Activity-based introduction for Year 7 students to chords, including concepts of: figured bass, intervals, inversions, and voice leading. Resources include four differentiated worksheets with relevant learning objectives (print on A3 landscape) and supporting presentation file as both Keynote and Powerpoint files. Students complete the activity on keyboards. The piece of music used is Ecce Homo by Howard Goodall (the theme to Mr Bean).

Activity cards for teaching TAB using 5 clearly differentiated guitar riffs. Suitable for Year 7 and Year 8. 3 copies of each riff per A4 page. Print, trim and laminate. Beginner 1. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones 2. Apache - The Shadows (sampled by The Sugar Hill Gang) Intermediate 3. Walk This Way - Aerosmith (re-released in collaboration with Run DMC) 4. Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple Advanced 5. Eye of the Tiger - Survivor **Works well with 'KS3 Bass Riffs Resource'**

Activity cards for teaching TAB using 6 clearly differentiated bass riffs. Suitable for Year 7 and Year 8. 3 copies of each riff per A4 page. Print, trim and laminate. Beginner 1. Another One Bites the Dust - Queen 2. Low Rider - War Intermediate 3. Billie Jean - Michael Jackson 4. Feel Good Inc. - The Gorillaz Advanced 5. Sunshine of Your Love - Cream 6. Bombtrack - Rage Against the Machine **Works well with 'KS3 Guitar Riffs Resource'**

Activity cards linked to ABRSM scales and theory to help develop KS3 students' technical literacy with independent learner tasks. Grade 1 is linked to Year 7, Grade 2 to Year 8, Grade 3 to Year 9. Appropriate for key stage 4 in some settings. The activity cards focus on the use of terminology (eg. tone, semitone and interval) to build knowledge of devices including major, minor and chromatic scales as well as using intervals and arpeggios. Print and trim to a single keyboard per activity card before laminating. Useful for whole school development initiatives such as 'stretch and challenge', 'technical literacy', 'extension walls' and 'bell work'.

An Musical Futures-style informal learning topic aimed at Year 9 classes following on from a cover song performance topic. Suitable for Year 8 students in some settings. This collaborative composition topic follows a three part process of compose-refine-perform to create a 2 section, 3 or 4 chord pop song using vocals, keyboards, guitars, bass guitars and drum kits. Worksheets for each instrument are included, plus a Keynote presentation (available as powerpoint and PDF files) to support learning. Each worksheet is double-sided. The front page is the final lead sheet for the full composition, whilst the reverse contains differentiated options for chords etc. with the possibility of a mix and match approach for personalised learning. Tic-Tac-Toe activity refers to a free worksheet available from LittleKidsRock.org Learning Objectives and topic structure: 1. Compose/Practice (lessons 1 & 4) To know the definition of a chord sequence To be able to create a chord sequence To apply a chord sequence across a group of instruments 2. Refine/Rehearse (lessons 2 & 5) To revise knowledge of chord sequences
 To refine the composition process
 To maintain own musical role in ensemble playing 3. Perform (lessons 3 & 6) To demonstrate understanding of chord sequences To demonstrate technical and creative control of musical elements To demonstrate stylistic and structural coherence overall Uses Dyslexie font to support learners with dyslexia.