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This booklet covers 3 styles of music, including Rock N’ Roll, Reggae and Ballads in 6/8. This booklet is a keyboard based project, and focuses on How chords and bassline fit together and sound different with the features of each style. Breakdown of what the booklet contains is the following: -Flexible pages for starter questions -Lesson 1: Introduction to Rock N’ Roll, through Hound Dog by Elvis Presley and learning 12 bar blues chord sequence in C. -Lesson 2: Introduction to walking bassline of Hound Dog and learning to play it. -Lesson 3: Combining the chord and walking bassline in a pair, and performing it (+space for feedback). -Lesson 4: Introduction to Reggae, through Three Little Birds by Bob Marley, and learning the chords (original key of A major). -Lesson 5: Learning the melodic bassline of Three Little Birds. -Lesson 6: Combining the Chords and Bassline of Three Little Birds in a pair (+space for feedback) -Lesson 7: Introduction to 6/8 time signatures and learning broken chords of Fallin’ Alicia Keys. -Lesson 8: learning bassline of Alicia Keys - Fallin’. -Lesson 9: Putting bassline and Broken chords of Fallin’ together in a pair. (+space for feedback) -Knowledge quiz -Lesson 10-11: Assessment rehearsal and performance - picking one of the styles and using the key features of that style to arrange some chords into a stylistically accurate composition. -Success criteria Feedback on assessment page. Knowledge Organiser *the project may take slightly less/more time depending on how quickly students pick up each style e.g. in my experience, the Reggae song is more difficult to play so can take students 2 lessons to fit bassline and chords together successfully, rather than the 1 lesson listed above, but other styles may not take all 3 lessons.

This Ultimate Booklet is designed as an introduction to sequencing on Logic Pro 9. The booklet teaches students with a step-by-step guide how to build a multi-tracked project, with a focus on ensuring different instrumental parts are in time with the metronome (and each other). The booklet starts with some flexible pages for starter activities, and a space for whole class feedback. The booklet is then split into two sections, the first of which is a step by step guide to creating a project, using the instrumental parts of ‘Where is the Love’ by Black Eyed Peas. Students set up the metronome and then gradually record in the chords, hook, bassline, and drums. You may wish to replace the screenshots of the chords, hook and bassline with another song which your students may have studied prior to completing the project. Once students have achieved this, there are some advanced skills for students to work on such as Panning, Structure, Dynamics and Automation, with instructions as to how to apply them to the project. The second section of the booklet is the assessment task, where students start with a project with the vocal track (first verse and chorus) of Old Town Road by Lil Nas X. Students are given the instrumental parts of this song to record in, using the skills they have already learnt. At the back of the booklet there is a page for success criteria, along with a page for feedback on the assessment project. Finally, there is an attached document explaining how to create and provide students with the assessment project, which uses a vocal stem.

This ultimate Rhythm and Melody Booklet is designed to contain all written and practical activities for an entire unit of work. It is an ideal project for year 7/8 and is a gradual introduction to combining Rhythm and Melody, in unison, then in a pair, then in a group with both rhythmic and melodic instruments. The booklet contains: Flexible starter pages for written starter activities Lesson 1: Recap on staff notation and introduction to Unison. Lesson 2: Playing a melody in unison. Lesson 3: Chords/playing chords in unison. Lesson 4-5: Playing chords and Melody in a pair. Lesson 6-7: Group Assessment with Chords, Melody and two Percussion instruments. Includes Success Criteria for Assessment, Homework/Knowledge Quiz and Assessment Page for personalised feedback for students. This project can be used with Keyboards or Xylophones as the melodic instruments, then two percussion instruments (Cajon and Cowbell is listed but could be substituted for any other instrument)

This booklet is a comprehensive introduction to Sequencing on Logic Pro X. It is ideal for year 7 students and is designed to teach the basics of sequencing including: changing instrument sounds, recording, editing, using the metronome, quantizing, multi-tracking and creating drum beats. The project should last between 6 and 9 lessons (in my experience of running this project, closer to 9 lessons is accurate) depending on how fast students work/length of lesson. The booklet has 26 pages and includes: -Space for starter questions -Opening Logic Pro X on apple products. -Lesson 1: introduction to Logic Pro X and Recording. -Lesson 2: Using the metronome -Lesson 3: Multi-tracking -Lesson 4: Drum beats -Lesson 5&6: Assessment. -Troubleshooting guide when logging in -Assessment Success Criteria and Feedback sheet All of the lessons above are laid out with step-by-step guides including screenshots and explanations. *It is worth noting that Lesson 2 and 3 are likely to take 2 lessons to complete fully, and the assessment lessons may take 3 lessons rather than two.

This booklet is an entire scheme of work on Reggae music. It contains all written and practical activities for around 6 lessons, where students learn the different instrumental parts of a Reggae song and then put them together in a group. Designed, edited and used by a current Head of Music. The sequence of lessons and booklet design are designed as follows: Flexible starter pages at beginning of the booklet. Lesson 1: Introduction to Reggae. Introduction to Three Little Birds with a listening task, then introduction to off-beat chords on keyboard. Lesson 2 and 3: Melody and Chords. Students learn how to play the Melody and of Three Little Birds and then put the chords and melody together. Lesson 4: Bassline. Students learn how to play the bassline of Three Little Birds on guitar (or keyboard - separate pages for both), then fit it with the Chords on keyboard. Lesson 5&6: Group performance assessment. Students get into groups and put the chorus of the song together, adding vocals and percussion to the instrumental parts they have already learnt. Success Criteria and Assessment Feedback pages at the back of the booklet.