GCSE MUSIC EDEXCEL BRIEF COMPOSITION BOOKLET for 2025/26!
Guides students through each brief with questions to think through, and listening recommendations.
Includes:
Edexcel Composition Briefs for 2025/26
Guiding questions on how to choose which brief
Composition mark scheme
Guiding questions for each brief
Listening recommendations for each brief
Wider listening diary space
Composition top tips
Musical element planner
Space for teacher thoughts/discussion notes
Composition log
Ideal accompaniment for the Edexcel GCSE Music breif composition unit.
Both PDF and Word Document provided so that it can be edited if wanted.
GCSE Music Performance Marking Grid
Perfect for internal performing assessments. Very easy for both teachers and students and based on the GCSE performance criteria.
Download includes:
Editable Microsoft Word Solo Performance Marking Grid
Editable Microsoft Word Ensemble Performance Marking Grid
GCSE MUSIC EDEXCEL BRIEF COMPOSITION BOOKLET for 2024/25!
Guides students through each brief with questions to think through, and listening recommendations.
Includes:
Edexcel Composition Briefs for 2024/25
Guiding questions on how to choose which brief
Composition mark scheme
Guiding questions for each brief
Listening recommendations for each brief
Song writing guide
Wider listening diary space
Composition top tips
Musical element planner
Composition log
Ideal accompaniment for the Edexcel GCSE Music breif composition unit.
Both PDF and Word Document provided so that it can be edited if wanted.
How to Read Music - Worksheet with Answer Sheet
This 4-page worksheet provides a clear, step-by-step guide to reading notes on a treble clef stave. It includes four engaging tasks designed to reinforce student understanding, plus an extension exercise for added challenge.
Ideal for cover lessons or as a resource to support students’ music theory studies in class or at home.
Format: PDF download. Print-friendly—designed to fit on one double-sided A4 sheet with two pages per side.
Design Your Own Album Cover
Two-page worksheet guiding students to create their own album cover design while exploring how to make it eye-catching and impactful.
Provided in easy-to-print PDF format.
It’s ideal for an engaging cover lesson and encourages creativity and independent thinking.
Engage students with this no-prep album cover design worksheet. Ideal for cover lessons or end of term fun! This activity guides students through creating a unique album cover using simple prompts to inspire creativity with colour, layout, and typography. Students imagine a music album, choose a mood, and illustrate their ideas in a structured yet fun way, encouraging them to think about colour and design. Includes prompts, a planning section, and a final drawing space, perfect for independent work with minimal teacher support. Suitable for music, or art and design lessons.
Music Notation/Reading Music Poster – An essential classroom resource!
This high-quality poster download is available in PDF and JPEG formats for easy printing.
It clearly explains how to read music notes on the treble clef stave, making it an ideal reference for students learning to read music.
10 GCSE Music Melodic Dictation Exercises for students to practise the dictation questions of the GCSE exam. AUDIOS INCLUDED.
Difficulty level increases throughout the pack.
Included:
Melodic Dictation Student Work pack
Work pack Answer Sheet
PowerPoint with all exercises, with audio & answers embedded
Brilliant exercises to get students fully prepared for their GCSE music exam - any exam board.
The ultimate how-to-guide for GCSE Rhythmic & Melodic Dictation.
Step by step process to increase student success which is often the most daunting question on the GCSE Music exam paper.
Included:
• GCSE Music Dictation Lesson 1 PowerPoint
• Rhythmic & Melodic How To Guide Handout
• Rhythmic & Melodic Practise Lesson 1
A pack of 15 questions and answers based on the Edexcel GCSE Music set work, Bach’s Brandenburg concert No.5, 3rd movement.
Students are able to find the answers by reading and understanding the BBC bitesize revision guide to this set work.
There are QR codes & links on the pack for students to go directly to the BBC Bitesize guide, as well as a YouTube link to the set work.
Perfect for holiday work, homework, or in class questions.
Question paper and answer paper are both Microsoft Word documents so that they are editable.
John Williams: Star Wars ‘Main title/Rebel Blockade Runner’ from Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope - Questions & Answers Pack
A pack of 11 questions and answers based on the Edexcel GCSE Music set work, John Williams’s Star Wars.
Students are able to find the answers by reading and understanding the BBC bitesize revision guide to this set work.
There are QR codes & links on the pack for students to go directly to the BBC Bitesize guide, as well as a YouTube link to the set work.
Perfect for holiday work, homework, or in class questions.
Question paper and answer paper are both Microsoft Word documents so that they are editable.
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.8, Pathétique, first movement - Questions & Answers Pack
A pack of 13 questions and answers based on the Edexcel GCSE Music set work, Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No.8, Pathétique, first movement.
Students are able to find the answers by reading and understanding the BBC bitesize revision guide to this set work.
There are QR codes & links on the pack for students to go directly to the BBC Bitesize guide, as well as a YouTube link to the set work.
Perfect for holiday work, homework, or in class questions.
Question paper and answer paper are both Microsoft Word documents so that they are editable.
Perfect for internal composition assessments. Very easy for both teachers and students to use and based on the GCSE composition criteria.
Download includes:
Editable Microsoft Word Free Composition Marking Grid
Editable Microsoft Word Brief Composition Marking Grid
20 GCSE Music Rhythmic Dictation Exercises for students to practise the dictation questions of the GCSE exam. AUDIOS INCLUDED.
Difficulty level increases throughout the pack.
Included:
Rhythmic Dictation Student Work pack
Work pack Answer Sheet
PowerPoint with all exercises, with audio & answers embedded
Brilliant exercises to get students fully prepared for their GCSE music exam - any exam board.
Full Bundle of the the following:
GCSE Music Dication Lesson Resources
GCSE Music Melodic Dictation, 10 Exercises
GCSE Music Rhythmic Dictation, 20 Exercises
All for a discounted price.