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This is the powerpoint and all music resources I’ve used to teach Blues music of 1920-1950 to my GCSE students. The focus is on the vocabulary and the students listening skills, although there is some background information. I took 2 weeks to teach this with the majority of time dedicated to the students learning one of the four blues songs (also included). After performing, the rest of the class discussed the key blues features in each song. I have also added a class test to summarize the learning over the lessons.

This is an arrangement of Ghostbusters by Ray Parker Jr., currently for flute, oboe, 2 clarinets, alto saxophone, tennor saxophone, bass guitar and drum kit. I have included a pdf copy, ready for printing, as well as 3 Sibelius copies (5,6 and 7) so that you can re-arrange it to suit your ensemble.

This is a version of Matilda the Musical featuring ‘Miracle’, ‘Naughty’, ‘Telly’, ‘When I Grow Up’, ‘Quiet’ and ‘Revolting Children’. I have attached both the pdf and the Sibelius file (Sibelius 7) so that you can rearrange as needed.

This work was designed to teach students about Rock music of the 1960s and 1970s. This PowerPoint was used over 3 lessons to initially teach students about standard rock music of the era, the key sub-genres and a lesson about the Beatles. This work also features 2 homework’s which proved very useful with the students.

This is my arrangement of Shostakovich’s Waltz No.2 for string orchestra. Attached is a Sib 6, Sibelius Ultimate and PDF file for you to use or rearrange for your own needs.

I wrote this scheme of work for year 7 to explore texture, tempo, dynamics and rhythm through Gamelan. It was designed for a five week half term but can easily be extended.

High resolution poster for reading the notes of the treble clef. Provided is an A1 sized PDF and an A0 sized png, suitable for printing on anything smaller. Perfect simple, clear poster for classroom or practice room display. Background on this version is blue.

High resolution poster for reading the notes of the treble clef. Provided is an A1 sized PDF and an A0 sized png, suitable for printing on anything smaller. Perfect simple, clear poster for classroom or practice room display. Background on this version is blue.

This is an assessment for AOS5: Popular Music. It includes each topic within the AOS and has been uploaded as both a Word and PDF document alongside the answers and a listening track with announcements which works comfortably within a full lesson.

This is some revision materials for all three eras of concerto as well as an end of unit assessment with answers and listening tracks to cover all concerto types suitable for OCR music.

This is 2/3 lessons on the Baroque Solo concerto, it is assumed that this is the first topic in the AOS taught. It covers the key features, listening/analysis practice and common exam questions.

This is a performance project I’m doing with year 7 this half term, it involves getting them listening actively by going with the elements and a performance (on any instrument/voice/app of their choice) of ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’. Currently it’s geared up for google suite, for example it says things like “upload your answers to google classroom” but this is easily adaptable for your softwares. I teach this live on google meet and share the PowerPoint with the students but it could be done entirely remotely. All scores/backing tracks for a variety of instruments/levels are included. Nb. If you have purchased my distance learning ‘musical theatre’ for KS3 then it’s a reworked version of that without the musical theatre focus so probably not worth a second purchase!

This is music in advertising project I’m doing with year 8 and 9 this half term. involves them designing a product and creating a radio advert for the product to include an underscore, jingle and voiceover. Currently it’s geared up for google suite, for example it says things like “upload your answers to google classroom” but this is easily adaptable for your softwares. I teach this live on google meet and share the PowerPoint with the students but it could be done entirely remotely. As students are doing it remotely I’m allowing them to do it with any software they may have access to, or on an instrument or using BandLab education online. I’ve included links for how to use GarageBand and BandLab to support students.

Here are 7 worksheets that I use to introduce A level music students to chorales and harmony, the answers rely upon teacher knowledge. I have also included my rules sheet that I give to students to refer to during the chorale writing process.

This is a scheme of work I use with year 9. It introduces them to reggae and African a capella singing through practical activities. It then moves onto a larger project for the rest of the half term.

This is an entire unit of work aimed at year 9 students. It involves product design, marketing research and pitching as well as creating a radio advert (the key musical aim). This has key terminology, practical activity and homework.

Arrangement of Power (Little Mix) It’s a Sibelius 6 verison so that it’ll open on anything Sibelius 6 or later. It’s currently for voice, two clarinets, cornet/trumpet, piano and drums but can be easily rearranged for your needs.

Arrangement of Carol of the Bells. It’s a Sibelius 6 verison so that it’ll open on anything Sibelius 6 or later. It’s currently for flute, two clarinets, cornet/trumpet, saxophones and piano but can be easily rearranged for your needs.

Arrangement of Hey Soul Sister (it’s missing the bridge but the rest of the song is there). There’s a Sibelius 8.1 and Sibelius 6 verison. It’s currently for voice, two clarinets, cornet/trumpet, piano and drums but can be easily rearranged for your needs.