Music Resources, mainly for the Edexcel GCSE and A level specification, to prepare students for exams.
Compositions resources, piano skills, elements of music and theory.
Music Resources, mainly for the Edexcel GCSE and A level specification, to prepare students for exams.
Compositions resources, piano skills, elements of music and theory.
A basic summary of the elements in ‘On Wenlock Edge’ taken from the Pearson Support Guide. This should be a starting point for students to use when revising with their scores.
Some wider listening ideas with points you can mention about in an essay. This can be used as a poster or handouts for your students.
Powerpoint presentation in 2 formats: ptx and pdf for the complete teaching of the set work. Notes taken from the Pearson Support Guide. 46 slides including wider listening, homework tasks and Youtube videos. Easy teaching format.
Vocabulary sheet with key words for the set work.
Vocabulary sheet for students to fill in definitions.
Vocabulary sheet with defintions for key words.
Exercise sheet that can be used as a lesson starter or for home revision. Match the elements of music to the correct sentences.
Some wider listening ideas for Vivaldi’s Concerto In D Minor In the Edexcel Music A Level Listening and Appraising section with points you can mention about in an essay. This can be used as a starting point and handout for your students or as a display poster.
A summary taken from the Pearson support Guide for students’ revision.
Powerpoint in 2 formats: pptx and pdf with 24 slides. Contains homework tasks, youtube videos, wider listening and notes from Pearson support guide for complete teaching.
Vocabulary sheet with keywords for set work.
Vocabulary sheet for students to fill in definitions.
Vocabulary sheet with definitions for key words.
Exercise sheet that can be used as a starter activity or for home revision. Match the correct element of music to the sentences.
A summary of Clara Schumann’s Piano Trio in G minor In the Edexcel Music A Level Listening and Appraising section, with basic points to be used as a starting point for revision, taken from the Pearson Support Guide.
Some wider listening ideas with points you can mention about in an essay. This can be used as a poster or handouts for your students.
Powerpoint presentation in 2 formats: pptx and pdf. Uses notes from Pearson Support Guide for complete teaching in class. Includes Youtube videos, homework tasks and questions to consider.
Vocabulary sheet with key words for the set work.
Vocabulary sheet for students to fill in definitions.
Vocabulary sheet with definitions for key words.
Exercise sheet that can be used as starter activity or home revision. Match the correct elements of music to the sentences.
A basic summary about the different elements in Anoushka Shankar taken from the Pearson Support Guide to be used as a starting point for revision. Students should be encouraged to search for the bar numbers and get acquainted with their scores.
Some wider listening ideas for the Music A Level Listening and Appraising section with points you can mention about in an essay. This can be used as a poster or handouts for your students.
A powerpoint presentation in 2 formats: pptx and pdf with 46 slides, including notes from the Pearson Support Guide and Youtube videos, for the complete teaching of the set work in class.
Vocabulary sheet with key words for set work.
Vocabulary sheet for students to fill in definitions.
Vocabulary sheet with definitions for key words.
Exercise sheet that can be used as a starter activity or for home revision. Match the correct element of music to the sentences.
Summaries and wider listening ideas for the 3 pieces in ‘Instrumental Music’ In the Edexcel Music AS and A Level Listening and Appraising section with points you can mention about in an essay. These can be used as posters or handouts for your students.
Powerpoints for the complete teaching of the set works.
Vocabulary sheets with key words for the set works.
Vocabulary sheets for students to fill in definitions.
Vocabulary sheets with definitions for key words.
Exercise sheets. Match the element of music to the sentences.
A summary of the different elements in Debussy’s Estampes, taken from the Pearson Support Guide. This should be used as a starting point for students to search for the bar numbers in their scores.
Some wider listening ideas for the Edexcel Music AS and A Level Listening and Appraising section with points you can mention about in an essay. This can be used as a poster or handouts for your students.
A powerpoint presentation in 2 formats: pdf and pptx, contains the complete teaching of the setwork with notes from the Pearson Support Guide, wider listening, homework tasks and Youtube videos.
Vocabulary sheet with key words for set work.
Vocabulary sheet for students to fill in definitions.
Vocabulary sheet with definitions for key words.
Exercise sheet that can be used as a lesson starter or for home revision. Match the correct element of music to the sentences.
A composing task in 4 steps:
Choose the key
Write a melody
Discover the chords
Harmonise the melody.
These 10 worksheets follow a methodical approach that gives the students a rounded knowledge of harmonising melodies.
A powerpoint presentation in 2 formats: pdf and pptx.
A powerpoint presentation in 2 formats: pptx and PDF for Afro Celt Sound System’s ‘Release’.
16 slides including Youtube videos, the elements of music for score annotation and wider listening ideas with a homework task.
A student booklet to be used alongside the powerpoint for the complete teaching of the setwork. Contains paragraphs for different elements of music with blank spaces to fill in, homework tasks and an essay question.
Wider listening sheet with ideas for students to use in exams.
Summary sheet as a starting point for revision.
A vocabulary sheet with keywords for the set work.
A vocabulary sheet for students to fill in definitions
A vocabulary sheet with the definitions for each keyword.
Exercises for student revision. Match the element of music to the correct sentence.
All notes taken from The Pearson Support Guide and Edexcel resources (eg. Rhinegold Education Study Guide).
Powerpoint presentations in 2 formats: pptx and pdf with the complete teaching of the setworks.
Includes Youtube Videos, homework tasks and notes taken from the Pearson Support Guide.
18 Setworks in the Edexcel Music A level Listening and Appraising component.
Definitions for the key words in the 8 set works for the Edexcel GCSE listening and appraising course. Words divided by the elements of music.
Definitions taken from Rhinegold and Pearson resources.
Powerpoint on the elements of music with tips for exams.
Posters with the keywords for each element of music.
Vocabulary list with definitions. Sorted into the elements of music.
Can be used for any examining board, but based upon the mark scheme for the GCSE Edexcel Music course.
Student booklets of 15-18 pages each for the complete teaching of the 8 set works for the Listening and Appraising exam.
For use alongside the powerpoints, as paragraphs have blank spaces to fill in as they go along.
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/set-work-powerpoints-edexcel-music-gcse-8-pieces-12199063
Covers all the elements of music, wider listening tasks and an essay question for practice.
Notes taken from Pearson Support Guide and published resources.
Resources to use for the teaching of accidentals and key signatures.
Powerpoint in PDF and pptx formats.
Worksheet to fill in with the powerpoint, includes a homework task at the end and student assessment ‘how well do I know what we have learnt today?’ Word and PDF formats.
2 videos explaining how to figure out key signatures for sharps and flats.
Exercises in worksheet taken from Bridging the Gap to GCSE Music. ( Zig Zag Education)
Video in powerpoint from RIAM Teaching and Learning network:
Vocabulary sheets with key words for the 8 set works in Edexcel GCSE Music.
Can be used as posters or handouts.
Vocabulary sheets for students to fill in the definitions, good practice for home revision.
Vocabulary sheets with the definitions for the key words.
Taken from Rhinegold Publications and Pearson resources.
Resources for home revision!
Powerpoints for all 8 set works in 2 formats: pptx and pdf. Contain Youtube videos, homework tasks, wider listening and all the elements of the music for the Listening and Appraising exam.
Student booklets of 15-18 pages each for the complete teaching of the 8 set works for the Listening and Appraising exam.For use alongside the powerpoints, as paragraphs have blank spaces to fill in as they go along.
Covers all the elements of music, wider listening tasks and an essay question for practice.
Notes taken from Pearson Support Guide and published resources.
Exercise sheets for all 18 set works.
Match the correct element of music to the sentences.
These can be used as a starter activity in class or for home revision.
Useful to recap on the points students need to memorise for the exam as well as retain the kind of vocabulary they need to use for the different elements of music.
8 sheets, one for each set work. Exercises that can be done for revision, home learning or as a class starter activity.
Match the element of music to the correct sentence.
Useful two- fold exercise to help retain the definitions of the elements of music and the kinds of words that are expected, and for memorising points about the set work.
A powerpoint in PDF and pptx formats to teach songwriting over a 7 week period.
Although this is prepared for the Edexcel GCSE Music course, it can also be used for other levels and exam boards.
50 slides for 7 weeks of lessons where students will create a portfolio that they can use to get ideas for their composition. The idea is that students can build a bank of ideas that are personalised and differentiated to help them construct a song in a way that feels natural to them.
Week 1: Style
Week 2: Structure
Week 3: Lyrics
Week 4: Rhythm
Week 5: Harmony
Week 6: Melody
Week 7: Instrumentation
A powerpoint in 2 formats: pdf and pptx for the complete teaching on topic of jazz and blues. 46 detailed slides with listening, performing and composing activities, musical context and assessment.
Some slides use information from Musical Futures.
Vocabulary sheets with key words for each of the 18 set works in the Listening and Appraising component of the course.
Vocabulary sheets for students to fill in definitions for each keyword within elements of music.
Vocabulary sheet with definitions for each key word.
Resources could be used for teachers, student revision or as posters.