A presentation covering all elements of the Caribbean Music strand in the AQA GCSE AoS3 including Reggae, Ska, and Calypso, with video links, practice questions and answers.
A lesson on the orchestral music of Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven, with listening examples based on MAD TSHIRTS analysis organised by musical element, as well as listening practice questions.
Imogen Heap - Hide and Seek
Bon Iver - Roslyn
DR T SMITH tables for each song provided with useful analysis and points which link to the Kate Bush as Wider Listening.
Could be a useful unfamiliar listening exercise.
A number of quiz rounds covering all areas of study and sections A and B.
Designed like a quiz night with a short ‘odd one out’ and picture round, 4 slides of short form listening and 3x 2 mark questions and 1 x 8 mark for both the Mozart and Paul Simon.
Answers, excerpts, and youtube links provided. If the video doesn’t work, use the track and timings given either on the slide or the ‘notes’ section below the slide.
Unfamiliar listening question for the Instrumental music area of study.
Sibelius - Finlandia.
Exam style question and indicative content style mark scheme provided.
An example question 5 (unfamiliar listening) for the Instrumental Music area of study.
Exam style question and indicative content type mark scheme provided.
7 lessons (powerpoint) each touching on an aspect of the Baroque era with differentiated keyboard assessment pieces, assessment criteria for marking, and short listening tasks.
Three full schemes of work for KS3.
The elements of music can be done in a non-specialist room but need pitched percussion (boomwhackers work well).
20th Century starts with some lessons which can be done with little equipment and in a non-specialist room. The assessment is a piano piece.
The Baroque era includes the pieces to learn for the assessment and a powerpoint which explains features of the music.
All have powerpoints which include listening questions and tasks and cover about 7 lessons.
6 lessons covering 20th Century Music for KS3. Lessons are mostly designed to be delivered with few instruments and resources and made for those who are delivering lessons in non-specialist classrooms.
-Analysis for all 3 tracks
-Three wider listening pieces with analysis (and some for students to analyse themselves)
-Essay question example at the end
-Context and history information
A lesson (or two) on Romantic Requiems for the AQA GCSE Music spec.
A brief overview of the genre:
Two short form listening questions with answers (on a movement from the Faure and Verdi requiems),
Brief analysis of the requiems as MR TIGHTS tables,
A short composition task around melody / text setting / harmony / tonality
Powerpoint format
A grid giving features for all musical elements for each strand within the Areas of Study for AQA GCSE Music.
Most useful for the 3 mark questions in Section A.
7 lessons covering elements of music (rhythm/metre, melody, texture, harmony, and structure) for KS3, particularly Year 7.
The scheme of work has been made with limited resources in mind, perhaps for those teaching in a non-specialist room. Two/three lessons will need boomwhackers / pitched percussion for melody and texture.