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Resources include lesson plans for KS3-5 Music lessons and PSHEE, software guides, chords and lyrics for songs and, more recently, sheet music of own choral compositions.

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Resources include lesson plans for KS3-5 Music lessons and PSHEE, software guides, chords and lyrics for songs and, more recently, sheet music of own choral compositions.
Guitar fretboard layout
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Guitar fretboard layout

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A cut-out guitar fretboard layout for students - useful for class band lessons, students can learn how to read the layout and work out which notes they may need. Any feedback would be great, thanks!
Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms A2 Music questions
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Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms A2 Music questions

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A list of questions on the harmony and themes of the Symphony of Psalms: Stravinsky. Cut up each sentence and students find the answer for the question. The amount of points per question determines the difficulty of the question. No answers are provided so students have to show you the answer or prove the answer. Can be used for other elements of the Stravinsky or other elements of the other set works.
Buckley key term matching
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Buckley key term matching

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A 'Call My Bluff' of Buckley key terms - there are three definitions of certain key terms in Grace. Pupils work out which is the best fit. There are some definitions that pupils can discount straight away; e.g. EQ is not ET's cousin. Other key terms can be used. Useful for a starter for Grace and could be used for a revision aid if the options are harder to discern the difference between.
Instrument Heroes or Villains in Film Music
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Instrument Heroes or Villains in Film Music

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A worksheet of associating certain instruments with heroes or villains. It doesn't contain any links to tracks but you can use certain film and TV theme tunes to use for associations. For example, Double Bass - Jaws - Villain. Trumpet - Indiana Jones - Hero. Any feedback would be great, thanks!
Blues, Reggae or Acoustic?
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Blues, Reggae or Acoustic?

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Used as a plenary for a short performing styles unit based on Blues, Reggae and Acoustic music. Students work out the style of music from the description, for example, this music originated from the Carribean - Reggae. Can be used to tack on other styles of music to edit it into a bigger scale activity for KS4. Any feedback would be great, thanks!
Match key word to the music element
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Match key word to the music element

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An open task for KS3 - Year 7 task or Year 9 revision. Feel free to cater it to the needs of your class, there are lots of other key terms that can be added and lots of other tasks that can branch off from this.
Capercaillie text
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Capercaillie text

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Useful for students to cut up (in lines) and put lyrics together in order, match up with the Gaelic or even to cut in random shapes to put together.
Elements of Music homework
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Elements of Music homework

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Students research the definitions of musical elements and find words associated with the key term. E.g. Tempo = speed of a piece = allegro, largo, rallentando etc. Any feedback would be great, thanks!
Moby info
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Moby info

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A quick quiz on the key points associated with Moby and his music. Useful as a start into the subject or as a revision task at the end of a scheme of work. Other questions can be added to it and other pieces from the anthology.
Something's Coming lyrics
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Something's Coming lyrics

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Can be used for students to cut up and put into order. Also useful to group the lyrics in order to see how many verses there are and how short they are.
Film Composer Puzzles
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Film Composer Puzzles

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A series of facts associated with either Hans Zimmer, Alexandre Desplat, John Williams and Thomas Newman. Students research online to work out which fact is associated with which composer. Facts taken from Wikipedia.
Composition boxes
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Composition boxes

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Students can compose a piece based on rhythms - basic introduction to composition. Students can apply different rhythms, rests, ostinati and structure. Any feedback would be great, thanks!
Matching note values, names and symbols
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Matching note values, names and symbols

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Match the length of note, name and what it looks like to the descriptions provided. This can be used as a worksheet or each description cut up, put into envelopes and scattered at various points of the classroom. Can be used as part of a starter, plenary or main task. Any feedback would be great, thanks!
Sibelius help
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Sibelius help

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Basic functions of how to use Sibelius. A work in progress but I've tried to use the main functions and there are many things that can be added to this. Any feedback would be very useful!
AS Vocal Set Works numbers
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AS Vocal Set Works numbers

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At the bottom of the sheet are numbers - fill in the statement of the various set works with the appropriate number. The actual list is at the bottom of the page so don't forget to remove that before handing out to students! Also, please make sure to check the numbers - I have a feeling one or two may not be correct!