Music Resources, mainly for the Edexcel GCSE and A level specification, to prepare students for exams.
Compositions resources, piano skills, elements of music and theory.
Music Resources, mainly for the Edexcel GCSE and A level specification, to prepare students for exams.
Compositions resources, piano skills, elements of music and theory.
A basic summary of the main points you can mention about for Bach’s Cantata Ein Feste Burg, taken from The Pearson Support Guide. These are a starting point for revision without specific examples. Students should refer to their scores to put these into context.
Some wider listening ideas with points you can mention about in an essay. This can be used as a poster or handouts for your students.
A powerpoint presentation in 2 formats: pptx and pdf. Contains 30 slides for the complete teaching of the set work. Includes Youtube videos, homework tasks and notes taken from the Pearson Support Guide.
Vocabulary sheet with keywords for the set work.
Vocabulary sheet for students to fill in definitions for the key words in the set work.
Vocabulary sheet with definitions.
Exercise sheet that can be used as a lesson starter or for home revision. Match the element of music to the correct sentences.
A basic summary about the different elements in Anoushka Shankar taken from the Pearson Support Guide to be used as a starting point for revision. Students should be encouraged to search for the bar numbers and get acquainted with their scores.
Some wider listening ideas for the Music A Level Listening and Appraising section with points you can mention about in an essay. This can be used as a poster or handouts for your students.
A powerpoint presentation in 2 formats: pptx and pdf with 46 slides, including notes from the Pearson Support Guide and Youtube videos, for the complete teaching of the set work in class.
Vocabulary sheet with key words for set work.
Vocabulary sheet for students to fill in definitions.
Vocabulary sheet with definitions for key words.
Exercise sheet that can be used as a starter activity or for home revision. Match the correct element of music to the sentences.
A composing task in various steps:
Choose the key
Find out the chords
Find out the cadences
Compose an 8 bar chord sequence
Add a melody
Repeat with a contrasting set of chords.
These 9 worksheets follow a methodical approach that gives students a rounded knowledge of harmonising melodies.
A powerpoint presentation in pdf format.
A powerpoint in PDF and pptx formats to teach songwriting over a 7 week period.
Although this is prepared for the Edexcel GCSE Music course, it can also be used for other levels and exam boards.
50 slides for 7 weeks of lessons where students will create a portfolio that they can use to get ideas for their composition. The idea is that students can build a bank of ideas that are personalised and differentiated to help them construct a song in a way that feels natural to them.
Week 1: Style
Week 2: Structure
Week 3: Lyrics
Week 4: Rhythm
Week 5: Harmony
Week 6: Melody
Week 7: Instrumentation
A powerpoint presentation in 2 formats: pptx and PDF for Esperanza Spalding’s ‘Samba Em Preludio’.
22 slides including Youtube videos, the elements of music for score annotation and wider listening ideas with a homework task.
Student booklet to be used alongside powerpoint for the complete teaching of the set work. Tasks, blanks to fill in, wider listening and an essay question included.
A wider listening sheet with ideas for students to mention in an exam.
Summaries worksheet as a starting point for revision.
A vocabulary sheet with the key words for the set work.
A vocabulary sheet for students to fill in definitions
A vocabulary sheet with definitions for each of the key words.
Exercise for student revision. Match the elements of music to the correct sentence.
All notes taken from The Pearson Support Guide and Edexcel resources (eg. Rhinegold Education Study Guide).
Powerpoints in 2 formats: pdf and pptx for the complete teaching of the 8 set works for the listening and appraising component in Edexcel GCSE music.
Includes elements of music, Youtube videos, homework task and wider listening.
Most effectively used alongside student booklets where notes include blank spaces to be filled in and activities:
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All notes taken from the Pearson Support Guide and Rhinegold resources.
A basic summary of the main points you can mention about for the pieces in Revolver, taken from The Pearson Support Guide. These are a starting point without bar numbers. Students should refer to their scores to put in context the examples.
Some wider listening ideas for with points you can mention about in an essay. This can be used as a poster or handouts for your students.
A powerpoint presentation in 2 formats: PDF and pptx.
31 slides that are useful for the complete teaching of the set work: The Beatles- Revolver. All notes taken from The Pearson Support Guide.
Youtube videos
Analysis of each element
Questions to consider
Wider listening ideas with a task for students to complete.
Vocabulary sheet with the key words for each element of music in the set work.
Vocabulary sheet for students to fill in definitions of keywords for the set work.
Vocabulary sheet with definitions for key words for the set work.
Exercise sheet that can be used as a starter activity or for home revision. Match the element of music to the correct sentences.
A basic summary worksheet of the main features of ‘Back in the Day’ to be used as a starting point for more in depth revision.
Worksheet with some wider listening ideas for Courtney Pine with points you can mention about in an essay.
This can be used as a poster or handouts for your students.
A powerpoint presentation in 2 formats: pptx and PDF. Youtube videos and points on all the elements of music for score annotation- a complete teaching of the set work.
A vocabulary sheet with the key words for the set work.
A vocabulary sheet for students to fill in definitions.
A vocabulary sheet with keywords and definitions for the set work.
Exercise sheet that can be used as a starter activity or for home revision. Match the elements of music to the correct sentences describing the set work.
Most notes taken from The Pearson Set work support guide and Rhinegold resources.
Resources for home revision!
Powerpoints for all 8 set works in 2 formats: pptx and pdf. Contain Youtube videos, homework tasks, wider listening and all the elements of the music for the Listening and Appraising exam.
Student booklets of 15-18 pages each for the complete teaching of the 8 set works for the Listening and Appraising exam.For use alongside the powerpoints, as paragraphs have blank spaces to fill in as they go along.
Covers all the elements of music, wider listening tasks and an essay question for practice.
Notes taken from Pearson Support Guide and published resources.
A basic summary of the main points you can mention about for Petals, taken from The Pearson Support Guide. These are a starting point for revision without specific examples. Students should refer to their scores to put these into context.
Some wider listening ideas with points you can mention about in an essay. This can be used as a poster or handouts for your students.
A power point in 2 formats: pdf and pptx with 21 slides including the elements of music analysis, youtube videos and wider listening task.
A vocabulary sheet with key words for the set work.
A vocabulary sheet for students to fill in definitions of the keywords for the set work.
Vocabulary sheet with definitions.
Exercise sheet that can be used as a starter activity or for home revision. Match the elements of music to the correct sentences.
A basic summary of the main points you can mention about for The Rite of Spring, taken from The Pearson Support Guide. These are a starting point without bar numbers. Students should refer to their scores to put in context the examples.
Some wider listening ideas with points you can mention about in an essay. This can be used as a poster or handouts for your students.
A powerpoint presentation in 2 formats: pptx and pdf. Includes 33 slides for the complete teaching of the set work with notes taken from the Pearson Support Guide, youtube videos and wider listening ideas.
A vocabulary sheet with key words for the set work.
A vocabulary sheet for students to fill in definitions of the keywords for the set work.
Vocabulary sheet with definitions.
Exercise sheet that can be used as a starter activity in class or for home revision. Match the elements of music to the correct sentences.
A basic summary of the main points you can mention about for the pieces in Batman, taken from The Pearson Support Guide. These are a starting point without bar numbers. Students should refer to their scores to put in context the examples.
Some wider listening ideas for Batman with points you can mention about in an essay. This can be used as a poster or handouts for your students.
A complete powerpoint in 2 formats: pdf and pptx for the teaching of the pieces. All notes taken from the Pearson support guide, as well as Youtube movie clips
Keywords to memorise as vocabulary.
Vocabulary list for students to fill in the definitions.
Vocabulary list with definitions.
Match the element of music to the correct sentences. Can be used as a starter activity or for home revision.
A basic summary of the elements in ‘On Wenlock Edge’ taken from the Pearson Support Guide. This should be a starting point for students to use when revising with their scores.
Some wider listening ideas with points you can mention about in an essay. This can be used as a poster or handouts for your students.
Powerpoint presentation in 2 formats: ptx and pdf for the complete teaching of the set work. Notes taken from the Pearson Support Guide. 46 slides including wider listening, homework tasks and Youtube videos. Easy teaching format.
Vocabulary sheet with key words for the set work.
Vocabulary sheet for students to fill in definitions.
Vocabulary sheet with defintions for key words.
Exercise sheet that can be used as a lesson starter or for home revision. Match the elements of music to the correct sentences.
A summary of the different elements in Debussy’s Estampes, taken from the Pearson Support Guide. This should be used as a starting point for students to search for the bar numbers in their scores.
Some wider listening ideas for the Edexcel Music AS and A Level Listening and Appraising section with points you can mention about in an essay. This can be used as a poster or handouts for your students.
A powerpoint presentation in 2 formats: pdf and pptx, contains the complete teaching of the setwork with notes from the Pearson Support Guide, wider listening, homework tasks and Youtube videos.
Vocabulary sheet with key words for set work.
Vocabulary sheet for students to fill in definitions.
Vocabulary sheet with definitions for key words.
Exercise sheet that can be used as a lesson starter or for home revision. Match the correct element of music to the sentences.
A powerpoint in 2 formats: pdf and pptx for the complete teaching on topic of jazz and blues. 46 detailed slides with listening, performing and composing activities, musical context and assessment.
Some slides use information from Musical Futures.
A composing task in 4 steps:
Choose the key
Write a melody
Discover the chords
Harmonise the melody.
These 10 worksheets follow a methodical approach that gives the students a rounded knowledge of harmonising melodies.
A powerpoint presentation in 2 formats: pdf and pptx.
Some essay questions to attempt for section B of the exam, focusing on AoS1 (Classical Music). Questions are based on the set work: Mozart KV452 and on music in the Classical era.
A tests on the elements of music and basic theory and harmony to test your students’ knowledge.
This is the free version. You can find 4 different theory tests here:
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