This unit of work looks at the different musical eras, beginning with the Baroque Era all the way up to 20th Century musicals. All lessons planned with resources. Lesson 1 - Baroque Lesson 2 - Classical Lesson 3 - Romantic Lesson 4 - 20th Century - Expressionism/ Serialism Lesson 5 - 20th Century - Impressionism/ Nationalism Lesson 6 - 20th Century - Musicals Lesson 7 - Listening Test

This is the whole scheme of work for area study one. Each form has its own powerpoint, along with accompanying worksheets, sheets for performance music, composition ideas, and knowledge organisers and worksheets. On top of this, there are also resources for musical devices as well as consolidation homework tasks, and an analysis of the current set work - Bach: Badinerie. There are no official lesson plans, but all powerpoint are clearly laid out and include transitions for answers when required. Having no lesson structure was an intentional move because I found different classes took each form/device at different paces, so simply having labelled powerpoint allows you to cover a topic effectively without the pressure of ‘having to move to lesson 2’. All resources are also done with a cream/yellow background so to more accessible to those with dyslexia or sight impairments.

This sheet is to be used alongside the Aural Help sheet for Grades 5, 6, 7 and 8. It provides a useful chart showing the features of each style and period, as well as suggested composers, as is required in the aural part of an ABRSM music examination. It would also be useful for use in the music classroom, in particular those studying for GCSE, As Level and A Level music.

1 page PDF handout with visuals showing basic musical forms (binary, ternary, rondo, theme & variations)

Harmony, Form and Structure The GCSE Music Specification includes many terms that students need to know, and be able to identify, but which aren’t covered by many of the styles of music studied. Many students struggle with recognising musical elements, especially cadences, chord inversions, and other elements of harmony, form and structure, so this resource comprises 17 short extracts of music, five of which have skeleton scores, as in the exam. Each extract has four questions attached, covering all the terms associated with Harmony, Form and Structure: HARMONY Primary chords Secondary chords Inversion Diatonic Tonic Subdominant Dominant (7th) Perfect cadence Imperfect cadence Plagal cadence Interrupted cadence Chord progression/chord sequence Harmonic rhythm Drone Pedal Dissonance Power chords FORM AND STRUCTURE Binary Ternary Rondo Minuet and Trio Repetition Contrast Theme and variations Strophic 32 bar song form/AABA 12 bar Blues Call and response Ostinato Bridge Break Loop Improvisation Verse Chorus Middle 8 Fill Introduction Outro Coda Riff Regular phrasing Irregular phrasing The extracts cover a wide range of music, featuring the likes of Joan Jett, Mahler, Primus, Jimmy Rushing, Mel Tormé, Carly Simon, Henry Mancini, Katrina & the Waves, and Blu Cantrell. The resource comes with a link to FREE audio, running for 38’20”. The bundle includes the full paper and mark scheme, plus the PDF question paper and mark scheme separately, in case you want to set it remotely. Please have a look at my shop for a wide variety of resources to support the GCSE Music course. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/NPTJ

The aim of this topic is to give children the opportunity to learn about the music of Mexico through listening and singing. The children will: Listen to a variety of music styles and genres from Mexico. Learn about the instruments used in the popular Mariachi bands. Listen to some music from the Maya Civilisation. Learn to sing the song Al Citron and play the stone passing game associated with it. This a a short topic that can be stretched to 6 weeks or done in 3, depending on the amount of time dedicated to your music lessons. It would work nicely as a cross-curricular topic if you are looking at Mexico in Geography or the Mayan Civilisation in History.

Detailed Power Point with embedded audio & video clips to support the study of Film & Gaming Music for the GCSE specification. Film Music section focuses on John Williams and Hans Zimmer. Listening questions are worded similar to a GCSE exam paper. An exam style question is also provided. Gaming section looks at the early beginnings, Mario Kart and Assassin’s Creed.

A powerpoint presentation aimed at Introducing Year 12 students to the development of Western Classical music. This could also be used with GCSE classes. Use alongside listening examples of your choice.

A PowerPoint and PDF version of an 8 page theatre history timeline that includes the following, with a brief explanation: Greek Theatre Roman Theatre Medieval Theatre Noh Theatre Renaissance theatre Commedia dell’arte Opera Restoration Theatre Harlequinades British Pantomime Romanacism Melodrama Stanislavski Realism Comic Opera Antonin Artaud Expressionism Bertolt Brecht / Political Theatre Broadway Musicals Experiemental / avant-garde Theatre Jerzy Grotowski Modern Musicals Peter Brook Augusto Boal In Your Face Theatre Kneehigh Theatre Company Theatre de Complicite Frantic Assembly Punchdrunk Theatre Company PowerPoint is editable. PDF is best for printing.

Musical Styles – Tonality – Tempo – Rhythm – Dynamics The GCSE Music Specification includes many terms that students need to know, and be able to identify, but which aren’t covered by many of the styles of music studied. Many students struggle with recognising musical elements on a printed score, so this resource comprises 20 short extracts of music, 17 of which have skeleton scores, as in the exam. Each extract has four questions attached, covering the terms associated with: Musical Styles Tonality Tempo Rhythm Dynamics The extracts cover a wide range of music, featuring music from the likes of Abba, Count Basie, Anthrax, Tupac, Berlioz, Whitney Houston, Al Green, JS Bach, Pluto Shervington, Sting, and Dame Judi Dench! The resource comes with a link to FREE audio, running for 37’, either as one file or 20 separate files: perfect for a revision lesson, or as homework. The bundle includes the full paper and mark scheme, plus the PDF question paper and mark scheme separately, in case you want to set it remotely. Please have a look at my shop for a wide variety of resources to support the GCSE Music course. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/NPTJ

These are not resources created by me. This is just a collection of different Musical Futures style Band Performance Sheets I have collected from different places that have been useful in the classroom. Enjoy!

This is a scheme of work for the Popular Music area of study for the EDUQAS GCSE. Included in the pack of resources are: Powerpoint(seperated by lesson. 14 lessons included) Accompanying workbook for the students to use Accompanying score for set work- Africa Accompanying assessment booklet Listening exercises (with listening tracks embedded in the powerpoint) Exam style questions Composition tasks

This is the 3rd Year of the calendar and still at its simplest level the purpose of this calendar is to offer a wide-ranging selection of music: different styles, genres, origins, artists, historical periods and so on. As part of an interesting and robust music curriculum, children need to hear and experience music and musical styles and artists that they may not otherwise have the opportunity to hear. The idea was to create a calendar of a song a day. 190 school days… 190 songs. (+2 for those with different school schudeules) These songs could be used in whatever way the user thinks best – on entry to the classroom in the morning, as assembly music, as a calming session after breaktimes of lunchtimes, or as an introduction to a music lesson. This resource includes this year’s calendar ONLY. The previous versions are still available This year I am asking a fee of £3, for a complete resource that will last you all year. I am proud of the product and feel that for the extensive hours spent creating it £3 is well worth it!

Music Styles Word Search The word search contains the different music styles throughout time! An answer sheet is included. PRINTABLE FORMAT. Print and hand it out. What’s included in this resource: The word search contains the names of 30 different styles/genres of music. ALSO INCLUDED: An answer key is included in the download! The puzzle can be used as part of a sub lesson or as a springboard activity into a unit on the Music genres. A content packed, valuable resource that is complete and ready to go! Suitable for: Years 7-11 Double click on the images above for a closer look of what’s included in the resource! ♥ CLICK here to check out more quality, ready-to-use resources from the MTR store! You may also like this String Instruments Word Search Puzzle All rights reserved by the author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. TES-Paid License

A set of knowledge organisers covering styles of music found in the 4 areas of study required for the AQA Music GCSE. Each is divided by the elements of music and uses colour, imagery, and accompanying icons to help identify the key features. This resource does not include knowledge organisers for the set works. These will follow as a seperate resource.

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.

This presentation includes the foundation and history of music from Medieval to Romantic Period.

Includes Information and assessment grids for components 1 & 2. Independent activities for ALL areas of study Analysis of Africa & Badinerie (info taken from Eduqas’ own anaylses.) Full vocabulary list Comprises 63 pages

These cover worksheets are ideal for staff absences! All 8 require no prep, little/no technology, and are suitable for non-specialist teachers. The worksheets have been designed with convenience in mind! Print and copy a class set of each and keep them handy with the overview sheets. Pupils answer on paper to save copying new sheets each time! The overview sheets allows you or your substitute to see at-a-glance what classes have completed what sheets, and what tech/pupil knowledge is required for each so they can choose an activity suitable for them and the class. Each worksheet should last a lesson, and there are suggestions of extension activities for fast finishers. They are suitable for a range of ages and abilities as I have used lots of open and general questions. The sheets are dyslexia-friendly with careful choice of layout and fonts. Pupils can work independently with no assistance from the teacher, perfect for non-specialists. The worksheets cover a range of topics. Each has an icon in the corner to help you sort them quickly if they get mixed up. The range included means these can be used for General Music, Choir, Orchestra or a range of other music classes. They are aimed at years 7-9 /S1-3 BGE but are general enough to be used with older or younger classes too. This set of sub sheets includes: A Year of Music A-Z Questions Composer Profile Film Music Moment Plan a Jukebox Musical Plan a Music Festival Song Research Task Stop the Bus I really hope you find this product useful! I have used these successfully with my classes for years and they are so convenient for when I am absent or leaving classes to cover due to exams, concerts, shows and trips. I recommend pairing this resource with my set of 16 music wordsearches!

Simple ideas to create a rondo form story about Vivaldi’s Spring 1 and then create music for this story. For general teachers and music teachers in elementary schools.

Worksheet to encourage students to listen and reflect on the features of music - useful for aural skills around ABRSM grade 5 level.