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

A teenager centred assembly designed to inform them about a recent study which has shown that our ancestry might play a big part in our sleep patterns, before going on to look at the benefits of sleep and how to achieve the magic 8.5 hours!

Designed to be used in conjunction with A Students Guide to Composition, this resource will walk your students through the composition of a 12 Bar Blues that will satisfy the 4 GCSE exam boards

6 GCSE style questions designed to be an end of unit test for your students. While the musical examples chosen are taken from the OCR syllabus these questions are suitable for all four examination boards.

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

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

Another test for you to use with your students. 6 generic questions with answers designed to be used with any of the four GCSE exam boards

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

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

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

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 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

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.

A set of worksheet to support your students learning

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

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