M. Barraclough has been a teacher of music in the East Midlands since 2008. In that time he has helped to shape a number of departments with innovative approaches to assessment across Key Stages 3, 4 and 5.
Resources cover a range of topics and qualifications, including AQA GCSE, OCR A-Level and Edexcel BTEC.
M. Barraclough has been a teacher of music in the East Midlands since 2008. In that time he has helped to shape a number of departments with innovative approaches to assessment across Key Stages 3, 4 and 5.
Resources cover a range of topics and qualifications, including AQA GCSE, OCR A-Level and Edexcel BTEC.
In this pack you have enough resources to essentially teach Musical Future-style projects for a whole year!
The main areas covered are:
Pop Music
Blues Music
Reggae Music
You will receive 3 work booklets that contain enough information for homework/out of class activities, contextual understanding, SMSC etc.
You will also receive worksheets that teach your students about the 12 Bar Blues, 3 Little Birds by Bob Marley, Price Tag by Jessie J & Boulevard of Broken Dreams by Green Day.
This is a fantastic bundle for any department that needs that little bit extra to get the children engaged or a department that wants to build a strong performing culture. Each piece of work has a strong emphasis on both context of music and performance.
Attached is a mock paper based on the 'AoS 5 - Conventions of Pop' part of the listening & appraising paper. The mock is based specifically on the Rock N' Roll era of the Area of Study.
There is also a bespoke audio file laid out like actual GCSE listening exams so that students can adapt to how the exams will be on the day. The front sheet for the exam is laid out exactly like the OCR exam front sheets.
The exam has 4 questions and is worth 40 marks - exactly half of the full exam. Question 4 is a 'longer answer' type question. The audio extracts are:
The Beatles - Twist & Shout
Elvis Presley - Blue Suede Shoes
The Beach Boys - Wouldn't It Be Nice
Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode
Knowledge organiser / summary sheets for Area of Study 5: Conventions of Pop, one of the exam areas for the OCR GCSE Music specification.
Areas included:
Rock N’ Roll
Rock Anthems
Ballads
Solo Artists
Features discussed:
Melody
Rhythm
Texture
Instrumentation
Genre
Harmony/Tonality
Structure
Knowledge organiser / summary sheets for Area of Study 2: Concerto Through Time, one of the exam areas for the OCR GCSE Music specification.
Areas included:
Baroque
Classical
Romantic
Features discussed:
Melody
Rhythm
Texture
Instrumentation
Genre
Harmony/Tonality
Structure
The Keyboard Classical Collection has eleven different classical pieces of varying difficulty. Each sheet has the main melody and the chords written above. These can be used as small duo/ensemble activities or solo performances, with the ability to be stretched from Year 7 all the way to GCSE performance if scaffolded correctly.
In some cases the keys have been changed.
The Keyboard Classical Collection has three different classical pieces of varying difficulty. Each sheet has the main melody and the chords written above. These can be used as small duo/ensemble activities or solo performances, with the ability to be stretched from Year 7 all the way to GCSE performance if scaffolded correctly.
In some cases the keys have been changed.
The songs are as follows:
Fur Elise - Beethoven
Peter & The Wolf - Prokofiev
Swan Lake - Tchaikovsky
This is an excel document that calculates a student's final grade based on their scores in composition, performance and listening & appraising.
All you have to do is enter the student's scores a final 9-1 mark will be provided. Information has been sourced directly from OCR Music specialists and through CPD events, but all formulas and rules within the excel document have been added by myself.
Student targets change colour based on if they are on, below or above target. All grade boundaries are provided on an alternative tab. Formulas have been added for up to 20 students. If you would like me to add for more than this amount you can contact me and I can send a bespoke document following purchase.
In this resource pack there are 5 different PDF files that have a number of parts ranging from very easy to intermediate to complicated. There are also guitar chords. Notes are labelled, allowing all learners to access the work.
I have used this in my school with Year 7 classes to teach rhythm, to great effect. I have also attached the Sibelius files so that you can edit any parts, add additional instruments or to make a full arrangement etc.
‘Palladio’ by Karl Jenkins for school ensemble. There are intermediate and slightly more advanced parts. Score accommodates instruments in C; Eb; Bb & bass clef. There is also a piano part.
Provided is a PDF with all of the parts and the Sibelius file to allow for easy editing, as well as a guide audio track for reference.
Attached is a help booklet that provides ALL of the information required for a student to gain top marks in AQA Performing Arts Unit 1, with each of the 4 written parts broken down so that the student knows what to write.
The PDF shows you the original layout in case the document changes on your computer and the word document allows you to edit the original document if you wish.
I used this booklet with my previous cohort and had over half of the class receive A*/A and every student (class of 18) got C or above. The booklet was used specifically for the music discipline but has been adapted for drama and dance by other departments.
Recently my GCSE AQA Performing Arts students visited the Nottingham-based venue Rock City. They did this in order to learn information that is vital for their Unit 1 coursework. Whilst there we conducted interviews and learnt about the history of the venue.
To collate information, I have since put together all of the interviews and information that can be used for their coursework which provides enough detail and variation for students to gain top-end marks.
This resource is also perfect for BTEC courses, such as revision for the Unit 1 exam or for industry-based research to compliment coursework.
My school is the only one to have ever visited Rock City on a private tour so the information gained is not available on Wikipedia or other music job-based websites. This resource is invaluable for students to gain additional industry-based context.
The third of a series.
The keyboard performance pack has three different songs of varying difficulty. There are two sheets per song; one with the notes labelled and one without. All sheets have the featured chords.
The songs are as follows:
Budapest - George Ezra
Roar - Katy Perry
Skyscraper - Sam Bailey
Other packs in this series:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/pop-songs-keyboard-performance-pack-1-11416953
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/pop-songs-keyboard-performance-pack-2-11416969
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/pop-songs-keyboard-performance-pack-4-11417090
The first of a series.
The keyboard performance pack has three different songs of varying difficulty. There are two sheets per song; one with the notes labelled and one without. All sheets have the featured chords.
The songs are as follows:
Good Grief - Bastille
Tears - Clean Bandit
Treat You Better - Shawn Mendes
Other packs in this series:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/pop-songs-keyboard-performance-pack-2-11416969
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/pop-songs-keyboard-performance-pack-3-11416983
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/pop-songs-keyboard-performance-pack-4-11417090
This booklet has enough resources to cover a full half term (or longer) of Pop Music & Pop Songs. There are enough tasks to cover homework, classroom activities and much more.
The overall project is for a group of students to compose their own pop songs. Students will learn how to play chords on guitar or keyboard, how to play a basic drum beat and how a pop song is structured. Students will also write their own lyrics.
There are two files - the word document, which can be edited to suit your own school's layouts and a PDF showing the original layout designed for my old school to give you an idea. The original file was designed on a macbook so some images of the word document may have moved around a bit. Referring to the PDF will allow you to easily correct any potential errors.
Knowledge organiser / summary sheets for Area of Study 4: Film Music, one of the exam areas for the OCR GCSE Music specification.
Areas included:
Original Film Music
Classical Music in Films
Video Game Music
Features discussed:
Melody
Rhythm
Texture
Instrumentation
Genre
Harmony/Tonality
Structure
The Keyboard Classical Collection has two different classical pieces of varying difficulty. Each sheet has the main melody and the chords written above. These can be used as small duo/ensemble activities or solo performances, with the ability to be stretched from Year 7 all the way to GCSE performance if scaffolded correctly.
In some cases the keys have been changed.
The songs are as follows:
Symphony No 5, first mvt - Beethoven
Suite No1 For Cello - Bach
The Keyboard Classical Collection has three different classical pieces of varying difficulty. Each sheet has the main melody and the chords written above. These can be used as small duo/ensemble activities or solo performances, with the ability to be stretched from Year 7 all the way to GCSE performance if scaffolded correctly.
In some cases the keys have been changed.
The songs are as follows:
Symphony No 9, final mvt - Beethoven
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - Mozart
In The Hall of the Mountain King - Grieg
The Keyboard Classical Collection has three different classical pieces of varying difficulty. Each sheet has the main melody and the chords written above. These can be used as small duo/ensemble activities or solo performances, with the ability to be stretched from Year 7 all the way to GCSE performance if scaffolded correctly.
In some cases the keys have been changed.
The songs are as follows:
The Blue Danube - Strauss
Rondo Alla Turca - Mozart
Clair de Lune - Debussy
Included with this bundle is a 40 mark AoS2 - Concerto Through Time assessment, with a 40 mark test paper and audio file of the corresponding songs. Gaps & clips have been shortened in length to allow the exam to be able to take place in a standard 1 hour lesson.
This is an excellent way of measuring the progress of your student’s AoS2 knowledge and features a large range of questions in the style of the official OCR examinations.
Specific topic of focus is Baroque.
The Blue Danube by Johann Strauss for school ensemble. There are beginner, intermediate and slightly more advanced parts. Score accommodates instruments in C; Eb & Bb. There is also orchestral percussion.
Provided is a PDF with all of the parts and the Sibelius file to allow for easy editing.