Star Wars Keyboard Performance This resource is designed for KS3 students who have access to a piano or keyboard and would like to learn to play two Star Wars leitmotifs - Luke’s Theme and Rey’s Theme. The resource includes a starter activity, a plenary knowledge quiz, self-reflection questions, success criteria, sheet music (with letters) for both themes, sound clips from each of the themes, and short examples of the themes on a keyboard to demonstrate correct hand placement. Starter Activity: The starter activity is a listening activity where students will listen to a short clip of Luke’s Theme and answer questions about the music, including tempo, tonality and instrumentation. This activity will help students engage with the music and prepare them for the rest of the lesson. Plenary Knowledge Quiz: The plenary is a knowledge quiz that recaps important musical concepts and terminology covered during the lesson. This quiz will help students remember and reinforce what they have learned. Self-Reflection Questions: After the lesson, students will be asked to identify areas of strength and areas for improvement in preparation for their next lesson. Success Criteria: The success criteria will be provided at the beginning of the lesson, and will clearly outline the expectations for the students in terms of playing the two leitmotifs. The criteria will be based on elements such as accuracy, tempo, dynamics, and hand placement. Sheet Music with Letters: The sheet music provided for the two leitmotifs will include letters to help students easily identify the keys they need to play. This will make it easier for students who may not be able to read sheet music fluently to still participate in the lesson. Sound Clips and Examples: Short sound clips of both leitmotifs will be provided for students to listen to and learn from. In addition, examples of the themes on a keyboard will be demonstrated to show correct hand placement and finger positioning. Overall, this resource provides an engaging and practical way for students to learn two iconic Star Wars leitmotifs on the keyboard. The resource is designed to be flexible and adaptable, with teachers able to modify the activities to suit their individual needs and teaching styles.

This resource includes three different types of music pass. Rock and Pop Keyboard club Choir The passes are fully adjustable on the Ppt provided, so you are able to change the name, room number, type of musical activity and the time.

May the 4th be with You: Exploring Music in Star Wars This resource is designed to introduce KS3 students to the music of Star Wars and how it contributes to the storytelling and character development in the films. The resource includes three listening activities, a discussion activity, an independent written activity, a starter, and a plenary to recap key terminology. There is even an optional homework you can set! Sound clips from the three Star Wars characters we are investigating are also be provided. Listening Activities: The three listening activities will focus on the themes associated with three iconic Star Wars characters: Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, and Rey. Students will listen to short clips from each of these themes and answer questions about the music, atmosphere, tempo, tonality, dynamics, and instrumentation. Character Comparison: Students will use their answers for the listening activies to compare and contrast the three characters themes. Discussion Activity: After completing the listening activities, students will engage in a discussion activity where they will share their thoughts on how the musical elements contribute to the overall character development of the three characters. Students will also compare their responses with their peers and see if they can identify any differences or similarities in their observations.

The resource covers essential terminology and features real-life examples of the application of panning, DAW, looping, sampling, reverb, and delay. The resource also includes engaging tasks such as a research task and a listening task featuring the popular song ‘Set Fire to the Rain’. The listening task comprises 13 questions, with lyrics and answer sheets conveniently provided in the same document. The resource has been thoroughly tested in my own classroom, and the feedback from students was highly positive.

This resource includes a step-by-step guide to help students achieve a good ternary form composition making use of dominant second chords, modulations and a variety of interesting (labelled) chord progressions. In addition to the guide, this resource also includes audio and visual WAGOLLS which provide students with examples of high-quality compositions to use as a reference for their own work. The WAGOLLS are color-coded to further aid understanding and make it easier for students to distinguish between different sections of the composition. The resource also focuses on recognition of the secondary dominant. Clear and concise definitions of secondary dominant chords are provided and explain how to find them in any key. This knowledge is crucial for students to understand as they work towards composing their own pieces at a higher level. I have used this resource successfully with an A-level class who found the guides useful in planning their own compositions in the future.

This resource is an introduction to graphic scores for Key Stage 3, suitable for both Year 7 and Year 8. It can be taught in a non-specialist classroom by a non-specialist teacher. It includes: visual starter activity. video graphic score example. W.A.G.O.L.L hand drawn example. Success criteria. Learning objectives. Mid-lesson peer review opportunities. Please let me know what you think of this resource and leave a review!

This resource contains: an engaging starter activity. an introduction to ostinatos. famous examples of ostinatos used within pop music with links. the very catchy ‘an ostinato is a pattern that repeats’ song. a composition task using Chrome Music Lab, a free tool available to those who have access to a computer and an internet connection. a step-by-step guide on how to use Chrome Music Lab Song Writer. Instructions on how to send the teacher the finished work when it is completed. Opportunities for peer assessment. This 2 lesson task can be taught by somebody who is a non-specialist, as long as they have access to a computer room or laptops within the room. Students/the teacher can choose whether students complete this task individually or in a pair. It is suitable for KS3 students. Please leave a review and let me know what you think of the resource!

This lesson continues from the previous (free) lesson 1 resource also available in my store. This resource is suitable for KS3 and under and suitable to be taught in a non-specialist room. It goes into detail about the different pitches and timbre all of the common orchestral instruments produce. This resource includes: A think, pair, share matching retreival style task A knowledge organiser to ensure students have a clear understanding of the varying pitches of the instruments within the orchestra. Sound clips of every section of the orchestra to allow students an understanding of the timbre 8 listening sound clips where students will need to identify the instruments, the instruments orchestral family in addition to its pitch. Extra questions exploring the dynamics and tempo of music, with a particular focus on William Tell Overture. This lesson ends with 8 questions, many of which are multiple choice. This lesson can be taught by a non-specialist teacher. I have left notes in many of the ‘notes’ sections to guide teachers who may be unsure of how to deliver and pace the lesson. Answer sheet and worksheet is also included.

This resource explores the instruments of the orchestra. This resource includes: an engaging listening starter task a discussion activity to learn what students already know a listening and recording task where students will fill in a table matching instruments to their sections. This task involves YouTube, so you will need a stable internet connection! a fill-in the blanks task (with an option to provide the students with the word bank) OPTIONAL extra slides going into more detail about the four sections of the orchestra: Strings, woodwind, brass and percussion. An optional extra listening task based on the music of Peter and the Wolf. This would be ideal for teachers who have a double lesson or a 100 minute lesson. A plenary where students have to identify the solo instruments. Achievement points awarded to students who get this correct! The watermark will be removed on the resource if you should choose to download it. Please leave a review and let me know what you think! :)

The first in a series of lessons for Calypso Music for KS3. This resource includes a PowerPoint (where all instructions are given within the notes sections if being delivered by non-specialist) in addition to the first part of the sheet music necessary for this module. This first lesson includes where Calypso Music is from, videos of steel drums, key characteristics of Calypso Music in addition to a fun steel drum music guessing game at the end. Water marks are not on actual resource This first lesson is free! If you like what you see, please go to my shop and purchase the rest of the lessons for this scheme of work (4 additional lessons, all including instructions, interesting and engaging starters and plenaries in as well as the rest of the sheet music). And as always, please leave a review! :)

This booklet contains six different christmas pieces written for keyboard. All of the keyboard notes are written on to allow access for more learners. Lyrics are also included for those who want to sing along. Included songs: Jingle Bells Deck the Halls Away in a Manger Silent Night We Wish you a Merry Christmas Walking in the air (The Snowman)

An introduction to musical theatre AOS3. Listening activities included, in addition to a short playing task.

Two lessons on the blues. The first is based around students researching knowledge, the second is based on learning about the 12-bar blues and includes 2 listening activities and a reading information sheet. As always, please leave a review of the resource!

A short presentation on how to identify chord intervals by ear and by sight. Worksheet included at the end of the presentation.

A short guide to chord inversions explained within the key of C major, including worked examples and three worksheets to complete.

This is an instrument quiz based around the game ‘Among Us’. Working in a similar way to ‘odd one out’, there are multiple questions where students will have to answer regarding instruments of the orchestra. All animation is complete and ready to go!

This resource contains 6 different slides containing matching tasks in the style of the popular game ‘among us’, where students will need to match the description to its instrument. Two of the slides are based around folk instruments, with the remaining four being based around orchestral instruments. Animation of the matches are automatic once on slide presentation mode.

Three orchestra anagram activity starters with answers. The first two rounds include the instruments and different sections of the orchestra. The third round focuses on the elements of music. Answers are included within the resource, as well as a ‘challenge question’ on each slide.

A sheet describing how to move from a verse to a chorus effectively within a pop song using chord progressions. The resource covers modulations, dominant 7ths in addition to perfect and imperfect cadences.