This presentation and accompanying text describes the origins of the festival and goes on to make the point that festivals change over time to often mean / represent something quite different. The message is that we should look to the origins of festivals and consider what they mean to us today

7 presentation and a booklet to take your students through the study of this set work. Includes listening, performances and composition activities

Told from the perspective of a a Generation X'er - this assembly looks at home much has changed and what the Zs face on a daily basis. Some of it might need to be tinkered with to suit your circumstance - particularly the anecdotes!

A complete set of presentations and resources to take your students through this Set Work. Includes lots of listening material and a 24 page student booklet

A light hearted approch to talking about why we have mottos and how they can help us in our daily lives

Three sets of questions on Bohemian Rhapsody designed to get students thinking about the connections / similarities to this and Killer Queen; for use in the potential essay question

A chord recognition sheet to support the learning of Killer Queen

A set of worksheet to support your students learning

8 lesson designed to take your students through the Set Work including all the musical elements that could come up in the examination. All links are to youtube or choptube files.

Four lessons designed to help your students learn this festive classic with a score and graphics provided for three parts. Buyers are welcome to edit the score for any transposing instruments they may have

This classic festive tune arranged for three parts and piano. Sibelius score provided to allow for easy transpositions and re arrangement

A presentation ranging from Meningitis to difib. machines. Also included a section on the correct way to call for an ambulance in an emergency and minor injuries around the student flat.

Three variations on a practical base line test for year 7s

6 lessons worth of power points designed to test your students aural, performance and composition skills. They will listen to Danse Macabre, respond to it, perform phrases from it and compose in response of a similar stimuli.

This popular melody arranged for Brass ensemble. The sibelius score is provided unlocked to allow for edits and transpositions

An original composition for treble choir - setting this haunting winter poem

A simple document to help your students list related pieces to each of the Beatles tracks

Three documents designed to help start teaching of this set work. The information sheets give a broad overview of the Beatles history and style, and the musical analysis document will allow students to analyse the pieces in a logical pattern

A setting of this classic Robert Frost poem for Treble Choir. Would also be suitable for SSA

This is a complete scheme of work designed to introduce Y7 students to secondary school music. It covers notation, dynamics, tempo, rhythm and includes aural, performance and composition activities. The scores are designed for keyboard instruments but could be adapted to any orchestral instrument. There is enough material here for approximately 9-11 weeks / lessons