Part of a series on composition, this resource is designed to be used with my Students introduction to composition to guide them through the composition of a pop song

Following on from my comprehensive guide to composition, here is a related resource specifically designed to help your students compose an Elegy.

In this pack, designed to be used with the resource, A Students Guide to Composition, students are walked through how to write a waltz, from selecting chords to creating a contrasting B section.

These two documents are all your students need to get started on their first compositions. The introduction to composition pack is 20 pages of clear advice, illustrated with Sibelius 7 created examples which takes them through harmonic progressions, melody writing, phrasing and articulation. The second sheet is there to keep them on track - giving them space to record their ideas and see how their composition is progressing. More composition resources to be added soon - including specific guidance for students of different types of composition.

Two listening grids aimed to help you students build up connections for Section B Questions

This classic Grade 8 show piece arranged for school orchestra and soloist

Four essay questions in the style present in the exam

Two section B questions related to The Duchess with accompanying audio tracks.

7 suggested tracks freely available on YouTube / Spotify / ITunes for your students to listen to and compare to cues from The Duchess

12 questions designed to give the students an introduction to the music without using the score. The yare asked for three extended responses to the three cues and are then given a selected filmography to select three films for musical comparison.

This document contains a series of statements that are quick and easy to use. Simply tick the statement from each row that best applies to the student and add comments at the bottom. Excellent for departments with a large number of peripatetic lessons on the go!

A flexible ensemble of an unlocked score to allow you to male your own edits

An arrangement to allow your superstar cellist to show off - Saxophones double the horns in this arrangement

Could easily be copied into other ensembles.

Two questions designed to support GCSE study of popular music with a review task to get them started. The track to use in Green Day's Minority - from the beginning to 0.48 seconds. Please use legal means of accessing this track.

This resource contain a question paper, two scores and a list of audio tracks for the exam. Due to copyright I have not cut the audio but the set works are of course readily available and the section B question is free on youtube / spotify or on CD. The set works included on this paper are Section A - Psycho, Kate Bush, Se Quema la Chumbamba Section B - The Rite of Spring Section C - Schumann, Vivaldi, Bach

14 questions in the style of Section C

A GCSE Style score reading question sheet with accompanying score and audio file. Would also be suitable for early A level analysis.