This sheet is to be used alongside the Aural Help sheet for Grades 5, 6, 7 and 8. It provides a useful chart showing the features of each style and period, as well as suggested composers, as is required in the aural part of an ABRSM music examination. It would also be useful for use in the music classroom, in particular those studying for GCSE, As Level and A Level music.
EDUQAS GCSE MUSIC – POP MUSIC (AoS4)
A PowerPoint and accompanying Student Workbook, designed to take students through the genre of Pop Music, all within the context of listening practice, and exam-style questioning.
This is Lesson 1 of a series, exploring all the Eduqas-prescribed genres of Popular music, and as such, the listening exercises are between 3 and 5 marks.
This helps teachers who are less-familiar with the style, and are uncertain of which examples to use.
Listening exercises on songs by:
Cee-Lo Green
Paloma Faith
Beverley Knight
PPT and Workbook both have ad-free YouTube links, with timings.
Please see my TES shop for other PPTs and Workbooks in the Popular Music series, coving all prescribed styles for the Eduqas GCSE Music.
Slightly updated version added on 05.11.24
This worksheet, “Exploring the World of Film Musicâ€, is a valuable resource for KS3 cover lessons, especially suitable for non-specialist or supply teachers. It provides an engaging educational experience with minimal preparation needed.
Here’s what this resource includes:
In-Depth Introduction: A thorough introduction to film music, explaining its role in storytelling and how different scores contribute to a film’s emotional impact.
Interactive Exploration Task: An activity where students analyze a film scene with various musical scores, offering a practical understanding of how music shapes a film’s mood and narrative.
Critical Thinking Questions: Designed to reinforce students’ understanding, these questions encourage reflection on the nuances of film music.
Extension Activity: For advanced learners, this task involves a deeper analysis of music’s influence on film perception, providing a more challenging exploration.
Homework Assignment: Extends learning outside the classroom, where students critique film music in a chosen movie, enhancing their analytical skills.
Key Features of the Worksheet:
Optimized for One-Hour Lessons: Tailored to fit a standard one-hour teaching slot.
Minimal Teacher Input Required: Ideal for cover lessons, requiring little preparation.
Aligned with the UK National Curriculum: Ensures relevance and educational value for KS3 students.
Self-Contained Learning Experience: Offers all necessary information and tasks for a complete lesson.
Exploring the World of Film Music" is designed to empower students with a deeper understanding and appreciation of film music, making it an excellent, user-friendly resource for cover lessons.
Double sided worksheet and teacher slides for a music cover lesson on film music. Suitable for both Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4.
The lesson includes six short activities: a starter, listening task, composition task (without instruments), a film technique question, reading activity and reflection. The lesson has been designed to be delivered without instruments or computers, though the lesson is easily adaptable to include a practical element should you wish. Prior teaching on the elements of music is recommended.
This is the perfect music lesson for a written music lesson or cover lesson with a non-specialist.
Please note: This resource includes both printable materials and audio files (MP3 format).
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Hip Hop cover lesson, perfect for non music specialists.
It is 5 A4 sides with another side of 26 questions. All of the answers can be found in the main body of text.
Work should be completed on lined paper, or in their books.
The worksheet covers the development of hip hop, from the 1970’s with info on key artists, music technology used and the ‘golden age’ in the 90’s and issues with sampling/copyright.
A great worksheet if you are stuck for Year 9 cover work ideas at short notice!
This is the 3rd Year of the calendar and still at its simplest level the purpose of this calendar is to offer a wide-ranging selection of music: different styles, genres, origins, artists, historical periods and so on.
As part of an interesting and robust music curriculum, children need to hear and experience music and musical styles and artists that they may not otherwise have the opportunity to hear. The idea was to create a calendar of a song a day.
190 school days… 190 songs. (+2 for those with different school schudeules)
These songs could be used in whatever way the user thinks best – on entry to the classroom in the morning, as assembly music, as a calming session after breaktimes of lunchtimes, or as an introduction to a music lesson.
This resource includes this year’s calendar ONLY.
The previous versions are still available
This year I am asking a fee of £3, for a complete resource that will last you all year. I am proud of the product and feel that for the extensive hours spent creating it £3 is well worth it!
Reading/writing cover on the history of Pop Music.
Suitable for KS3.
Suitable for 40-60mins.
Suitable for NON-SPECIALISTS.
Pupils require lined paper / books to answer - save printing.
Answers included.
A student work booklet designed to take them through Eduqas GCSE Music Area of Study 3. This comprehensive booklet explores all the elements of music in detail through the lens of Film Music. It includes a wide variety of listening tasks, as well as suggestions of practical performance and composition tasks. The booklet is designed to both support students’ initial learning, and their revision, with space to define key words, and titles of musical examples that students are able to search later. Got something you want to add? Pages for additional notes allow for flexibility within the booklet.
This resource also includes a PowerPoint with YouTube links to over 40 videos to support listening tasks, taking all the work out of you having to find musical examples. Each slide corresponds to a numbered page in the booklet, allowing easy navigation during the lessons.
Key Stage 3 Music Cover Lesson on Power Up the Pixels- The Magic of Video Game Music
This is a resource with an interesting text on the above subject. There are questions that check knowledge from the text, link knowledge throughout the text, and connect with wider ideas beyond the text but within the understanding of the student.
This resource has been curated, created, and edited by a professional music teacher with assistance from artificial intelligence. It has been used successfully in cover lessons.
Ideal for non-specialist cover lesson.
Self-sufficient resource (no need for equipment apart from a pen).
Ready to use, or to be edited to fit your school setting.
Flexible enough to mix and match with other cover resource I have created.
Each resource can take up to thirty minutes of a lesson.
This resource/booklet was designed for a cover lesson, but is also great for use as part of curriculum teaching too.
The booklet enables pupils to explore ‘Rock n Roll Music’ through thoery and then through a range of given tasks;
Task 01 Read through the following information all about ‘Rock n Roll Music’
Task 02 Rock n Roll Quiz 01 – Answer the questions based on Task 01
Task 03 The Musical Characteristics of ‘Rock n Roll Music’
Task 04 Rock n Roll Quiz 02 – Answer the questions based on Task 03
Task 05 Complete the ‘Rock n Roll Music’ Wordsearch
Task 06 Complete the ‘Rock n Roll Music’ Crossword
Task 06 ‘’Create your own wordsearch’ – Create your own Wordsearch all to do with Rock n Roll music. Use the information within the booklet to help you.
I hope that this resources is useful.
Thank you for viewing/downloading my resources.
This tested and well-received resource is an entire and ready to teach scheme of work for Musicals with resources. The resource comes with a student’s booklet accompanying the Ppt; it also includes self-assessments and teacher’s assessment to track students’ progress.
This is a highly practical SOW based on the Phantom of the Opera and Let it go. Students have loved working on it.
This scheme of work consists of 6 lessons designed to teach students at KS3 level or as an introduction to GCSE solo skills. Although 6 lessons are planned, the unit may be easily expanded or shortened to suit the needs of your individual school.
Resources to support the teaching of iGCSE Music (CIE) 2025 World Focus.
Condensed subject knowledge organisers, completed and empty
Comprehension questions
Crosswords for consolidation
Practice listening exercises and and answers (with youtube links)
Create your own listening exercises template.
A PowerPoint and accompanying Student Workbook, designed to take students through the genre of Bhangra, and Fusions, within the context of listening practice, and exam-style questioning.
This is Lesson 6 of a series, exploring all the Eduqas-prescribed genres of Popular music.
This helps teachers who are less-familiar with Bhangra, and provides listening examples to use.
Listening exercises on music by:
Trilok Gurtu
Harjit Harman
Panjabi MC
Shaktee
Respectable Groove
Heavy Metal JS Bach
Red Hot Chili Peppers
PPT and Workbook both have YouTube links, with timings.
NB If the links say that YouTube can’t find the video, just refresh, and it appears. (Don’t ask me why!)
Please see my TES shop for other PPTs and Workbooks in the Popular Music series, coving all prescribed styles for the Eduqas GCSE Music.
Key Stage 3 Music Cover Lesson on West African Drumming- Beats Across the Ocean
This is a resource with an interesting text on the above subject. There are questions that check knowledge from the text, link knowledge throughout the text, and connect with wider ideas beyond the text but within the understanding of the student.
This resource has been curated, created, and edited by a professional music teacher with assistance from artificial intelligence. It has been used successfully in cover lessons.
Ideal for non-specialist cover lesson.
Self-sufficient resource (no need for equipment apart from a pen).
Ready to use, or to be edited to fit your school setting.
Flexible enough to mix and match with other cover resource I have created.
Each resource can take up to thirty minutes of a lesson.
This resource/booklet was designed for a cover lesson, but is also great for use as part of curriculum teaching too.
The booklet enables pupils to explore ‘Blues Music’ through thoery and then through a range of given tasks;
Task 01 Read through the following information all about Blues Music
Task 02 Blues Music Quiz 01 – Answer the questions based on Task 01
Task 03 The Musical Characteristics of ‘Blues Music’
Task 04 Blues Music Quiz 02 – Answer the questions based on Task 03
Task 05 Complete the ‘Blues Music’ Wordsearch
Task 06 Complete the ‘Blues Music’ Crossword
Task 06 ‘’Create your own wordsearch’ – Create your own Wordsearch all to do with Blues music. Use the information within the booklet to help you.
I hope that this resources is useful.
Thank you for viewing/downloading my resources.
GCSE MUSIC – KEY MUSICAL ELEMENTS
This 36-page PPT is a great way to kick off the GCSE course, providing an accessible introduction to (or refresher of!) key musical elements:
Pulse
Metre (including regular and irregular)
Rhythm (including syncopation, off-beat rhythms, dotted rhythms and triplets)
Chords (including triads and inversions)
Melody-writing
Basic arranging for ensemble
It is expected that most students will have encountered many of these at Key Stage 3, and so whilst this PPT can act as an introduction with clear explanations, it can also act as a useful refresher, with the exercises very much aimed at Key Stage 4.
Students will need access to keyboard or guitars, and notation software or manuscript paper.
Update (19.09.24): I have added answers to the PPT, so that it could be used by a non-specialist teacher, or even set as cover / homework.
Please have a look at my other GCSE Music resources.
Thank you!
A powerpoint presentation aimed at Introducing Year 12 students to the development of Western Classical music. This could also be used with GCSE classes. Use alongside listening examples of your choice.
Simple ideas to create a rondo form story about Vivaldi’s Spring 1 and then create music for this story.
For general teachers and music teachers in elementary schools.
An A4 sheet of key features of styles of music - cut the sheet up and have pupils put them together. Can be used either as a starter or as a revision part of a lesson. You can edit/add/delete features to tailor it to your class.
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