This resource is designed to build on from previous composition units in year 7 and year 8 and expects pupils to use a DAW package, the resources are geared towards Cubase but could be easily adapted to work on a different package. They firstly explore remixing by listening to some remixes (2WEI Toxic is a great one) and are then walked through the process of creating a remix by the teacher. Once this is completed, pupils are expected to independently create their own remix for assessment purposes. This resource contains:- Outline Scheme of work Pupil booklet Essential Knowledge and Vocabulary Sheet Unseen questions for the genre

This resource is designed to build on from previous composition units in year 7 and year 8 and expects pupils to play fluently on the keyboard using traditional stave notation. They firstly explore song through the genres of pop ballad, rock anthems and britpop before using the knowledge gained to create and record their own song. This resource contains:- Outline Scheme of work Pupil booklet Essential Knowledge and Vocabulary Sheet Unseen questions for the genres

This resource is designed to build on from previous performance units in year 7 and year 8 and expects pupils to play fluently on the keyboard using traditional stave notation. They firstly explore leitmotif through the work of John Williams before performing a piece of film music, suggested repertoire is in the attached scheme. This resource contains:- Outline Scheme of work Pupil booklet Essential Knowledge and Vocabulary Sheet Do Now Tasks Notation Guide Listening Assessment Links Cropped Leitmotif examples

This unit of work is designed to introduce learners to the concepts developed in the 20th Century in music. It first looks at minimalism, then serialism (including getting pupils to write a full set of tone rows) and aleatoric music. Pupils then choose one of these mediums and use DAW software to create a piece using the techniques of that genre. This resource contains:- outline scheme of work pupil booklet powerpoints essential knowledge and vocabulary sheet model written response

In this resource you have a skeleton scheme of work, a pupil work booklet, link to a listening resource and an essential knowledge and vocabulary sheet. I current use this as my introduction to year 7 as it teaches many of the foundation skills including pitch and rhythmic notation, keyboard hand position and basic listening skills. There is no ‘powerpoint’ for this unit as I simply display the pupil booklet, reducing cognitive overload and ensuring that what is on the screen matches what is in front of the pupil. This unit of work is designed to last 9 weeks.

In this resource you have a skeleton scheme of work, a pupil work booklet, audio track for quizzes and tests, additional homework sheet, ‘Do Now’ tasks and an essential knowledge and vocabulary sheet. It focuses on the musical traditions of India, Sub-Saharan Africa and Indonesia. I current use this as my third unit in year 8 as it builds on the knowledge of ensemble performance from year 7 and develops pupils knowledge of scales and rhythms from the previous unit. There is no ‘powerpoint’ for this unit as I simply display the pupil booklet, reducing cognitive overload and ensuring that what is on the screen matches what is in front of the pupil. This unit of work is designed to last 8/9 weeks and is based around small group work once the knowledge of the conventions of Blues is embedded.

In this resource you have a skeleton scheme of work, a pupil work booklet, audio track for quizzes and tests, additional homework sheet, ‘Do Now’ tasks and an essential knowledge and vocabulary sheet. It focuses on the musical traditions of Western Classical Music I current use this as my final unit in year 8 as it builds on the knowledge of keyboard performance from year 7 and develops pupils knowledge of melody from all previous units There is no ‘powerpoint’ for this unit as I simply display the pupil booklet, reducing cognitive overload and ensuring that what is on the screen matches what is in front of the pupil. This unit of work is designed to last 8/9 weeks and is based around individual work on the keyboard.

In this resource you have a skeleton scheme of work, a pupil work booklet, Audio backing track, additional keyboard sheet and an essential knowledge and vocabulary sheet. I current use this as my second unit in year 8 as it builds on the knowledge of ensemble performance from year 7 and develops pupils knowledge of scales . There is no ‘powerpoint’ for this unit as I simply display the pupil booklet, reducing cognitive overload and ensuring that what is on the screen matches what is in front of the pupil. This unit of work is designed to last 9 weeks and is based around small group work once the knowledge of the conventions of Blues is embedded.

In this resource you have a skeleton scheme of work, a pupil work booklet, link to a listening resource and an essential knowledge and vocabulary sheet. I current use this as my second unit in year 7 as it consolidate the knowledge from the first ‘keyboards skills’ unit and utilises it to create a composition in binary, ternary or rondo form. The basics of how to write notation are covered in this unit as well ad the development of basic listening skills previously learned. There is no ‘powerpoint’ for this unit as I simply display the pupil booklet, reducing cognitive overload and ensuring that what is on the screen matches what is in front of the pupil. This unit of work is designed to last 9 weeks.

In this resource you have a skeleton scheme of work, a pupil work booklet, link to a listening resource and an essential knowledge and vocabulary sheet. I current use this as my introduction to year 8 as it builds on the knowlegde of ensemble performance from year 7 and develops pupils knowledge of structure. It also introduces them to popular song composition using loops to prepare them for a full songwriting unit in year 9. There is no ‘powerpoint’ for this unit as I simply display the pupil booklet, reducing cognitive overload and ensuring that what is on the screen matches what is in front of the pupil. This unit of work is designed to last 9 weeks and is based around Cubase but could be adapted for any DAW which has loops.

In this resource you have a skeleton scheme of work, a pupil work booklet, link to a listening resource and an essential knowledge and vocabulary sheet. I current use this as my final unit of year 7 as it consolidates the performance work done previously, develops the knowledge of structure from Unit 2 and develops pupils ability to perform as a musical ensemble. It also develops their listening skills, giving them a free text response to ensure that the ability previously developed is consolidated. There is no ‘powerpoint’ for this unit as I simply display the pupil booklet, reducing cognitive overload and ensuring that what is on the screen matches what is in front of the pupil. This unit of work is designed to last 9 weeks.

MS Forms versions of the Stomp and Sing Oak unit quizzes. This resource allows you to use the quizzes via Teams as assignments. All 13 lessons included.