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I create secondary music resources and award-winning online student composition courses. Please check out our website for more resources!
Minimalist music Homework pack
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Minimalist music Homework pack

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6x homework listening sheets (PDF) 6x Answer sheets for each homework sheet This homework pack is suitable for Year 8 or 9 studying Minimalist music. Each homework sheet focuses on a different film composer. Pupils are required to listen to a piece of music on YouTube and answer questions relating to the given music. Pupils can access the YouTube clip either by scanning the QR code on the homework sheet or following the link given. Included in this pack: Steve Reich Philip Glass Michael Nyman John Adams Arvo Part Minimalist Overview Please leave a review if you have purchased this pack - thank you.
Christmas Listening Pack
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Christmas Listening Pack

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This pack contains: 4x Listening sheets (PDF) 4x Answer sheets (PDF) This listening pack is suitable for KS3 and GCSE students (further details below) and can be used either in the classroom or as a homework task. Each sheet focuses on a different composer. Pupils are required to listen to a piece of music on YouTube or Spotify and answer questions relating to the given music. Pupils can access the music clips either by scanning the QR code on the sheet or following the links given. Each listening sheet is marked out of 10 in total and encourages pupils to use level-appropriate technical terms. Composers included in this pack: Nina Simone (Little Girl Blue) – KS3 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Nutcracker) – KS3 George Frideric Handel (The Messiah) & Gerald Finzi (In Terra Pax) – KS4 / KS5 Alan Silvestri (music for film ‘A Christmas Carol’) – KS3 Please note: KS3 refers to 11 – 14 year olds; KS4 refers to 14 – 16 year olds; KS5 refers to 16 – 18 year olds
Contemporary Composers Listening Pack
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Contemporary Composers Listening Pack

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This pack contains: 6x listening sheets (PDF) 6x Answer sheets for each sheet This listening pack is suitable for more advanced Year 9 students or students studying GCSE music (14 -16 years). Each homework sheet focuses on a different contemporary composer. Pupils are required to listen to a piece of music on YouTube or Spotify and answer questions relating to the given music. Pupils can access the YouTube clip either by scanning the QR code on the sheet or following the link given. Each listening sheet is marked out of 10. There is an optional ‘Stretch and challenge” question at the end of each sheet worth 5 extra marks. This question requires more detailed use of musical key terms. Composers included in this pack: Elena Kats-Chernin Jessica Curry John Tavener Chilly Gonzales Ryuichi Sakamoto Henri Tomasi
Composers Homework Pack Bundle
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Composers Homework Pack Bundle

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This bundle contains 5 homework packs. Each pack includes 6 pupil listening sheets and 6 answer sheets (PDF). The packs are written for Year 9 - GCSE students (14-16 year olds). Baroque Composers Classical Composers Romantic Composers Twentieth Century Composers Contemporary Composers
MuseScore Shortcut Posters
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MuseScore Shortcut Posters

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MuseScore has a rich feature set, and built in shortcuts can help you and your students compose more efficiently. This handy PDF contains 3 A4 posters with the most useful MuseScore shortcuts for both PC and Mac – print it out and put them up on the classroom wall or laminate to create a mousepad.
Black History Month Resource Pack
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Black History Month Resource Pack

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Included in this resource: Black History Month presentation linked to the calendar (Google Slides presentation including videos, composer quotation and summary – link is included on the How to use this resource pack PDF.) Black History Month listening calendar – 31 days of inspiring music (PDF) including link to Spotify playlist. (Also available as individual free download). Additional composers (PDF) How to use this pack (PDF) Further resources (PDF) – information about and links to people, websites and organisations championing the music of black composers. 4x Black Composers Pupil Listening Sheets (+ Answer sheets) on: Florence Price (KS3) Quincy Jones (KS3) Tracy Chapman (KS3) Duke Ellington* (KS4)
GCSE Music 'Free Composition' Student Workbook
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GCSE Music 'Free Composition' Student Workbook

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16-page PDF workbook to guide GCSE Music students through planning and composing the “free composition” or “learner-set brief composition”. Includes: Planning page Listening inspiration page 5-page structured composing log to track progress Rhythm, melody (2 pages), harmony & tonality (including cadences), structure and instrumentation pages. Space to write down initial ideas Can be printed in colour or black and white.
Composition Checklist Booklet
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Composition Checklist Booklet

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14-page A4 PDF booklet for students to: Review each aspect of their composition in detail Make adjustments to improve their piece Explore further ideas if they’re not sure what to do next Includes an at-a-glance summary page and separate detailed pages, with examples on: Rhythm & metre Melody Structure Harmony & tonality (2 pages) Instruments & voices Texture Developing ideas Final checks There are tick boxes for students to mark if they wish. Ideal for GCSE level (or equivalent)
Composing Activities Resource Pack
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Composing Activities Resource Pack

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3 classroom composing activities for secondary level students with instructions and printable resources. Included in this 33-page PDF resource pack: ‘Get Composing’ cards starter activity. 4 different sets of composing ‘rule’ cards to get students composing quickly. Includes blank cards to write own rules and a set of more challenging cards for differentiation. Group Composing activity statement sets and key word handout. A one-lesson collaborative composing activity. Chord cards and keyboard handout. A versatile hands-on resource for use with 11-18 year olds to learn chord construction and inversions. Includes photographic instructions for set up.