6x homework listening sheets (PDF)
6x Answer sheets for each homework sheet
This homework pack is suitable for Year 8 or 9 studying Minimalist music.
Each homework sheet focuses on a different film composer. Pupils are required to listen to a piece of music on YouTube and answer questions relating to the given music.
Pupils can access the YouTube clip either by scanning the QR code on the homework sheet or following the link given.
Included in this pack:
Steve Reich
Philip Glass
Michael Nyman
John Adams
Arvo Part
Minimalist Overview
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This pack contains:
4x Listening sheets (PDF)
4x Answer sheets (PDF)
This listening pack is suitable for KS3 and GCSE students (further details below) and can be used either in the classroom or as a homework task.
Each sheet focuses on a different composer. Pupils are required to listen to a piece of music on YouTube or Spotify and answer questions relating to the given music.
Pupils can access the music clips either by scanning the QR code on the sheet or following the links given.
Each listening sheet is marked out of 10 in total and encourages pupils to use level-appropriate technical terms.
Composers included in this pack:
Nina Simone (Little Girl Blue) – KS3
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Nutcracker) – KS3
George Frideric Handel (The Messiah) & Gerald Finzi (In Terra Pax) – KS4 / KS5
Alan Silvestri (music for film ‘A Christmas Carol’) – KS3
Please note: KS3 refers to 11 – 14 year olds; KS4 refers to 14 – 16 year olds; KS5 refers to 16 – 18 year olds
This pack contains:
6x listening sheets (PDF)
6x Answer sheets for each sheet
This listening pack is suitable for more advanced Year 9 students or students studying GCSE music (14 -16 years).
Each homework sheet focuses on a different contemporary composer. Pupils are required to listen to a piece of music on YouTube or Spotify and answer questions relating to the given music.
Pupils can access the YouTube clip either by scanning the QR code on the sheet or following the link given.
Each listening sheet is marked out of 10. There is an optional ‘Stretch and challenge” question at the end of each sheet worth 5 extra marks. This question requires more detailed use of musical key terms.
Composers included in this pack:
Elena Kats-Chernin
Jessica Curry
John Tavener
Chilly Gonzales
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Henri Tomasi
This bundle contains 5 homework packs. Each pack includes 6 pupil listening sheets and 6 answer sheets (PDF). The packs are written for Year 9 - GCSE students (14-16 year olds).
Baroque Composers
Classical Composers
Romantic Composers
Twentieth Century Composers
Contemporary Composers
This is a sample Homework listening sheet on John Williams’ Imperial March, and the associated answer sheet.
If you like this taster sheet on John Williams, you can also purchase the whole pack comprising of 6 film music homework sheets.
This homework is suitable for Year 9 studying Film music or for the start of a GCSE course.
Pupils are required to listen to a piece of music on YouTube and answer questions relating to the given music.
Pupils can access the YouTube clip either by scanning the QR code on the homework sheet or following the link given.
The homework sheet is marked out of 10. There is an optional ‘Stretch and challenge” question at the end of each homework sheet worth 5 extra marks. This question is usually a comparison question and requires more detailed use of musical key terms.
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