A 10 page help guide for GCSE music students to guide then through composing a piece of blues music. This focusses on chords, bass line, blues scale and texture.

A series of 3 lessons which use the motif from Beethoven’s 5th Symphony to as a stimulus for a rhythmic and ensemble performance. All instrumental parts are differentiated and Sibelius files are also provided. PowerPoints for the 3 lessons are available with differentiated and push your thinking tasks.

Composition planning sheets for both The Lion King and Sleeping Beauty which introduce the use of leitmotifs and underscore. Musical terms are also provided that students must define and use in the underscore. Students are also encouraged to consider instrumentation, tempo, dynamics and pitch. These can be used as 1 lesson each or the groups can choose their piece (works well with limited instruments).

A series of 2 lessons which use the elements from Bernstein’s Mambo as a stimulus for a performance and composition task (original music also provided). All instrumental parts and composition tasks are differentiated. PowerPoints for the lessons are available with differentiated and push your thinking tasks.

A complete analysis of the trio of the Eine Kleine Nachtmusik set work from Eduqas GCSE Music. This is at least 3 full lessons with differentiated tasks and worksheets which ensures students annotate their scores correctly. There is also a summary lesson to test their learning at the end of the analysis and performance. For the performance parts please see the free resources on my page.

Suitable for any GCSE board (but based on the Eduqas specification). This resource is fully differentiated with grade and through the element of choice for the students and introduces them to the 3 main periods of Western classical music - Baroque, Classical and Romantic. The learning journey can be used for at least 2 lessons (and as part of a homework task) and allows the teacher to be facilitator in the lesson as all resources and answers are attached. The attached PP also encourages students to reflect on their progress and choose a task which suits this. Tasks include categorising the style of audio files, research orchestral instruments of the period, completing a glossary and annotating music scores. Each task allows students to get fresh composition ideas and add to their notes for revision.

A series of 3 lessons which focus on the key aspects (textures and other musical features) which can be found in Baroque and Classical Music. There is an element of theoretical knowledge and then putting these ideas into practice through composition. The final lesson asks students to react to feedback for either the Baroque or Classical style they have composed. All tasks are differentiated with success criteria and worksheets are attached so students can save their notes for composition and revision.

A document with a summary of the Bach movement on 2 sides of A4 with the main features students need to know for the exam (this is in prose). There are 20 differentiated questions where answers can be found in the text. Lower grade questions ask students to recall musical facts. Higher grade questions require students to analyse and evaluate the musical facts in order to answer questions on context as well (in preparation for AO4 on the essay). Ideal for revision lesson, homework or a cover lesson. Answers are provided.

A document with a summary of the Samba Em Preludio set work on less than 2 sides of A4 with the main features students need to know for the exam (this is in prose). There are 17 differentiated questions where answers can be found in the text. Lower grade questions ask students to recall musical facts. Higher grade questions require students to analyse and evaluate the musical facts in order to answer questions on context as well (in preparation for AO4 on the essay). Ideal for revision lesson, homework or a cover lesson. Answers are provided.

Revision poster for students based on the instrumental set works for the Edexcel Music GCSE: Bach Concerto Grosso and Beethoven piano sonata. Each poster summarises the key features of melody, instrumentation, structure, texture, harmony/tonality and rhythm and tempo. As well as key features there are also links to context and bar numbers with evidence. These are ideal for students to use for revision.

Revision poster for students based on the vocal set works for the Edexcel Music GCSE: Queen ‘Killer Queen’ and Purcell. Each poster summarises the key features of melody, instrumentation, structure, texture, harmony/tonality and rhythm and tempo. As well as key features there are also links to context and bar numbers with evidence. These are ideal for students to use for revision.

Revision poster for students based on the fusion set works for the Edexcel Music GCSE: Afro Celt and Samba em Preludio. Each poster summarises the key features of melody, instrumentation, structure, texture, harmony/tonality and rhythm and tempo. As well as key features there are also links to context and bar numbers with evidence. These are ideal for students to use for revision.

This is a set of 4 lessons and an extra summary (homework or classwork) to support the advance information for Eduqas Section B of Bach’s Badinerie. The series of lessons includes facts required for section B as well as comparison and contrast to section A. There is answers throughout as well as differentiation and colour coded facts depending on target grade.

This is a set of 4 lessons to support the advance information for Eduqas Verse and chorus 2 for Africa by Toto. The series of lessons includes facts required for both sections as well as comparison and contrast to other sections in the piece. There is answers throughout as well as differentiation and colour coded facts depending on target grade.

A complete analysis of the Section B from Bach’s Badinerie set work from Eduqas GCSE Music. This is at least 3 full lessons with differentiated tasks and worksheets which ensures students annotate their scores correctly. There is also a summary lesson to test their learning at the end of the analysis and performance. Performance parts that have been used are readily available by the examination board.

A complete analysis of Section A from Bach’s Badinerie set work from Eduqas GCSE Music. This is at least 3 full lessons with differentiated tasks and worksheets which ensures students annotate their scores correctly. There is also a summary lesson to test their learning at the end of the analysis and performance. Performance parts that have been used are readily available by the examination board.

Two lessons which introduce the set work ‘Bach’s Badinerie’ by giving an understanding of Baroque music, the composer, instrumentation and the larger suite Badinerie is taken from. All tasks are fully differentiated and homework ideas are also provided. Worksheets are also differentiated for different target grades where required. This leads into a full analysis which can be found as part of a bundle with this resource.

A pack of 3 sheets which describe each section of the Eduqas GCSE Set Work Eine Kleine Nachtmusik. All features of the set works are included so students can annotate their scores. There is also a short test (with answers) to be completed after each sheet is completed so you can test their understanding. Each sheet has graded success criteria. These sheets can work well for revision, flip learning or homework activities.