Engaging melody and range of parts to suit most mixed school ensembles. No percussion parts written, but performs well with Djembes or Drum Kit improvisation. Full instrumentation not necessary, but the more the merrier!

A ship sailed up to Bideford The Wildwood Song Faces on the stair. Intermediate String Orchestra Arrangements of original folk song tunes written while I was performing with a North Devon folk group. Copies of the songs available on request. (pdf)

Simple ensemble fanfare written for Wider Opportunities Mixed Brass project. Suitable for beginners

A further selection of resources used to spark off discussion in a variety of themes, usually with a Christian Collective Worship theme in mind. Hopefully added to week by week! See my resource page for the first two collections. Feedback welcomed!

A further selection of resources used to spark off discussion in a variety of themes, usually with a Christian Collective Worship theme in mind. Hopefully added to week by week! See my resource page for the first collection. Feedback welcomed!

A selection of resources used to spark off discussion in a variety of themes, usually with a Christian Collective Worship theme in mind. See also a second collection on my resource page. Feedback welcomed.

Ideas for an assembly about the power of words to destroy or to heal.

Assembly ideas for a theme of 'rules to live by' including a small follow up task.

Activities and worksheets to support a practical sequence of lessons on using Keyboards to help understand and apply knowledge of triads. No particular order. The activities could be applied during different KS3 units, such as improvisation, variations, structure, or could be put together to support a keyboard unit.

A powerpoint to revise themes of the elements. (Get the children to predict what is on each page). A group card sorting activity which should pick up holes in knowledge, maybe for a new GCSE group, and a writing frame encouraging use of element vocab in comparing two pieces of music.

A prompt for a very simple structured activity creating Variations from a tune. A writing prompt for comparing variations from a listening activity. A worksheet to help with a look at the Trout Variations by Schubert Ideas for group work creating variations from proverbs. Keyboard task Variations on Oh When the Saints