In an attempt to make Western Classical Music relevant for my Year 9 students, I have developed a 12-lesson SOW where they will learn about the Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods ALONGSIDE an ongoing composition task where they will take a pop song and change it into a Baroque chamber ensemble (think Bridgerton, without the copyright)! Included: Teaching on the three musical periods: composers, listening, musical devices and forms YouTube link examples Composition help including screenshot demos Student workbook Quick quizzes as lesson starters 7x pop/rock songs for students to arrange Success criteria Lesson content: Introduction to Western Classical Music Introduction to Baroque inc. composers and listening Baroque Musical Devices inc. listening Baroque Musical Forms inc. example of ritornello Rhythm, Tempo & Metre lesson (intertwining music theory) Introduction to Classical inc. composers and listening Classical Musical Devices inc. listening Classical Musical Forms Harmony & Tonality lesson (intertwining music theory) Introduction to Romantic inc. composers and listening Romantic Musical Devices inc. listening Romantic Musical Forms inc. example of theme & variation Composition/Arrangement content: Basic chords taken from chosen song Melody taken from chosen song Put across string quartet (and harpsichord) Make sure there is contrast between the sections Add a bassline (basso continuo) Add a countermelody in the 2nd verse and 2nd chorus Add ornamentation Add a sequence or repeated motif Develop a virtuoso melodic section where the bridge should be Adding contrasting textures Adding articulation and dynamics

An 8x lesson SOW on Games Music based on the game ‘Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora’ - this game is current and relevant for young people without the high age rating! Included: PPT of games music teaching and listening resources Screenshots of how to use Cubase to complete tasks (though these could be swapped out to suit the DAW you use) Hero and villain leitmotifs, and chord progression taken from the game - these don’t need to be used but could be useful to scaffold for lower ability Student workbook Lesson content: Why we have music in games; creating an atmosphere Developing an atmosphere Hero leitmotif Villain leitmotif Developing leitmotifs Rhythm & pulse Structure & storyboards Composer study Final composition + success criteria

**A 10x lesson SOW on BLUES MUSIC featuring 5x lessons on ensemble performance and 5x lessons on composition. Includes:** PPT guiding through every lesson with tasks, listening resources and YouTube clips Student workbook An adapted ensemble piece for all abilities Screenshots to guide students through creating a Blues piece on Sibelius Lesson content: Performance: recapping musical elements, the development of the blues, recapping pitch and rhythm, playing a simple piece Performance: discovering the impact of the slave trade, listening task, 12-bar blues introduction Performance: B.B King listening task, bass clef, walking bass Performance: Bessie Smith listening task, improvisation, blues scale Performance: Muddy Waters listening task, key features of Blues music, ensemble performance with success criteria Composition: recap quiz, bass clef and 12 bar blues Composition: B.B King video, creating a melody using blues scale Composition: Bessie Smith video, creating a walking bass Composition: Muddy Waters video, adding a drum groove Composition: Complete composition with success criteria

These are all of the Musical Terms for each Musical Element presented by Eduqas in the Music GCSE Revision book. This PDF can be used as a teaching resource, revision or as a display. The key terms are listed under each Musical Element to further the knowledge of the students to meet the requirements of the course.

Errors have now been fixed, please get in touch for a new PPT if needed A 6-round Christmas Music Quiz featuring: 1. Ho-Ho-Hollywood Hits (guess the famous Christmas song) 2. 12 Days Of Trivia (12 trivia questions about the holiday of the year) 3. Sleigh That Soundtrack (guess the film from the soundtrack) 4. Festive Fact or Fake News? (classic true or false about Christmas) 5. Santa’s Secret Sounds (guess the festive sound from the audio) All soundbytes are edited and included on the slides, 12 questions per round. Answers on the final slides. Question sheets for students on the separate PDF. There’s emphasis on the MUSIC part of Christmas but this can be used across the curriculum. The quiz can last up to an hour (or more, depending on how long you want to give the students to complete each round). You could split the rounds across different lessons as a starter or plenary activity to get students in the Christmassy spirit! Particularly useful if you need a cover lesson, very self-explanatory! ENJOY! I hope it helps as you navigate this busy season! (PPT and workbook template from Canva)

**A music quiz to round off all the greatest hits from 2024-25. **The quiz is split into 6 rounds with 10 questions in each (answers at the end): 1.Hits of 2024-25 - listen to the track and guess the title 2. Movie Blockbusters - listen to the soundtrack and guess the film 3. The Voice - guess the voice of the artist singing (clues given) 4. Culture & Entertainment - answer questions surrounding the world of entertainment in the last year 5. TV Themes - listen to the soundtrack and guess the TV series 6. Music From Around The Globe - listen to the track and guess the country it originated This resource comes with the PowerPoint (with all videos and audio tracks cut and faded) and a Quiz Sheet for students to fill out their answers. Please note that the PowerPoint will not work on Google Slides, only on Microsoft PowerPoint This quiz should probably last around an hour but you could also split it up across lessons to shorten it or play extracts again to make it longer. Suitable for Years 7-13.

**A 6-round Christmas Music Quiz featuring: 1. Christmas General Knowledge (multiple choice questions) 2. Christmas Blended (guess two Christmas songs that have been mashed together) 3. Christmas Instrumentals (guess instrumental/karaoke versions of Christmas favourites) 4. Christmas Movie Music (listen to the song and guess the Christmas movie it’s from) 5. Christmas Music Of The Decades (7 decades of music, but which 2 songs come from each one?) 6. Christmas UK Number 1s (guess the eagerly anticipated Number 1 spot of the year from only the intro) All soundbytes are edited and included on the slides. Answers on the final two slides. Question sheets for students on the separate PDF. There’s emphasis on the MUSIC part of Christmas but this can be used across the curriculum. The quiz can last up to an hour (or more, depending on how long you want to give the students to complete each round). You could split the rounds across different lessons as a starter or plenary activity to get students in the Christmassy spirit! Particularly useful if you need a cover lesson, very self-explanatory! ENJOY! I hope it helps as you navigate this busy season! (PPT template downloaded from Slidesgo)

**A music quiz to round off all the greatest hits from 2023-24. **The quiz is split into 6 rounds with 10 questions in each (answers at the end): 1.Hits of 2024 - listen to the track and guess the title 2. TV Themes - listen to the soundtrack and guess the TV series 3. Live Lounge - listen to the cover song and guess the voice of the artist singing 4. TikTok Trends - watch the muted TikTok and guess the song in the background 5. International Hits - listen to the hit No.1 track and guess the country it comes from 6. Films of 2024 - listen to the soundtrack and guess the film This resource comes with the PowerPoint (with all videos and audio tracks cut and faded) and a Quiz Sheet for students to fill out their answers. Please note that the PowerPoint will not work on Google Slides, only on Microsoft PowerPoint This quiz should probably last around an hour but you could also split it up across lessons to shorten it or play extracts again to make it longer. Suitable for Years 7-13.

**A music quiz to round off all the greatest hits from 2022-23. **The quiz is split into 6 rounds with 10 questions in each (answers at the end): 1. Beat The Intro - listen to the short introduction and guess the song 2. Movie Music - listen to the main theme from a film released in the last year 3. The Voice - guess the voice of the artist from a song they have covered 4. TikTok Crazes - guess the song from the viral videos 5. AI Music Artist - guess the famous music artist from their AI portrait 6. Songs in Reverse - guess the song being played in reverse This resource comes with the PowerPoint (with all videos and audio tracks cut and faded) and a Quiz Sheet for students to fill out their answers. This quiz should probably last around an hour but you could also split it up across lessons to shorten it or play extracts again to make it longer. Suitable for Years 7-13.

** For each of the musical elements, there are questions to prompt the students to think about how each element is used in music. ** Could be used for familiar when first introducing set works! These are some of the questions I ask students when they’re analysing music to help them think more critically, know what to listen for, and know what the examiner is looking for. This has been helpful for both my GCSE and A Level cohorts for Edexcel and Eduqas so should be** applicable across the exam boards.**

A full 6-week guide on creating a song featuring: Instrumentation Harmony Drum grooves Melody Lyrics Information on each plus examples (some taken from musescore) to guide students in the direction to create a successful song. This will work well alongside any rock/pop scheme - more suited to Y9+

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! Please note that the PowerPoint will not work on Google Slides, only on Microsoft PowerPoint

Pop Lead Sheets with colour coded ukulele and piano chords - perfect for a pop band SOW in Music or as an additional resource for small ensembles. Songs featured: Just The Way You Are (Bruno Mars) Bad Habits (Ed Sheeran) Stand By Me (Ben E. King) Don’t Stop Believin’ (Journey) Believer (Imagine Dragons) I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Whitney Houston) Hey Ya! (Outkast) As It Was (Harry Styles) Dance The Night (Dua Lipa) Senorita (Mendes & Cabello) Good 4 U (Olivia Rodrigo) I Want It That Way (Backstreet Boys) Anti-Hero (Taylor Swift) 2 Be Loved (Lizzo) All lead sheets are in G major or C major tonality, they also get gradually harder so you can set a difficulty level.

A display resource for Eduqas GCSE Music including posters on: Aos 1, 2, 3, 4 and the two set works (Bach’s Badinerie & Toto’s Africa). All information is taken from Eduqas resources.

**A 6-round Christmas Music Quiz featuring: General Knowledge Christmas Songs in Reverse Christmas Film Stills Carol Of The Bells Christmas Film Soundtracks 10-second Christmas Songs All soundbytes are edited and included on the slides. Answers on the final two slides. Question sheets for students on the separate PDF.** There’s emphasis on the MUSIC part of Christmas but this can be used across the curriculum. It’s fun for all ages! Tried and tested on Year 7s and Year 13s who equally love it in their final lessons of the year. The quiz can last up to an hour (or more, depending on how long you want to give the students to complete each round). You could split the rounds across different lessons as a starter or plenary activity to get students in the Christmassy spirit! Particularly useful if you need a cover lesson, very self-explanatory! ENJOY! (PPT template downloaded from Slidesgo)

**A SOW exploring how Games Music is created; what music is suitable; and composition tasks for students to create their own. This SOW features:** 5x lessons of activities with composition tasks built in SOW outline with success criteria A student workbook Students will discover: leitmotifs (and create their own hero and villain leitmotif) what makes video game music catchy and successful how to create an atmosphere through-composing alongside a storyboard

A display of vocabulary relating to the musical elements that students can choose from when analysing pieces of music during Appraisal tasks. *Some vocabulary can fit into multiple areas. This is a guide to scaffold learning for students who need more subject-specific vocabulary in their answers. (I print these off and laminate them for students to keep in their music folders and on the desks)

**A SOW full of activities to use for KS3 when teaching the basics in Music. ** The Musical Starter Kit features: Introduction to Rhythm Introduction to Pitch Introduction to Notation Adaptive Performance tasks Instruments of the Orchestra Musical Elements 5 Listening Tasks based on pieces outlined in the Model Music Curriculum Listening Assessment Normally delivered in the first half term, this pack contains: PowerPoint of tasks relating to the topics Booklet (Word & PDF) for the students to answer the tasks SOW outline complete with success criteria

A workbook containing all assignments for Unit 26 Singing Technique. Used for Cambridge Technicals Extended Diploma in Performing Arts.

A Vocal Development Plan template for students to use to gain the Distinction criteria for Unit 26 Singing Technique. Used for Cambridge Technicals Extended Diploma in Performing Arts.

A workbook containing all assignments for Unit 27 Singing Performance. Used for Cambridge Technicals Extended Diploma in Performing Arts.