Set of listening starter activities in PowerPoint that cover the OCR GCSE (9-1) Music Areas of Study. These starters are an ideal 15-20 minute activity that cover stylistic musical features, key terminology, score reading and simple analysis. They include links to YouTube resources and other suggested listening material as well as quick and simple answers provided in the notes. There is also advice and tips on how they can be used in the classroom. The main aim of these resources is to engage students as soon as they enter the classroom, familiarise students with the OCR GCSE Music content, develop their listening skills as an ongoing priority, and prepare them for the listening exam.

This baseline evaluation is a series of questions about musical elements where students have to listen to short clips of music and identify rhythms, pitch, melody, instruments, and changes in music such as dynamics and tempo as well as their knowledge of key music terminology. The question paper is laid out clearly in a progressive way and is supported with a PowerPoint presentation that gives examples of how to answer questions. The results obtained from doing a baseline evaluation provide invaluable data on students knowledge and understanding. Use of this data can be correlated between other assessments undertaken throughout the Key Stage 3 course, as well as whole school data, instrumental lesson data, and help inform your planning for students learning. I have also set this paper as part of a Year 10 introduction to the GCSE course exam to see how pupils have progressed and how much of their knowledge and understanding has been consolidated. This pack contains a question paper in Word and PDF format, an answer paper in PDF format, a PowerPoint Presentation where the audio clips can be played, and also a ZIP file containing all audio clips clearly labelled in WAV format. To set-up make sure that you copy the PowerPoint presentation to the same folder that you have extracted the audio files. I have also included an extended writing task that can either be set as homework or as an extension task during your lessons. This gives students the opportunity to talk about their music. For this task I have given students a week to research and then write up a draft. Spelling and grammar can then be checked before they write up their neat version. Students who produce a high standard of work are rewarded through whole school reward policy.

This is a quick starter activity to get students thinking about and applying key words. This covers topics in Area of Study 3 Rhythms of the World. Suggestions for its use in class are provided in the foot notes with links to musical examples on YouTube.

A series of lessons in PowerPoint that cover Minimalist music techniques. These lessons were originally intended for Year 8, however, can be used for any year group. The scheme of work includes: Performance workshops covering a range of minimalist techniques and devices. Creative workshops allowing students to develop given stimuli and/or create their own new musical ideas in small groups or using computer software. Listening tasks focusing on the music of leading minimalist composers. YouTube links provided on PowerPoint slides and in the footnotes. Starter activities, including rhythm activities, short tests and mix & match tasks. Learning reviews at the end of each lesson to discuss student progress and understanding. Guidance and information is provided in the footnotes in PowerPoint.

A set of student workbooks containing over 70 worksheets to use in conjunction with the OCR GCSE (9-1) Music Listening Starters Part 1-3. These starters are an ideal 15-20 minute activity that cover stylistic musical features, key terminology, music theory, score reading and simple analysis. They include links to YouTube resources and other suggested listening material, as well as additional tasks exclusive to these resources that aim to engage and support student progress in the classroom. Marks are awarded for each task and guidance on appropriate responses can be found in the footnotes of the OCR GCSE (9-1) Music Listening Starters Part 1-3. The main aim of these resources is to engage students as soon as they enter the classroom, familiarise students with the OCR GCSE Music content, develop their listening skills and theoretical understanding as an ongoing priority, and prepare them for the listening exam. These worksheets can be adapted in order to provide teachers with an effective method of assessing student understanding of key musical concepts through low-stakes testing.

Set of listening starter activities in PowerPoint that cover the OCR GCSE (9-1) Music Areas of Study. These starters are an ideal 15-20 minute activity that cover stylistic musical features, key terminology, score reading and simple analysis. They include links to YouTube resources and other suggested listening material as well as quick and simple answers provided in the notes. There is also advice and tips on how they can be used in the classroom. The main aim of these resources is to engage students as soon as they enter the classroom, familiarise students with the OCR GCSE Music content, develop their listening skills as an ongoing priority, and prepare them for the listening exam.

A set of student workbooks containing over 70 worksheets to use in conjunction with the OCR GCSE (9-1) Music Listening Starters Part 1-3. These starters are an ideal 15-20 minute activity that cover stylistic musical features, key terminology, music theory, score reading and simple analysis. They include links to YouTube resources and other suggested listening material, as well as additional tasks exclusive to these resources that aim to engage and support student progress in the classroom. Marks are awarded for each task and guidance on appropriate responses can be found in the footnotes of the OCR GCSE (9-1) Music Listening Starters Part 1-3. The main aim of these resources is to engage students as soon as they enter the classroom, familiarise students with the OCR GCSE Music content, develop their listening skills and theoretical understanding as an ongoing priority, and prepare them for the listening exam. These worksheets can be adapted in order to provide teachers with an effective method of assessing student understanding of key musical concepts through low-stakes testing.

A set of student workbooks containing over 70 worksheets to use in conjunction with the OCR GCSE (9-1) Music Listening Starters Part 1-3. These starters are an ideal 15-20 minute activity that cover stylistic musical features, key terminology, music theory, score reading and simple analysis. They include links to YouTube resources and other suggested listening material, as well as additional tasks exclusive to these resources that aim to engage and support student progress in the classroom. Marks are awarded for each task and guidance on appropriate responses can be found in the footnotes of the OCR GCSE (9-1) Music Listening Starters Part 1-3. The main aim of these resources is to engage students as soon as they enter the classroom, familiarise students with the OCR GCSE Music content, develop their listening skills and theoretical understanding as an ongoing priority, and prepare them for the listening exam. These worksheets can be adapted in order to provide teachers with an effective method of assessing student understanding of key musical concepts through low-stakes testing.

Set of listening starter activities in PowerPoint that cover the OCR GCSE (9-1) Music Areas of Study. These starters are an ideal 15-20 minute activity that cover stylistic musical features, aural dictation, comparison questions, extended writing questions, key terminology, music theory, score reading and simple analysis. They include, audio links, links to YouTube resources and other suggested listening material as well as quick and simple answers provided in the notes. There is also advice and tips on how they can be used in the classroom. The main aim of these resources is to engage students as soon as they enter the classroom, familiarise students with the OCR GCSE Music content, develop their listening skills as an ongoing priority, and prepare them for the listening exam.

This is a quick starter activity to get students thinking about and applying key words. This covers topics in Area of Study 4 Film Music. Suggestions for its use in class are provided in the foot notes with links to musical examples on YouTube.

This is a quick starter activity to get students thinking about and applying key words. This covers topics in Area of Study 5 Conventions of Pop. Suggestions for its use in class are provided in the foot notes with links to musical examples on YouTube.

This is a quick starter activity to get students thinking about and applying key words. This covers topics in Area of Study 2 The Concerto Through Time. Suggestions for its use in class are provided in the foot notes with links to musical examples on YouTube.

“Making Music is about students developing their own skills, broadening their understanding of the music that is around them and how they themselves can create music in a practical and fun way”. This resource package is a Key Stage 3 Music scheme of work that aims to provide the teacher with a solid base to work from. Each module aims to provide appropriate levels of progression and flexibility, with clear, pertinent and achievable tasks that can be adapted to any situation or student need. There are 9 booklets included in this package, with over 200 worksheets, consisting of: Year 7 - Module 1 - Rhythmic Patterns Year 7 - Module 2 - Melody in Music Year 7 - Module 3 - 12-Bar Blues Year 8 - Module 4 - Indian Music Year 8 - Module 5 - Skills in Music Year 8 - Module 6 - Background Music Year 9 - Module 7 - Song Writing Year 7-9 - Listen & Identify 1 Year 7-9 - Listen & Identify 2 Homework tasks, listening tasks with supporting YouTube playlists, and student self-assessment are built into each module of work. These help to develop, support and consolidate student knowledge and understanding of the concepts covered in each module, as well as develop student confidence and ability to express themselves, their views, and opinions through verbal and non-verbal forms of communication. A teacher overview supporting document ‘KS3 Music Module Outlines_Y7-9’ provides a clear breakdown of the content and objectives of each module, the assessment criteria and learning outcomes for a ‘Life After Levels’ assessment model, a breakdown of the YouTube playlists with recommended listening material and weblinks to useful resources and sites.