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.

Harmony, Form and Structure The GCSE Music Specification includes many terms that students need to know, and be able to identify, but which aren’t covered by many of the styles of music studied. Many students struggle with recognising musical elements, especially cadences, chord inversions, and other elements of harmony, form and structure, so this resource comprises 17 short extracts of music, five of which have skeleton scores, as in the exam. Each extract has four questions attached, covering all the terms associated with Harmony, Form and Structure: HARMONY Primary chords Secondary chords Inversion Diatonic Tonic Subdominant Dominant (7th) Perfect cadence Imperfect cadence Plagal cadence Interrupted cadence Chord progression/chord sequence Harmonic rhythm Drone Pedal Dissonance Power chords FORM AND STRUCTURE Binary Ternary Rondo Minuet and Trio Repetition Contrast Theme and variations Strophic 32 bar song form/AABA 12 bar Blues Call and response Ostinato Bridge Break Loop Improvisation Verse Chorus Middle 8 Fill Introduction Outro Coda Riff Regular phrasing Irregular phrasing The extracts cover a wide range of music, featuring the likes of Joan Jett, Mahler, Primus, Jimmy Rushing, Mel Tormé, Carly Simon, Henry Mancini, Katrina & the Waves, and Blu Cantrell. The resource comes with a link to FREE audio, running for 38’20”. The bundle includes the full paper and mark scheme, plus the PDF question paper and mark scheme separately, in case you want to set it remotely. Please have a look at my shop for a wide variety of resources to support the GCSE Music course. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/NPTJ

Musical Styles – Tonality – Tempo – Rhythm – Dynamics The GCSE Music Specification includes many terms that students need to know, and be able to identify, but which aren’t covered by many of the styles of music studied. Many students struggle with recognising musical elements on a printed score, so this resource comprises 20 short extracts of music, 17 of which have skeleton scores, as in the exam. Each extract has four questions attached, covering the terms associated with: Musical Styles Tonality Tempo Rhythm Dynamics The extracts cover a wide range of music, featuring music from the likes of Abba, Count Basie, Anthrax, Tupac, Berlioz, Whitney Houston, Al Green, JS Bach, Pluto Shervington, Sting, and Dame Judi Dench! The resource comes with a link to FREE audio, running for 37’, either as one file or 20 separate files: perfect for a revision lesson, or as homework. The bundle includes the full paper and mark scheme, plus the PDF question paper and mark scheme separately, in case you want to set it remotely. Please have a look at my shop for a wide variety of resources to support the GCSE Music course. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/NPTJ

1 page PDF handout with visuals showing basic musical forms (binary, ternary, rondo, theme & variations)

The aim of this topic is to give children the opportunity to learn about the music of Mexico through listening and singing. The children will: Listen to a variety of music styles and genres from Mexico. Learn about the instruments used in the popular Mariachi bands. Listen to some music from the Maya Civilisation. Learn to sing the song Al Citron and play the stone passing game associated with it. This a a short topic that can be stretched to 6 weeks or done in 3, depending on the amount of time dedicated to your music lessons. It would work nicely as a cross-curricular topic if you are looking at Mexico in Geography or the Mayan Civilisation in History.

History of Video Game and Music-Massive Interactive Lesson Bundle This lesson and supporting resources provide an extremely detailed account of Video Game history and the development of music for consoles and games. It covers from very early Pre First Generation all the way through to the modern, latest 9th Generation consoles and games released in 2020. The material in these resources would easily cover 4 to 5 lessons over roughly 5 or 6 weeks. This resource would also work very well with the History of Sound in Film-Full Lesson, which details the history of how the sound was introduced and added to films. Moreover, would work really well with “Sound Design in Video Games-FULL LESSON”, a great set of lessons that cover how and why sounds are important to the player’s experiences and what they provide in terms of feedback and game immersion. All material, presentations and worksheets, within this resource has been recently updated and now includes links to online ‘Distance Learning’ versions through Google Slides™. This allowing extra flexibility and continued support if students are learning and engaging from outside the classroom at home. ‘History of Video Game and Music’ presentation covers the development of music written for computer games and how this changed over time with a total of 70 slides. Moreover, there are over 50 embedded videos throughout the lesson linking to YouTube and providing an excellent addition to the resource. This resource also comes with 5 classroom tasks that can be completed alongside the lesson/presentation and integrated videos and will aid learning and revision for learners. Part of this is a very interactive lesson where a student can make their own Video Game Music. No Software or extras needed to complete, just internet access. Each of these Tasks comes in a “Not Styled”, black and white print out or an attractive, “Styled” version to help engage learners. This resource also comes with an infographic resource to aid learning. This covering some interesting facts on gaming. Along with a brief outline of each of the gaming generations covered in the presentation. Great for student revision and could be used as support while the presentation is being made. Finally, there is also a “Classic Chiptune” presentation that highlights and showcases some of the most iconic 8 and 16 Bit Songs from the Chiptune genre. This also comes with examples embedded in the presentation to aid learning and saving time for the teacher.

Detailed Power Point with embedded audio & video clips to support the study of Film & Gaming Music for the GCSE specification. Film Music section focuses on John Williams and Hans Zimmer. Listening questions are worded similar to a GCSE exam paper. An exam style question is also provided. Gaming section looks at the early beginnings, Mario Kart and Assassin’s Creed.

Music Styles Word Search The word search contains the different music styles throughout time! An answer sheet is included. PRINTABLE FORMAT. Print and hand it out. What’s included in this resource: The word search contains the names of 30 different styles/genres of music. ALSO INCLUDED: An answer key is included in the download! The puzzle can be used as part of a sub lesson or as a springboard activity into a unit on the Music genres. A content packed, valuable resource that is complete and ready to go! Suitable for: Years 7-11 Double click on the images above for a closer look of what’s included in the resource! ♥ CLICK here to check out more quality, ready-to-use resources from the MTR store! You may also like this String Instruments Word Search Puzzle All rights reserved by the author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. TES-Paid License

These cover worksheets are ideal for staff absences! All 8 require no prep, little/no technology, and are suitable for non-specialist teachers. The worksheets have been designed with convenience in mind! Print and copy a class set of each and keep them handy with the overview sheets. Pupils answer on paper to save copying new sheets each time! The overview sheets allows you or your substitute to see at-a-glance what classes have completed what sheets, and what tech/pupil knowledge is required for each so they can choose an activity suitable for them and the class. Each worksheet should last a lesson, and there are suggestions of extension activities for fast finishers. They are suitable for a range of ages and abilities as I have used lots of open and general questions. The sheets are dyslexia-friendly with careful choice of layout and fonts. Pupils can work independently with no assistance from the teacher, perfect for non-specialists. The worksheets cover a range of topics. Each has an icon in the corner to help you sort them quickly if they get mixed up. The range included means these can be used for General Music, Choir, Orchestra or a range of other music classes. They are aimed at years 7-9 /S1-3 BGE but are general enough to be used with older or younger classes too. This set of sub sheets includes: A Year of Music A-Z Questions Composer Profile Film Music Moment Plan a Jukebox Musical Plan a Music Festival Song Research Task Stop the Bus I really hope you find this product useful! I have used these successfully with my classes for years and they are so convenient for when I am absent or leaving classes to cover due to exams, concerts, shows and trips. I recommend pairing this resource with my set of 16 music wordsearches!

Here is a cover resource on Pop Music legends The Beatles. The resource contains a biography and a table of questions to be answered as well as suggested listening. It also includes an answer sheet. This resource is ideal for cover work. A booklet of 5 such resources can be purchased for £3.50.

Worksheet to encourage students to listen and reflect on the features of music - useful for aural skills around ABRSM grade 5 level.

Level 3 BTEC Music A set of worksheets/templates to guide students through Criteria 1 (P1, M1, D1) for Unit 22 - Music Performance Session Styles. Covers x4 distinctly different genres (Rock ‘n’ Roll, Psychedelic Rock, Disco, Punk). Allows for cross-reference between other genres/styles for the D1 criteria.

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.

This sheet contains key information for Guitar, Bass, Piano/Keyboard, and Drums. Along with common chords and scales it shows common chord progressions including a 12 bar blues in A. Guitar chords, Bass Line Patterns, Piano/Keyboard Chords, Drum Beat Patterns, Worsheet, Poster.

Hip Hop and Rap Music - This resource/booklet was designed for a cover lesson. The booklet enables pupils to explore Hip Hop and Rap Music through theory and then through a range of given tasks; Task 01 - Read through information about Hip Hop Culture Task 02 - Answer multiple-choice questions Task 03 - Read through information about Hip Hop and Rap Music Task 04 - Answer questions in the provided space about Hip Hop and Rap Music. Task 05 - Word search Task 06 - Crossword Task 07 - Create your own word search UPDATE - The download files now include a new pdf version of the cover booklet that does not include the title and contents page. I hope that this resources is useful. Thank you for viewing/downloading my resources.

This is a fun revision resource to consolidate all subject content from Eduqas GCSE Music. The quiz features 5 rounds of 20 multiple-choice questions which range from very easy to relatively difficult: AoS1: Musical Forms and Devices AoS2: Music for Ensemble AoS3: Film Music AoS4: Popular Music Answers are highlighted in green immediately after the questions. Can be done in teams or individually. Aiming to be a bit of light relief to the students who have been revising hard!

Christmas Music whole class escape room. No printing required! Just project the Powerpoint and off you go. Built in timers, Video clips and answer reveals after every slide. This is an educational fun immersive ‘Escape room’ experience. Have the students compete individually, in teams or as a whole class the choice is yours! This resource is a great team-building activity to keep your students engaged during the last few days (or week) leading up to the end of term. There are seven different challenging puzzles and you have the choice of setting the timer at easy, medium or high difficult level for each escape. Students will complete a variety of tasks using different skills including: problem-solving, critical thinking, reading comprehension, literacy challenges and some clever deduction to work out who has stolen the presents this Christmas. The puzzles, bonus questions and challenges are a fun way to assess a topic or subject area. This resource covers a variety of different elements including: vocabulary, key terms. key themes, general subject knowledge, literacy and much more… ** Music Escape Room is fully editable and takes less than 1 Minute to set up.** ** Music Escape Room Contents** ☞ Interactive 26 slide Powerpoint Escape Room Challenge ☞ Optional Escape Certificates ☞ Optional Team Sheet (Print it or use scrap paper instead) Common FAQ’s ★Group sizes: 1-30 students per team - (Participants up to 180) ★Time: Approximately 50-60 minutes (Provide hints along the way if time is a factor!) ★Materials: Aside from Powerpoint - all students need is a pen / pencil. How to run this Music escape Challenge This escape room can be done without any printing we have however still included a team sheet (Slide 2) should you wish to use it, if not plain paper will more than suffice. The escape room is story driven by a YouTube video which is split into 9 sections. Introduction - Puzzle 1 – Puzzle 2 - Puzzle 3 – Puzzle 4 – Puzzle 5 – Puzzle 6 – Puzzle 7 - Success At various points you will be instructed to pause the video at these points you can go to the next slide in the presentation. Each video section (excluding Introduction and Success) will be followed by a puzzle. Every puzzle has three built in timers in the lower right hand corner to put the teams on a time limit of your choice if you so wish. Search ‘Cre8tive Resources’ for support with our library of resources or send us an email. Leave a review and email TheCre8tiveResources@gmail.com for a free resource as a thank you!! Explore all our resources on TES

Cover the history of Rap music all within this poster! Perfect for a music classroom or music display, these posters are part of our ‘All about genres’ series.

UPDATE – Due to the large number of complaints about dead links – I have checked every one on 2 separate devices. I have found and have repaired one Dead Link. Please use the Playlist link below as it has every video in sequence – I can only apologize if any problems continue, but I have done everything possible to rectify your concerns. I have replaced the original document with the updated version. Hopefully the issue is fixed, but I honestly couldn’t find an obvious one This is the 2nd 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. 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 AND last year’s - 2 years of music - for £2! This year I am asking a nominal fee of £2, 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 £2 is well worth it!

A worksheet looking at Hip-hop. Answer sheet included. Part of a set on Popular music styles which can be bought for £3.50

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.