This is the first video where I’ve filmed myself doing a lesson. This lesson teaches students how to sing along to the Folk song ‘Blow Away the Morning Dew.’ You can sing along and gain an understanding of what Folk music is as you go!

A video describing phrases, sections and simple structures, binary and ternary form.

Demonstrating key vocabulary within Blues Music. Riff, Chords, Primary Chords, Improvised Solo, 12 Bar Blues Chord Sequence

A song to learn about what Major, Minor, Major 7th, Minor 7th and Dominant 7th Chords sound like & how to create them!

A video song introducing and explaining basic musical symbols. Stave, Treble Clef, Time Signature, Key Signature, Bars & Bar Lines, Sharps & Flats Teachers are free to use if they feel it will benefit their students.

A video explaining popular music structure. Including these sections: Introduction Verse PreChorus Chorus Bridge Instrumental Break Outro

A interactive song showing how to read the Treble Clef. Notes on a line do the rhyme ‘Every Good Boy Deserves Football’ (I know it doesn’t rhyme) Notes in the space spell FACE.

Teach your students what melody, accompaniment, hooks, riffs and repetition are. Accompaniment and melody by One Direction’s “Kiss You” Lyrics and loose arrangement By Mr D Morley

Music video to teach students about the musical elements. Including demonstrations and explanations. I use the acronym DRIPTTT’s.

Learn how to write a melody with a demonstration of Levitating by Dua Lipa. Glossary of terms used in the video Pitch - How high or low a note sounds Step - 1 note up or down Hop - 2 notes up or down Leap - More than 2 notes up or down Octave - The same note higher or lower Sequence - Repeating an idea higher or lower in pitch Ascending - Notes going up Descending - Notes going down Rhythm - A pattern of long and short notes Anacrusis - Lead in notes before the phrase Syncopation - Notes off the main beats Structure - The layout of the music Phrase - A short musical idea Section - The sum of the phrases e.g. Verse, Chorus etc

A song to teach students how to read notes on a keyboard.

I use this in lessons to introduce musical elements with the acronym DRIPTTT’s. I get students to shout out the words after they come up on the video and then again when the letters come up without the elements. Afterwards, I will question students on remembering the DRIPTTT’s in order. How have you used it?

To complement my ‘How to Rehearse Effectively’ YouTube video, this poster is available to print, high quality in both png & pdf formats, for your classroom or corridor walls! Please note, the resource will not have blank spaces at the top and bottom like the preview image. Each step is on a different page (pdf) or a different file (png) and can be printed out and laminated to make a larger display. If you like this resource, please leave a review!

A video I made to explain how to read the bass clef. It uses the iconic bassline from Pink Floyd’s ‘Money’ and aims to be interactive and fun for students. Teachers may use if they wish.

To complement my How to Rehearse Effectively YouTube video, this poster is available to print, high quality in both png & pdf formats, for your classroom or corridor walls! Please note, the resource will not have blank spaces at the top and bottom like the preview image. It will be in 16:9 format. If you like this resource, please leave a review!