Music Technology Processing FX Definitions Sheet - Ideal for Junior Cycle & Leaving Cert Music
This comprehensive resource is designed to support students in understanding key music production concepts. Aimed primarily at the Junior Cycle Music curriculum, it also serves as a helpful tool for those studying Queen’s (Set A) or The Beatles (Set B) for the Leaving Cert.
The sheet clearly explains essential music technology terms, including:
Compression
Panning
Reverb.
Echo & Delay
Distortion
Perfect as a student handout or revision aid, this sheet simplifies complex concepts, helping learners grasp how these tools shape modern music production. It’s an invaluable resource for any music class or individual study.
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**Music Listening Grid - Worksheet
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To help students with their aural skills, I have made a worksheet for students to focus on four elements. Texture, dynamics, tempo, and instruments.
I use this grid system for students to help them focus and listen to music outside of a question or exam paper.
This is suitable for any music class: Junior Cycle, Leaving Cert and general music appreciation
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**The Elements of Music - FREE Infographic
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This is a free printout for the elements of music. Great for students to stick to the inside/back cover of their copies for easy access
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This is a guide to help students research a topic for a CBA project (but can also be used for any research project). This is a generic guide so it will work for any subject where students need to research a topic.
The resource is two pages which include:
Understanding what research is
Ways to pick a topic
How to structure research
Where you can find information
Where to keep track of your research.
I hope this provides students with help in their research projects.
This is a 22 page booklet you can print off and take with you to a parent teacher meeting. All you need to do is fill in student names and any notes you need for the meeting.
This booklet includes:
PT Checklist
Class group notes for meeting (behaviour, parent concerns, general notes)
Subject information (Let parents know what is involved in your subject)
Results log for class groups
Checklist for which parent/guardian you have spoken to
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Music Wordsearch - Tempo and Dynamics
This wordsearch is great for students to recap key words in music.
The students must use one colour pen for finding the dynamic related words, and a different colour for finding the tempo words. This will test students knowledge, while also building their music vocabulary.
Bonus tip: Ask students to write out the definitions next to each key word.
The words involved in this resource:
Lento
Grave
Vivace
Andante
Presto
Piano
Largo
Adagio
Forte
Moderato
Pianissimo
Fortissimo
Allegro
This resource has a diagram for homophonic, monophonic and polyphonic textures of music.
There is also an activity based on texture which can be assigned as homework or extra activities.
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**6 Halloween colouring sheets
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This resource includes 6 (a4) sheets for students to colour in. All themed for the spooky season! This is great for mindful colouring, or for keeping the kids busy! Enjoy!
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**OĂche Shamhna - 6 Different Colouring sheets for Halloween!
This resource includes 6 (a4) sheets for students to colour in (As Gaeilge). All themed for the spooky season (OĂche Shamhna)! This is great for mindful colouring, or for keeping the kids busy! Enjoy!
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**My Music Playlist Worksheet
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This resource is a fun way for students to share their favourite songs.
This resource lets students make a playlist of 4 songs.
Once they finish their playlist, there is a space for them to draw the cover art of their favourite song.
This is a great way for students to ease into their music classes, with a chance to have fun and show the teachers what music they like!
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**C.S.P.E Research CBA Prep
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This resource helps CSPE students to focus their research for preparation for their CBA.
This breaks up the research project in to several questions to get students thinking critically.
Questions include:
Any issue I feel strongly about is…
Why do I feel strongly about this issue?
What can I do about this issue?
Two sources/websites I used to research my topic
What I learned about my topic that surprised me
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Here is** a free timetable **you can print out and use!
Monday- Friday
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This is a motivational A4 size poster to hang in your classroom.
It has a quote “” and is a lovely and bright colour!
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**FREE - Weekly Lesson Planner Template
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This is a free planning resource which involves:
Weekly Planner key points page (e.g listing key words, topic to be covered, resources needed for lessons, list of possible activities….etc)
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This is a two page resource.
Page 1: A word search for students to recap key words
Page 2: A section for students to write the definition out for each of the words.
PDF Format
- Words in word search:
- CHORALE
- ARIA
- RECITATIVE
- CADENCE
- MODULATION
- OSTINATO
- MELISMA
- CANON
- COUNTERPOINT
- SEQUENCE
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This is a blank music stave with two pages, one is your standard single line stave and the second page is for bass and treble cleff.
This is a suitable resource for taster music classes or if a student forgets their manuscript copy.
Enjoy!
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Parent-Teacher Meeting Organizer | Essential Booklet for Teachers
Streamline your parent-teacher meetings with this all-in-one organization booklet, designed to keep every detail at your fingertips. This booklet is the perfect tool for teachers who want to ensure that their meetings are efficient, informative, and well-organized. It includes:
Parent-Teacher Meeting Checklist – Stay on top of every detail with a comprehensive checklist to ensure smooth meetings.
Class Group Notes – Keep track of important notes, including student behavior, parent concerns, and general observations for each class group.
Subject Information Sheet – Clearly outline what’s involved in your subject, giving parents a deeper understanding of what their child is learning.
Results Log – Record and reference class group results, making it easy to discuss academic progress.
Parent/Guardian Contact Checklist – Track each conversation with a simple checklist, ensuring that every parent/guardian has been reached.
Ideal for primary and secondary school teachers, this booklet is the ultimate companion for organized, stress-free parent-teacher meetings. Make sure every meeting is meaningful and productive with this essential resource!
Please note in the file there is one copy of each section (this is ensure there is no paper waste when printing) Therefore, if you have more than one class group, you can print out another copy of this booklet/photocopy the pages (or if you are using a digital device, you can duplicate the pages you need).
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**Renaissance Music Lesson
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Bring your students back in time to the Renaissance! This presentation is in PDF format and includes two lessons. This outlines a brief history about the renaissance and goes through the type of music during this time. Youtube links to resources found about each instrument and music included in this lesson also.
Lesson 1 includes:
Brief history
Instruments
Features
Singing exercise (polyphonic feature of renaissance )
Lesson 2
Recap previous lesson
Listening activity
Musical Bingo (the bingo cards are not included. for this you need to pick key words you find suitable for your class and to create the game from there. This can be done by writing 8-10 words on the board and asking students to write any 6 into their copy. You can then pull each word out of a hat and which ever student has all keywords first wins.)
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Teaching students about the government and how laws are passed can be confusing for students. So why don’t you bring the government to the classroom!
The class will nominate a president and a Seanad and Dáil will be formed. They must learn about the 5 stages of passing a bill, then act it out using this activity sheet.
The president of the class will sign off on the bills and add these laws to their very own constitution/Bunreacht na hEireann.
This is a two page worksheet, one side to learn about the official 5 stages of creating law, the other side simplifies it for students with questions and spaces to write their answers.