A theory of music workbook following the main concepts for approximately grades 1-2 music theory. Clearly laid out with explanations and multiple exercises.

Four listening questions in the style of the exam. 2 on Defying Gravity and 2 on Star Wars. Answers included. Please review if helpful - questions using skeletons score, plus wider listening to follow if these are useful. Thanks!

A set of 32 questions to help students revise or analyse this set work. Answers included.

A question in the style of the exam. 12 mark essay question comparing the Bach Brandenburg and another related piece. Mark scheme included.

A sheet for students to fill in and discuss, to help them with their understanding of how each set works fits into a particular genre or period of music. Suggested answers included.

A PowerPoint containing all the information needed for studying Star Wars for the 9-1 Music GCSE. The powerpoint includes activities for covering the information, as well as listening questions from the Edexcel website and a suggested listening question to be bought from Renaissance Recordings. There are also some example exam questions (they are not full real questions but you could use scores if you wanted to). Also included are key words sheets for students to fill in as you go through the PowerPoint, and an example comparison question with ideas/hints/mark scheme. This PowerPoint and related practical activities took me around 3-4 lessons to complete.

A full lesson on how film music is orchestrated and recorded, with listening activities and videos. Can be taught by a non specialist.

A lesson containing listening activities and videos on film music leitmotifs. Can be taught by a non specialist so useful for cover.

Full lesson on scary music, containing listening and discussion activities and videos. Can be taught by a non specialist so useful for cover.

A PowerPoint with all the required information for learning Defying Gravity. With practical activities (not included), this probably took me around 6 lessons to complete. Please let me know if this is helpful! Includes: 1. Powerpoint covering all info needed 2. Key word sheets for students to fill in as you go through the information 3. Exemplar answer for an extended essay question on Defying Gravity

A worksheet with the lyrics, chords and melody for Flying Without Wings by Westlife. Could be used for group work or whole class performing.

A worksheet with the lyrics, chords and melody for America from West Side Story (a shortened version). This could be used as a group or whole class performing activity.

A performing worksheet with the lyrics, chords and melody for As Long as You Love Me by the Backstreet Boys. Could be used as a group or whole class performance task.

A full lesson with listening activities, videos and discussion on film music for sci fi and fantasy films. Could be taught by a non specialist.

A full lesson with listening, videos and activities on comedy film music. Could be taught by a non specialist.

Sheet music for the main motifs from Defying Gravity. I get the students to learn them and then we listen out for how they are used in the piece.

I use this with students to help us prepare an essay as a whole class, and then they either write it in pairs or independently. We look at the first paragraphs together and mark it. The first half of the essay is written in prose, the 2nd half is in bullet points ready for students to use to complete the essay.

A set of 40 revision questions. Answers included.

A sheet showing the melodic ideas in this set work, with annotations to clearly show students the melodic features.

A set of key words students should know for this set work. Space for students to fill in the definitions. Follows my lesson PowerPoint.

A worksheet to help students understand some of the complex harmony in this set work.