Learning about Leitmotifs and music in films is important as it enhances our appreciation for the artistry behind the music and its emotional impact on the audience. The ‘Raiders March’, in the ‘Indiana Jones’ films by the renowned John Williams is one of the most famous leitmotifs of all time. It also helps us develop analytical, critical thinking, creative, cultural awareness, and attention to detail skills. Understanding music in films is essential in appreciating its contribution to storytelling and the audience’s emotional experience. These resources feature thought-provoking questions and exercises to help students develop their understanding of a broad range of different musical uses within film and television; everything from Jaw to James Bond, Darth Vader, the “One Ring” from Lord of the Rings, and many, many more. This range of worksheets provides an engaging and interactive way for students to learn about the importance of listening to music in film and television, explore the wider role of music within the film, develop critical listening skills, and learn about technical aspects of film music and score composition. These Leitmotifs and Film Music worksheets come with a range of different listening analysing questions, from multiple-choice, to short statements and those that require longer, more detailed responses. Moreover, every worksheet also has a related “Further Analysis & Discussion” question. Each of these is unique, and an excellent way to build upon knowledge gained and spark further classroom discussion in small groups or with the whole class. Each exercise comes with a printable worksheet, and a Powerpoint presentation with answers to use at the front of the classroom, great to share ideas and write directly on using Smartboards. A printable Answer Sheet, saving you time with marking. Finally, a Google Slides version, which you can save to your own Drive, and a TpT Easel activity for learners to complete and submit online. This resource is perfect for teachers looking to incorporate modern cultural elements into their music curriculum while also helping students develop skills relevant to the growing film and television industry.

Learning about Leitmotifs and music in films is important as it enhances our appreciation for the artistry behind the music and its emotional impact on the audience. This ‘No Prep’, ready-to-go lesson looks at the music from two of the most renowned versions of the Batman character. Firstly, the 1960s ‘Batman TV Series’, by the composer Neal Hefti and then one of the most modern versions; “The Batman”, from the 2022 film with music composed by the fantastic Michael Giacchino. Moreover, the lesson then allows learners to compare all the musical themes and scores from the live-action Batman films. Studying music composed and arranged by industry professionals helps all learners develop analytical/critical thinking, creative, cultural awareness, and attention to detail skills. Understanding music in films is essential in appreciating its contribution to storytelling and the audience’s emotional experience. These resources and all the others that can be found within the “Leitmotifs and Film Music: Growing Resource BUNDLE!”, feature thought-provoking questions and exercises to help students develop their understanding of a broad range of different musical uses within film and television; everything from Jaw to Super-man, Darth Vader, the “One Ring” from Lord of the Rings, and many, many more. This range of worksheets provides an engaging and interactive way for students to learn about the importance of listening to music in film and television, explore the wider role of music within the film, develop critical listening skills, and learn about technical aspects of film music and score composition. These Leitmotifs and Film Music worksheets come with a range of different listening analysing questions, from multiple-choice, to short statements and those that require longer, more detailed responses. Moreover, every worksheet also has a related “Further Analysis & Discussion” question. Each of these is unique, and an excellent way to build upon knowledge gained and spark further classroom discussion in small groups or with the whole class. Each exercise comes with a printable worksheet, and a Powerpoint presentation with answers to use at the front of the classroom, great to share ideas and write directly on using Smartboards. A printable Answer Sheet, saving you time with marking. Finally, a Google Slides version, which you can save to your own Drive.

Learning about Leitmotifs and music in films is important as it enhances our appreciation for the artistry behind the music and its emotional impact on the audience. It also helps us develop analytical, critical thinking, creative, cultural awareness, and attention to detail skills. Understanding music in films is essential in appreciating its contribution to storytelling and the audience’s emotional experience. These resources feature thought-provoking questions and exercises to help students develop their understanding of a broad range of different musical uses within film and television; everything from Jaw to James Bond, Darth Vader, the “One Ring” from Lord of the Rings, and many, many more. This range ofworksheets provides an engaging and interactive way for students to learn about the importance of listening to music in film and television, explore the wider role of music within film, develop critical listening skills, and learn about technical aspects of film music and score composition. These Leitmotifs and Film Music worksheets come with a range of different listening analysing questions, from multiple-choice, to short statements and those that require longer, more detailed responses. Moreover, every worksheet also has a related “Further Analysis & Discussion” question. Each of these is unique, and an excellent way to build upon knowledge gained and spark further classroom discussion in small groups or with the whole class. Each exercise comes with a printable worksheet, and a Powerpoint presentation with answers to use at the front of the classroom, great to share ideas and write directly on using Smartboards. A printable Answer Sheet, saving you time with marking. Finally, a Google Slides version, which you can save to your own Drive, and a TpT Easel activity for learners to complete and submit online. This resource is perfect for teachers looking to incorporate modern cultural elements into their music curriculum while also helping students develop skills relevant to the growing film and television industry.

Master the art of audio mixing with our comprehensive teaching resource poster, your visual guide to the heart of music production! Dive into essential concepts, from balancing tracks to crafting impactful soundscapes. Explore the intricacies of EQ, compression, and spatial effects, learning how to achieve sonic perfection. Posters are an extremely useful tool to aid learning and can motivate students to learn a specific topic. They can help learners to focus on a certain idea, fact, event or process. They are convenient both for pupils and teachers as they help students to absorb the material faster. This really useful poster covers the full range of important aspects found within Audio Mixing: What is Mixing? Dynamic Balance Mixing Placement and the Stereo-field Depth – Reverb Tonal Balance – EQ and where to start. POSTER – A2 (42 x 59.4 cm .png) POSTER – A2 (42 x 59.4 cm .pdf) POSTER - POWERPOINT (.pptx PowerPoint - read-only) GOOGLE SLIDES™ - Resource sheet with links to Digital Learning version of material (.pdf)

Immerse yourself in the art of audio equalization with our comprehensive teaching resource poster! Uncover the intricacies of common audio EQ units and explore essential parameters such as frequency, Q factor, and gain. Perfect for beginners and audio enthusiasts alike, this poster provides a visual roadmap to sculpting your sound with precision. Posters are an extremely useful tool to aid learning and can motivate students to learn a specific topic. They can help learners to focus on a certain idea, fact, event or process. They are convenient both for pupils and teachers as they help students to absorb the material faster. This really useful poster covers the full range of important aspects found within Audio EQ: Acoustic Guitar EQ Settings Electric Guitar EQ Settings Vocals EQ Settings Kick Drums EQ Settings In this package: POSTER – A2 (42 x 59.4 cm .png) POSTER – A2 (42 x 59.4 cm .pdf) POSTER - POWERPOINT (.pptx PowerPoint - read-only) GOOGLE SLIDES™ - Resource sheet with links to Digital Learning version of material (.pdf)

MIDI Explained-POSTER MIDI Explained Poster is one of many explaining a wide range of features for Music and Music Technology. Posters are an extremely useful tool to aid learning and can motivate students to learn a specific topic. They can help learners to focus on a certain idea, fact, event or process. They are convenient both for pupils and teachers as they help students to absorb the material faster. This really useful infographic, covers the full range of important aspects for MIDI: What is MIDI? Important things to remember What is Happening with MIDI? Common MIDI Instruments MIDI Facts In this package: POSTER – A2 (42 x 59.4 cm .png file) POSTER- Compressed (used for student revision .pdf file)

Bluegrass - Quick Outline, is one of many infographics that outline the main features and elements of popular music styles and genres. These quick summaries would act as a great study guide to give a concise and detailed look at different Pop music key characteristics and qualities. Each poster comes with embedded YouTube links to musical examples and breaks the style into these key areas: · Instrumentation · Performance & Arrangement · Technology & Production · Main Artists/Bands · Influences · Key Facts & Terminology Posters and displays are an extremely useful tool to aid learning and can motivate students to learn a specific topic. They can help learners to focus on a certain idea, fact, event, or process. They are convenient both for pupils and teachers as they help students to absorb the material faster and but used again and again for a range of materials. In this package: OUTLINE-POSTER – (.png HD quality image file) OUTLINE-POSTER – (.pdf with embedded links) POWERPOINT Version POSTER - (.pptx - read-only) GOOGLE SLIDES™ - Resource sheet with links to Digital Learning version of material (.pdf) =================================== Product License: Unlimited copies for you. However, you may not distribute additional copies to friends, fellow teachers, or students. Freebies and Discounts: Follow me to stay updated with discounts and freebies. There are also lots of Free resources offered on my store! Comments…We Love 'Em! Your feedback brightens our day and helps us continually improve our products. If you download this, we’d appreciate it if you’d leave a comment. Thanks!

Chiptune - Quick Outline, is one of many infographics that outline the main features and elements of popular music styles and genres. These quick summaries would act as a great study guide to give a concise and detailed look at different Pop music key characteristics and qualities. Each poster comes with embedded YouTube links to musical examples and breaks the style into these key areas: · Instrumentation · Performance & Arrangement · Technology & Production · Main Artists/Bands · Influences · Key Facts & Terminology Posters and displays are an extremely useful tool to aid learning and can motivate students to learn a specific topic. They can help learners to focus on a certain idea, fact, event, or process. They are convenient both for pupils and teachers as they help students to absorb the material faster and but used again and again for a range of materials. In this package: OUTLINE-POSTER – (.png HD quality image file) OUTLINE-POSTER – (.pdf with embedded links) POWERPOINT Version POSTER - (.pptx - read-only) GOOGLE SLIDES™ - Resource sheet with links to Digital Learning version of material (.pdf) =================================== Product License: Unlimited copies for you. However, you may not distribute additional copies to friends, fellow teachers, or students. Freebies and Discounts: Follow me to stay updated with discounts and freebies. There are also lots of Free resources offered on my store! Comments…We Love 'Em! Your feedback brightens our day and helps us continually improve our products. If you download this, we’d appreciate it if you’d leave a comment. Thanks!

Queen-Bohemian Rhapsody-FULL LESSON The Music Espionage - The aim of this resource is to enable learners to develop their listening skills, with a focus on sonic and musical components. It is part of a bundle of resources that allows learners to break-down and understand some of the most popular and iconic songs in Pop/Rock. Moreover, these listening skills lessons would work excellently alongside the “History of Modern Music” resource, this detailing the history of modern music. Listening Skills - Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit Listening Skills - The Beatles - Hey Jude Listening Skills - Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode Listening Skills - Oasis - Don’t Look Back in Anger All material, presentations and worksheets within this resource have 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. This lesson and supporting resources provide an extremely detailed account of the song “Bohemian Rhapsody” by the band Queen, with a full song break down and analysis. This covers some of the background and history of the band/artist along with a detailed breakdown of all musical elements from this track. Musical Elements covering: Tonality Tempo Meter/Time Signature Instrumentation Structure Dynamics/Texture Rhythmic Elements Song Theme Genre/Style The material in these resources would easily cover 1 to 2 lessons. The presentation covers the major musical elements from the song, and can be used after students have completed the Listening Skill worksheet or at the same time, working through section by section. The presentation also comes with embedded YouTube musical examples to support and engage learning and even references to other artists that are similar in style, or rhythm or tempo. This proving the learner with a wider range of listening and musical tastes. Moreover, the resource comes with a Listening Skills worksheet for learners to listen to the song and work through, and answer worksheet for teacher reference and also a Help and Guidance sheet. In this package: PRESENTATION – Listening Skills-Queen-Bohemian Rhapsody (.pdf High quality) WORKSHEET – Class Task – Listening Skills Questions(.pdf) ANSWERS – Class Task – Listening Skills Answers (.pdf) GUIDANCE - Class Task-Help and Guidance listening Skills (.pdf) INFOGRAPHIC– Bohemian Rhapsody – Song Structure (.png) INFOGRAPHIC– Bohemian Rhapsody – Song Dynamics (.png) INFOGRAPHIC– Bohemian Rhapsody – Song Structure with Dynamics (.png)

This lesson and supporting resources provide a detailed account of the Nu-Metal genre that started in the late 1990s and grew massively in popularity throughout the 2000s. It covers the major social and musical elements of the music genre, along with important artists that influenced the style. It also comes with extremely useful listening exercises that link with the presentation/lecture itself, this keeping learners engaged throughout. Moreover, there is also additional listening tasks and a student research/investigation into the style of music. The presentation covers the instruments employed, tone and techniques used within the style. Moreover, with YouTube embedded links to aid learning. It covers social norms, social and lyrical themes, fashion, producer Rick Rubin and some of the major artists and bands. Again, all with examples to support throughout. This resource also comes with 3 classroom task worksheets that can be completed alongside the lesson/presentation and integrated music links to listen through and use with the classroom exercises. The presentation finally comes in video form to aid learning and can also be used as a revision tool to help students, this is .mp4 format. In this package: PRESENTATION – Nu-Metal Music 2000s (.pdf High quality) PRESENTATION – Nu-Metal Music 2000s (.pdf compressed quality) PRESENTATION – Nu-Metal Music 2000s (.pptx PowerPoint - read-only) VIDEO – Revision video of the presentation to aid learning and help with student learning. GOOGLE SLIDES™ - Resource sheet with links to Digital Learning version of material (.pdf) ========================= WORKSHEET – Class Task linked with Presentation-Nu-Metal 2000s-STYLED WORKSHEET – Class Task linked with Presentation-Nu-Metal 2000s-NO STYLE ANSWERS – Class Task linked with Presentation-Nu-Metal 2000s ========================= WORKSHEET – Task 1: Research-Nu-Metal-STYLED WORKSHEET – Task 1: Research-Nu-Metal-NO STYLE ========================= WORKSHEET – TASK 2: Listening Exercise-Case Study (RAtM)-STYLED WORKSHEET – TASK 2: Listening Exercise-Case Study (RAtM)- NO STYLE ANSWERS – TASK 2: Listening Exercise-Case Study (RAtM) WARNING – Before you buy this resource PLEASE READ! Nu-metal is a very aggressive and angry genre, quite often with swearing throughout many popular Nu-Metal songs. It is the teacher/lecturer’s responsibility to monitor and check before engaging with learners. I have tried to ensure that music examples are suitable for the classroom, but this really depends on the learning environment and age range of your learners. Thank you for understanding!

The aim of this resource is to enable learners to develop their listening skills, with a focus on sonic and musical components. It is part of a bundle of resources that allows learners to break-down and understand some of the most popular and iconic songs in Pop/Rock. Moreover, these listening skills lessons would work excellently alongside the “History of Modern Music” resource, this detailing the history of modern music. This lesson and supporting resources provide an extremely detailed account of the song “Don’t Look Back in Anger” by the Britpop band Oasis, with a full song break down and analysis. This covers some of the background and history of the band/artist along with a detailed breakdown of all musical elements from this track. Musical Elements covering: Tonality Tempo Meter/Time Signature Instrumentation Structure Dynamics/Texture Lyrical Structure and Analysis Song Theme Genre/Style The material in these resources would easily cover 1 to 2 lessons. The presentation covers the major musical elements from the song, and can be used after students have completed the Listening Skill worksheet or at the same time, working through section by section. The presentation also comes with embedded YouTube musical examples to support and engage learning and even references to other artists that are similar in style, or rhythm or tempo. This proving the learner with a wider range of listening and musical tastes. There are also 3 sequenced music arrangement examples for the song that focuses on certain elements, allowing the learner to carefully hear certain elements from the music. Moreover, the resource comes with a Listening Skills worksheet for learners to listen to the song and work through, and answer worksheet for teacher reference, and also a Help and Guidance sheet. In this package: PRESENTATION – Listening Skills-Oasis-Don’t Look Back in Anger (.pdf High quality) PRESENTATION – Listening Skills-Oasis-Don’t Look Back in Anger - COMPRESSED(.pdf compressed quality) PRESENTATION – Listening Skills-Oasis-Don’t Look Back in Anger - (.pptx PowerPoint - read-only) VIDEO – Revision video of the presentation to aid learning and help with student learning. GOOGLE SLIDES™ - Resource sheet with links to Digital Learning version of material (.pdf) WORKSHEET – Class Task – Listening Skills Questions(.pdf) ANSWERS – Class Task – Listening Skills Answers (.pdf) GUIDANCE - Class Task-Help and Guidance listening Skills (.pdf) INFOGRAPHIC–Oasis-Don’t Look Back in Anger– Song Dynamics and texture (.png) INFOGRAPHIC–Oasis-Don’t Look Back in Anger– Song Structure(.png)

1970s-80s Music-Heavy Rock: This lecture and supporting classroom resources is part of the “History of Popular Music” package and Full Library. It covers the rise of Heavy Rock music genres and later Metal music. The lesson/presentation comes with three classroom tasks and exercises, a really useful infographic to aid in student learning and embedded YouTube links throughout the presentation. Covered in 1970s-80s Music-Heavy Rock: Heavy Rock Outline “The Beginning” of Heavy Rock styles and music Jimi Hendrix Developing the genre Black Sabbath Other Artists The golden Age of Heavy Rock Who Invented Heavy Rock? (YouTube video link) What makes Heavy Rock music – all the parts Famous Artists from Heavy Rock and Metal (with YouTube embedded links!) Popular sub-genres of Metal In this package: PRESENTATION – Heavy Rock-1970s-80s Music (.pdf High quality) PRESENTATION – Heavy Rock-1970s-80s Music (.pdf compressed quality) PRESENTATION – Heavy Rock-1970s-80s Music (.pptx PowerPoint - read-only) VIDEO – Revision video of the presentation to aid learning and help with student learning. GOOGLE SLIDES™ - Resource sheet with links to Digital Learning version of material (.pdf) ======================= INFOGRAPHIC - BRIEF History of Heavy Rock (.pdf High quality) INFOGRAPHIC - BRIEF History of Heavy Rock (.pptx PowerPoint - read-only) ======================= Classroom Worksheet-Artists Research – TASK ONE (.pdf) ANSWERS: Classroom Worksheet-Artists Research – TASK ONE (.pdf) ======================= Classroom Worksheet-Artists Research detailed essay – TASK TWO (.pdf) ======================= Classroom Worksheet-Heavy Rock +Metal sub-genre Research – TASK THREE (.pdf) You may also be interested in some of our other learning resources. History of Popular Music Styles – 16 Full Lessons (a MASSIVE! Bundle that covers the history or popular music from pre-1950s to modern day). Timeline of Popular Music and Music Technology (Full time of Music and Technology Infographic and eBook). Music Production eBooks-BUNDLE (This fantastic bundle a great collection of guides for teaching and learning Music studio recording and production). Music Quizzes - BIG BUNDLE (a MASSIVE! Bundle of music quizzes to use in class).

This lesson and supporting resources provide an extremely detailed account of how one of the most popular video game franchises of all time uses both music and sound design throughout its games. How is the sound design used and employed throughout these games and how does the score reflect and add to the tension of the game and how have the games changed over time? Moreover, how are leitmotifs used and how has the composed used this technique to reflect and evoke emotions from the player for important locations, characters and items of equipment. This lesson links very closely to ‘History of Video Game and Music’, ‘Sound Design in Video Games’ and ‘Video Game Genres and their Music’. You can also purchase this resource, along with the others in the massive Video Game Bundle! The presentation is more than 30 slides, each with an eye-catching design for better student engagement and also linked to classroom tasks that feed in and work along with the presentation. Moreover, throughout the presentation, there are really useful embedded YouTube examples, with links to the videos to support and aid learning. The presentation come in both .pdf and PowerPoint version, along with a video version that can be used for revision and student home study. Moreover, all elements of the resources have been developed in Google Slides. This can be used for remote learning and easily allow for digital submission of the learning tasks included. The resource also comes with 3 classroom tasks/worksheets with extremely useful listening exercises that link with the presentation/lecture itself. In this package: PRESENTATION – Zelda Games Music and Sound Design (.pdf High quality) PRESENTATION – Zelda Games Music and Sound Design (.pdf compressed quality) PRESENTATION �� Zelda Games Music and Sound Design (.pptx PowerPoint - read-only) VIDEO – Revision video of the presentation to aid learning and help with student learning. GOOGLE SLIDES™ - Resource sheet with links to Digital Learning version of material (.pdf) ========================================== WORKSHEET – CLASS TASK 1-Listening Skills-Zelda Secret Sound-Styled linked with Presentation-STYLED (.pdf) WORKSHEET – CLASS TASK 1-Listening Skills-Zelda Secret Sound-NOT STYLE (.pdf) ANSWERS – CLASS TASK 1-Listening Skills-Zelda Secret Sound (.pdf) ========================================== WORKSHEET – CLASS TASK 2-Listening Skills-Ocarina of Time-Styled (.pdf) WORKSHEET – CLASS TASK 2-Listening Skills-Ocarina of Time-Not Styled (.pdf) ANSWERS – CLASS TASK 2-Listening Skills-Ocarina of Time (.pdf) ========================================== WORKSHEET – CLASS TASK 3-Listening Skills-Breath of the Wild-Styled (.pdf) WORKSHEET – CLASS TASK 3-Listening Skills-Breath of the Wild-Not Styled (.pdf) ANSWERS – CLASS TASK 3-Listening Skills-Breath of the Wild (.pdf)

This lesson and supporting resources provide aa detailed account of the Grunge music genre that started in the late 1980s and grew massively in popularity throughout the 1990s with hugely successful bands like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Mud Honey. It covers the major social and musical elements of the music genre, along with important artists that influenced the style. It also comes with extremely useful listening exercises that link with the presentation/lecture itself, this keeping learner engaged throughout. Moreover, there are also additional listening tasks and student research/investigation into the style of music. The presentation covers the instruments employed, tone, and techniques used within the style. Moreover, YouTube embedded links to aid learning. It covers social norms, social and some of the major artists and bands. Again, all with video and music examples to support throughout. This resource also comes with 3 classroom task worksheets that can be completed alongside the lesson/presentation and integrated music links to listen through and use with the classroom exercises. The presentation finally comes in video form to aid learning and can also be used as a revision tool to help students, this is .mp4 format. In this package: PRESENTATION – Grunge Music 1990s-(.pdf High quality) VIDEO – Revision video of presentation to aid learning and help with student learning. ========================= WORKSHEET – Class Task linked with Presentation- Grunge 1990s -STYLED WORKSHEET – Class Task linked with Presentation- Grunge 1990s -NO STYLE ANSWERS – Class Task linked with Presentation- Grunge 1990s ========================= WORKSHEET – Task 1: Research- Grunge 1990s -STYLED WORKSHEET – Task 1: Research- Grunge 1990s -NO STYLE ========================= WORKSHEET – TASK 2: Listening Exercise-Case Study (Mud Honey)-STYLED WORKSHEET – TASK 2: Listening Exercise-Case Study (Mud Honey)- NO STYLE ANSWERS – TASK 2: Listening Exercise-Case Study (Mud Honey) WARNING – Before you buy this resource PLEASE READ! Grunge is an aggressive and angry genre, quite often with swearing throughout many popular songs. It is the teacher/lecturer’s responsibility to monitor and check before engaging with learners. I have tried to ensure that music examples are suitable for the classroom, but this really depends on the learning environment and age range of your learners. Thank you for understanding! =================================== Product License: Unlimited copies for you. However, you may not distribute additional copies to friends, fellow teachers, or students. Freebies and Discounts: Follow me on TES to stay updated with discounts and freebies. There are also lots of Free resources offered on my store! Comments…We Love 'Em! Your feedback brightens our day and helps us continually improve our products. If you download this, we’d appreciate it if you’d leave a comment. Thanks!

This lesson and supporting classroom exercise provide an extremely detailed account of how music was written, composed and developed for the first Super Mario Bros. game. The lesson has learners not just listen to the music and sound design, but also analyse the game mechanics of this classic platformer and others within this genre. How is music used through the whole Super Mario franchise and how did composer Koji Kondo write and develop his ideas for the original game. The lesson also looks, in detail, at the original 5 songs composed for the first game, and with a great listening skills task for learners to complete (including teacher answer sheets). This lesson links very closely to ‘History of Video Game and Music’, ‘Sound Design in Video Games’, ‘Video Game Genres and their Music’, ‘Zelda Games Music and Sound Design’ and ‘Minecraft Music’. You can also purchase this resource, along with the others in the massive Video Game Bundle! The presentation is more than 50 slides, each with an eye-catching design for better student engagement and also linked to classroom tasks that feed in and work along with the presentation. Moreover, throughout the presentation, there are really useful embedded YouTube examples, with links to the videos to support and aid learning. The presentation come in both .pdf and PowerPoint versions, along with a video version that can be used for revision and student home study. Moreover, all elements of the resources have been developed in Google Slides. This can be used for remote learning and easily allow for digital submission of the learning tasks included. The resource also comes with 3 classroom tasks/worksheets with extremely useful listening exercises that link with the presentation/lecture itself. There is also a great “Tiermaker” exercise, where learners can listen and judge which Mario music they believe is best. This comes as a 'cut & stick" printable exercise, an online Google Slides version and also as a link to the Tiermarker site. Allowing for completion and to download as an image to save for future reference.

Improve your students’ listening skills and help them develop their auditory perception with this range of engaging worksheets! This resource features thought-provoking questions and exercises to help students develop their understanding of a broad range of different musical styles; everything from Jazz, DooWop, Grunge, R&B, Rock and Roll, Gospel and many, many more. The worksheets come with a range of different listening questions, from multiple-choice, to short statements and those that require longer, more detailed responses. Moreover, every worksheet also has a related “Further Analysis & Discussion” question. Each of these is unique, and an excellent way to build upon knowledge gained and spark further classroom discussion in small groups or with the whole class. Each listening skills exercise comes with a printable Worksheet, a Powerpoint version to use at the front of the classroom, great to share answers and write directly on using Smartboards. A printable Answer Sheet, saving you time with marking. Finally, a Google Slides version, which you can save to your own Drive, and a TpT Easel activity for learners to complete and submit online. This song was composed by Duke Ellington and his longtime collaborator, Bubber Miley. First recorded in 1927 by Ellington’s orchestra and became one of their signature pieces. The song is a perfect example of the “Jungle” style of Jazz that Ellington was famous for.

Improve your students’ listening skills and help them develop their auditory perception with this range of engaging worksheets! This resource features thought-provoking questions and exercises to help students develop their understanding of a broad range of different musical styles; everything from Jazz, DooWop, Grunge, R&B, Rock and Roll, Gospel and many, many more. The worksheets come with a range of different listening questions, from multiple-choice, to short statements and those that require longer, more detailed responses. Moreover, every worksheet also has a related “Further Analysis & Discussion” question. Each of these is unique, and an excellent way to build upon knowledge gained and spark further classroom discussion in small groups or with the whole class. Each listening skills exercise comes with a printable worksheet, a Powerpoint version to use at the front of the classroom, great to share answers and write directly on using Smartboards. A printable Answer Sheet, saving you time with marking. Finally, a Google Slides version, which you can save to your own Drive, and a TpT Easel activity for learners to complete and submit online. This song although not strictly the first ever Rock and Roll song written, it is indisputably the first Rock song to top the charts, gaining mass popularity and success, and generally considered the beginning of the "Rock Era”.

Improve your students’ listening skills and help them develop their auditory perception with this range of engaging worksheets! This resource features thought-provoking questions and exercises to help students develop their understanding of a broad range of different musical styles; everything from Jazz, DooWop, Grunge, R&B, Rock and Roll, Gospel and many, many more. The worksheets come with a range of different listening questions, from multiple-choice, to short statements and those that require longer, more detailed responses. Moreover, every worksheet also has a related “Further Analysis & Discussion” question. Each of these is unique, and an excellent way to build upon knowledge gained and spark further classroom discussion in small groups or with the whole class. Each listening skills exercise comes with a printable worksheet, a Powerpoint version to use at the front of the classroom, great to share answers and write directly on using Smartboards. A printable Answer Sheet, saving you time with marking. Finally, a Google Slides version, which you can save to your own Drive, and a TpT Easel activity for learners to complete and submit online. “Stan” by Eminem featuring Dido is a narrative-driven song that tells the story of an obsessive fan and his descent into madness. Written by Eminem, it is well known for featuring vocals sampled from the opening lines of British singer Dido’s song “Thank You”.

Improve your students’ listening skills and help them develop their auditory perception with this range of engaging worksheets! This resource features thought-provoking questions and exercises to help students develop their understanding of a broad range of different musical styles; everything from Jazz, DooWop, Grunge, R&B, Rock and Roll, Gospel and many, many more. The worksheets come with a range of different listening questions, from multiple-choice, to short statements and those that require longer, more detailed responses. Moreover, every worksheet also has a related “Further Analysis & Discussion” question. Each of these is unique, and an excellent way to build upon knowledge gained and spark further classroom discussion in small groups or with the whole class. Each listening skills exercise comes with a printable worksheet, a Powerpoint version to use at the front of the classroom, great to share answers and write directly on using Smartboards. A printable Answer Sheet, saving you time with marking. Finally, a Google Slides version, which you can save to your own Drive, and a TpT Easel activity for learners to complete and submit online. “Help!” is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that served as the title song for their film “Help!” (1965). Lennon wrote the lyrics of the song to express his stress after the Beatles’ quick rise to success. "I was fat and depressed and I was crying out for ‘Help’. “Help!” went to number 1 on both the UK and US singles charts in the late summer of 1965.

Improve your students’ listening skills and help them develop their auditory perception with this range of engaging worksheets! This resource features thought-provoking questions and exercises to help students develop their understanding of a broad range of different musical styles; everything from Jazz, DooWop, Grunge, R&B, Rock and Roll, Gospel and many, many more. The worksheets come with a range of different listening questions, from multiple-choice, to short statements and those that require longer, more detailed responses. Moreover, every worksheet also has a related “Further Analysis & Discussion” question. Each of these is unique, and an excellent way to build upon knowledge gained and spark further classroom discussion in small groups or with the whole class. Each listening skills exercise comes with a printable worksheet, a Powerpoint version to use at the front of the classroom, great to share answers and write directly on using Smartboards. A printable Answer Sheet, saving you time with marking. Finally, a Google Slides version, which you can save to your own Drive, and a TpT Easel activity for learners to complete and submit online. Joe “King” Oliver was an American jazz cornet player, bandleader, and composer. Oliver was a key figure in the development of early jazz and was known for his virtuosic cornet playing and innovative approach to improvisation. He was famous for his using mutes, derbies, bottles and cups to alter the sound of his cornet. King Oliver was also the mentor and tutor of Louis Armstrong.