Full scheme of work for Year 7 students developing early knowledge about Music. Lots of differentiated activities and learning objectives

I saw this on twitter and have typed it up into an easy printable poster for your classroom - just edit your name at the bottom.

Clear video demonstration of how to play Dr Dre 'Still Dre' riff with the bass line.

Fast paced music quiz ideal for form time - recent pop songs 1-20 guess the artist and song title

Colour coded and clearly presented, the Blooms questions for cutting, laminating and putting on your wall as both a teacher resource and a students resource. I find these particularly helpful to stretch and challenge students and allow them to gain a greater depth of understanding.

Famous riff by Dr Dre and Snoop Dog - ideal for engaging Year 9 boys. Also a LAP sheet for the same rap.

Ideal for assessing composition at KS3 using the new 9-1 grading system Can be adapted for specific assessments

Uses b's so a slightly more challenging performance activity Ideal for a group to use to create an arrangement of their own version of the song or for less able to groups to follow as a performance

Develops knowledge and skills on hooks and riffs and performance techniques Can perform as written or create their own arrangement of the piece Differentiated worksheet for students Perform as a solo/pairs/groups

Practical introduction to rhythm (crotchets, quavers, minims, semi-quavers) Differentiated opportunities within performances and composition Develops rhythm, performance, composition and listening skills. Encourages group work. Introduction to writing musical notation. 1. Lesson by lesson instructions 2. Grade descriptors 9-1 for topic 3. Power point presentation with lesson objectives for each lesson 4. Student work booklet

Full scheme of work to teach Country and Western Music using The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Can be taught on recorders, keyboards, percussion 1. 9-1 descriptors for The Good, The Bad and The Ugly assessment 2. Student work booklet including 4 listening activities/assessments - Rodeo, Ring of Fire, Magnificent 7 theme and Take Me Home with You Tube listening links Starter activities Information page, 3. Full Power point presentation for the topic 4. Country and Western Music wordsearch 5. Sibelius notated version of The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

9-1 grade descriptors in Performing and Composing classroom display 9 x A4 sheets describing each grade from 9-1

Structure, Instruments, Harmony and Melody Plus Breakdown of the structure of the song clearly identifying each section and the musical features of each section.

A cut out and stick activity for students to do whilst listening to All Blues. Develops knowledge on the structure and instruments. Students should label each box with the appropriate section heading and then stick the instruments that are playing in to each section. The grid should be enlarged to A3 so there is enough room to stick the appropriate instruments in to each box. This task can then be extended to include the harmony and key signature for each section

Facts about each of the 12 set works. In detail and then bullet points for revision. General Music revision

A good way of starting to listen to Schoenberg's Peripetie. Questions relating to each of the first 3 motifs with a performance task at the end.