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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.
Edexel Music GCSE Composition booklet
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Edexel Music GCSE Composition booklet

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A step by step guide of how to compose in the different styles of music. I have used only the following: Minimalism, African, Baroque/Classical/Romantic and Pop. Includes ways to get top marks for structure, developing an idea, exploitation of the medium as well as snippets of example scores. This is based on the previous Edexcel specification. It's a working document so far from finished but feedback would be great, thanks!
Target Setting
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Target Setting

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Helpful for creating achievable, challenging and measurable targets. Rather than saying 'I want to learn how to play the guitar', for example, you could change it to 'I want to learn how to play a C major scale without hesitation by the 10th of November' for example. Any feedback would be great, thanks!
God Be In My Head (Sheet music for SATB) - McSweeney
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God Be In My Head (Sheet music for SATB) - McSweeney

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**Viewing file issues** - use Google Chrome and download the Sibelius Scorch plugin if the .pdf file displays the music in an unreadable font A short a capella anthem for SATB choir. Difficulty: Basic/Intermediate. Any reviews/feedback would be gratefully received, thank you.
Responses in D minor (SATB with Organ for rehearsal)
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Responses in D minor (SATB with Organ for rehearsal)

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**Viewing file issues** - use Google Chrome and download the Sibelius Scorch plugin if the .pdf file displays the music in an unreadable font Sheet music for catholic Evening Prayer responses written by Stuart McSweeney. Intermediate/advanced difficulty - useful for a school choir to perform at a Cathedral service.
Eduqas Music A Level Haydn 104.3 score questions
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Eduqas Music A Level Haydn 104.3 score questions

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This is collection of starter/homework/practice questions for Haydn 104.3. Topics of questions include recognition of; chords musical devices cadences intervals performance techniques This pack includes; 5x sets of Questions (including a page of the score) 5x sets of mark schemes Haydn 104.1 and 104.2 questions also available. Note: for chord recognition questions, I have used the timpani as more of a harmony filler rather than an instrument that dictates the root/inversion of a chord.
GCSE Music (Edexcel: pre- 1-9 curriculum) example Minimalism composition
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GCSE Music (Edexcel: pre- 1-9 curriculum) example Minimalism composition

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This is an annotated .pdf of the .sib file (both attached) to help students understand how Minimalism compositions are constructed - texturally, melodically, harmonically and structurally, economy of ideas, exploitation of the medium - and being able to see key terms and to be able to learn them musically and not just a definition from a textbook! Any feedback would be gratefully received, thanks!
Eduqas: A Level Music: Mendelssohn 4: Q12: 1st movement score reading questions
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Eduqas: A Level Music: Mendelssohn 4: Q12: 1st movement score reading questions

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This document contains questions to help students familiarise themselves with reading a score. Questions are about keys, chords, returning themes, orchestration and more. These are the Teacher copies (i.e. questions and answers) but student copies can be made by creating a new document for the students. Feedback is most welcome - I’ve got questions for movements 2, 3 and the start of 4 to upload too.
Eduqas Music A Level question guide posters
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Eduqas Music A Level question guide posters

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Posters designed to help students scaffold their answers to questions. Posters include; Q11: Melodic dictation Q7/12: Score reading Q14: Essay Command words and their definitions Types of chords (3x pages ranging from major chords to quartal harmony More resources available on my page. Any feedback would be most welcome, thank you.