document contains two A5 differentiated sheet focusing on Timbre and Dynamics. It provides a STRETCH document to challenge the more able and provides questions to stimulate the compositional process. There is also a SUPPORT document which provides basics as well as techniques that can be applied independently.
The STRETCH document provides four techniques:
- Vocal Techniques
- Tremolo
- Crescendo and Diminuendo
- Reverb
The SUPPORT document has four sections on:
- Choice of instruments
- Changes in Guitar
- Dynamics
- Synthesiser
You can preview some of these techniques and the information it contains. The full resource will be on page two of the document.
It is the responsibility to check through this resource and target it to specific students against their target grade and exam board specification. This resource has been tailored towards the new AQA GCSE 9-1 Specification.
The resource was designed to scaffold all students on their Composition 1: Composition to a Brief for the 2017-18 cohort in the new AQA GCSE 9-1 specification. The resource is a starting point to provide support and also challenge for Brief 1 provided by AQA this year.
The A4 document goes through different possibilities for the students with information on the following:
- Starting point
- How to use the melodic shape
- Questions to Consider
- Potential elements, techniques and resources
- What do we know about the music provided?
- Challenge (Stretch)
- Support
You can preview some of these boxes and the information it contains. The full resource will be on page two of the document.
It is the responsibility to check through this resource and target it to specific students against their target grade and exam board specification. This resource has been tailored towards the new AQA GCSE 9-1 Specification.
The resource was designed to scaffold all students on their Composition 1: Composition to a Brief for the 2018-19 cohort in the AQA GCSE 9-1 specification. The resource is a starting point to provide support and also challenge for Brief 3 provided by AQA this year.
The A4 document goes through different possibilities for the students with information on the following:
•Starting point
•What type of dance?
•Questions to Consider
•Potential elements, techniques and resources
•Recommended listening
•Challenge (Stretch)
•Support
You can preview some of these boxes and the information it contains. The full resource will be on page two of the document.
It is the responsibility to check through this resource and target it to specific students against their target grade and exam board specification. This resource has been tailored towards the new AQA GCSE 9-1 Specification.
The resource was designed to scaffold all students on their Composition 1: Composition to a Brief for the 2018-19 cohort in the AQA GCSE 9-1 specification. The resource is a starting point to provide support and also challenge for Brief 1 provided by AQA this year.
The A4 document goes through different possibilities for the students with information on the following:
Starting point
How do we showcase the qualities?
Questions to Consider
Potential elements, techniques and resources
Pieces where the instrument is showcased
Challenge (Stretch)
Support
You can preview some of these boxes and the information it contains. The full resource will be on page two of the document.
It is the responsibility to check through this resource and target it to specific students against their target grade and exam board specification. This resource has been tailored towards the new AQA GCSE 9-1 Specification.
The resource was designed to scaffold all students on their Composition 1: Composition to a Brief for the 2018-19 cohort in the AQA GCSE 9-1 specification. The resource is a starting point to provide support and also challenge for Brief 4 provided by AQA this year.
The A4 document goes through different possibilities for the students with information on the following:
•Starting point
•Cell, augmentation and diminution
•Questions to Consider
•Potential elements, techniques and resources
•Minimalistic pieces
•Challenge (Stretch)
•Support
You can preview some of these boxes and the information it contains. The full resource will be on page two of the document.
It is the responsibility to check through this resource and target it to specific students against their target grade and exam board specification. This resource has been tailored towards the new AQA GCSE 9-1 Specification.
The resource was designed to scaffold all students on their Composition 1: Composition to a Brief for the 2017-18 cohort in the new AQA GCSE 9-1 specification. The resource is a starting point to provide support and also challenge for Brief 3 provided by AQA this year.
The A4 document goes through different possibilities for the students with information on the following:
- Starting point
- Ostinato
- Questions to Consider
- Potential elements, techniques and resources
- Recommend Listening
- Challenge (Stretch)
- Support
You can preview some of these boxes and the information it contains. The full resource will be on page two of the document.
It is the responsibility to check through this resource and target it to specific students against their target grade and exam board specification. This resource has been tailored towards the new AQA GCSE 9-1 Specification.
The resource was designed to scaffold all students on their Composition 1: Composition to a Brief for the 2019-20 cohort in the AQA GCSE 9-1 specification. The resource is a starting point to provide support and also challenge for Brief 1 provided by AQA this year.
The A4 document goes through different possibilities for the students with information on the following:
Starting point
Solemn or reflective event
Questions to Consider
Potential elements, techniques and resources
Pieces where the piece is sad/happy
Challenge (Stretch)
Support
You can preview some of these boxes and the information it contains. The full resource will be on page two of the document.
It is the responsibility to check through this resource and target it to specific students against their target grade and exam board specification. This resource has been tailored towards the new AQA GCSE 9-1 Specification.
The resource was designed to scaffold all students on their Composition 1: Composition to a Brief for the 2017-18 cohort in the new AQA GCSE 9-1 specification. The resource is a starting point to provide support and also challenge for Brief 2 provided by AQA this year.
The A4 document goes through different possibilities for the students with information on the following:
- Starting point
- Bill Baily’s Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra - 1970s Cop Music
- Questions to Consider
- Potential elements, techniques and resources
- Existing TV Crime Theme Tunes
- Challenge (Stretch)
- Support
You can preview some of these boxes and the information it contains. The full resource will be on page two of the document.
It is the responsibility to check through this resource and target it to specific students against their target grade and exam board specification. This resource has been tailored towards the new AQA GCSE 9-1 Specification.
The resource was designed to scaffold all students on their Composition 1: Composition to a Brief for the 2019-20 cohort in the AQA GCSE 9-1 specification. The resource is a starting point to provide support and also challenge for Brief 2 provided by AQA this year.
The A4 document goes through different possibilities for the students with information on the following:
Starting point
Online Action Game - The Theme
Questions to Consider
Potential elements, techniques and resources
Action Game Music and style
Challenge (Stretch)
Support
You can preview some of these boxes and the information it contains. The full resource will be on page two of the document.
It is the responsibility to check through this resource and target it to specific students against their target grade and exam board specification. This resource has been tailored towards the new AQA GCSE 9-1 Specification.
The resource was designed to scaffold all students on their Composition 1: Composition to a Brief for the 2017-18 cohort in the new AQA GCSE 9-1 specification. The resource is a starting point to provide support and also challenge for Brief 4 provided by AQA this year.
The A4 document goes through different possibilities for the students with information on the following:
- Starting point
- Technology
- Questions to Consider
- Potential elements, techniques and resources
- Technology based pieces/albums
- Challenge (Stretch)
- Support
You can preview some of these boxes and the information it contains. The full resource will be on page two of the document.
It is the responsibility to check through this resource and target it to specific students against their target grade and exam board specification. This resource has been tailored towards the new AQA GCSE 9-1 Specification.
The resource was designed to scaffold all students on their Composition 1: Composition to a Brief for the 2019-20 cohort in the AQA GCSE 9-1 specification. The resource is a starting point to provide support and also challenge for Brief 3 provided by AQA this year.
The A4 document goes through different possibilities for the students with information on the following:
Starting point
Vocals?
Types of Folk Music
Potential elements, techniques and resources
Contemporary Folk Music
Challenge (Stretch)
Support
You can preview some of these boxes and the information it contains. The full resource will be on page two of the document.
It is the responsibility to check through this resource and target it to specific students against their target grade and exam board specification. This resource has been tailored towards the new AQA GCSE 9-1 Specification.