I have been a singing and music teacher for twenty years and, although there are some amazing resources out there, sometimes I wanted something slightly different. So, I started creating my own and have listed some of them here. Enjoy!
I have been a singing and music teacher for twenty years and, although there are some amazing resources out there, sometimes I wanted something slightly different. So, I started creating my own and have listed some of them here. Enjoy!
This is a grid I have created to help work out chords and inversions. There is an explanation and example on one sheet and some blank grids on the other. This can be used in conjunction with my other resources on chords and music theory or as a stand alone resource.
A PowerPoint going through how to work out minor keys from their relative major. I use this with my worksheets ‘How to work out relative minor keys - worksheet’, ‘How to work out harmonic minor keys - worksheet’ and ‘How to work out melodic minor keys - worksheet’, also available on TES or as a bundle. These can be used in classroom lessons or individual music theory lessons for the Grade 5 ABRSM music theory exam.
A short PowerPoint showing semitones and tones on a keyboard and a worksheet to identify tones and semitones. Then continue the lesson with a PowerPoint and worksheet on forming a major scale.
A PowerPoint to teach the basics of note reading in the treble and bass clef, followed by basic worksheets on reading note names in the treble and bass clef (with answers). This can be used as an introduction to the topic or a quick re-cap. This can be used in classroom lessons or individual music theory lessons for the Grade 5 ABRSM music theory exam.
This PowerPoint takes you through how to work out a major key from the sharps and flats in the key signature. Then follow this with worksheets - Working out a major key from the key signature with sharps and flats, which give the students a chance to go through some examples. This can be used in classroom lessons or individual music theory lessons for the Grade 5 ABRSM music theory exam.
Bundle consisting of a PowerPoint and three worksheets on Minor keys, how to work out relative minor keys and how to form harmonic and melodic minor keys. This can be used in classroom lessons or individual music theory lessons for the Grade 5 ABRSM music theory exam.
A lesson on how to form a major scale following the pattern of tones and semitones - a PowerPoint explaining with examples and a worksheet to help students work it out for themselves. This can be used in classroom lessons or individual music theory lessons for the Grade 5 ABRSM music theory exam.
This lesson consists of a PowerPoint and four worksheets aimed at learners who are new to chords and music theory. The sheets could also be used for homework. There is also an activity on how to work out chords using a grid, with examples and blank grids.
These 10 worksheets take you through, step by step, from reading note names to identifying major and minor keys - perfect for ABRSM Grade 5 music theory students and class music lessons for Key stage 2, Key stage 3 and GCSE and A level music.
Bumper pack of worksheets: ‘Reading note names - treble clef - basic’, ‘Reading note names - bass clef - basic’, ‘Reading note names Treble and bass clef - Picture matching’, Identifying semitones and tones’, ‘Forming a major scale from the pattern of tones and semitones’, ‘Working out a major key from the key signature with sharps’, ‘Working out a major key from the key signature with flats’, ‘How to work out relative minor keys’, ‘How to work out harmonic minor keys’, ‘How to work out melodic minor keys’.
I also have PowerPoints to accompany these worksheets, should you need to do any more explaining, available separately.
6 PowerPoints and accompanying worksheets to teach the basics of intervals - Major, perfect, minor, augmented and diminished. It also covers Compound Intervals.
