Main facts about the second movement of Haydn's Clock Symphony combined under the DR SMITH headings.

A revision task per day for the 20 days leading up to the GCSE music exam. Pupils can self-mark using their notes. There is one task per set work plus tasks which cover all the set works.

Two vocab mats (higher and lower ability) containing key, general vocab needed for the unfamiliar listening questions.

Four worksheets that take pupils through the main features of the four melodies in Saturday Night Waltz. There are also 4 sound clips to go with the worksheets.

4 different instrument mazes. Good for lesson starters to check pupils recognition of instruments. Pupils start in the top left corner and follow the correct answers to get to the bottom right corner.

A differentiated listening activity for pupils to identify the timbres used in Copland's Rodeo - Saturday Night Waltz. The movement is split into sections with each timing given. It is a 'fill the gap' exercise to guide pupils listening. There is a version with a work bank (this has red herrings in) and one without. There is also an answer sheet.

A great introduction to melodic dictation. 7 melodic dictation tests. Each test includes 4 separate bars of melody using only 3 notes. Pupils are given the rhythms and asked to notate the melodic shape using a two line stave. Resource includes: Pupil worksheet Pupil answer sheet MP3 of each test where each melody is introduced and played twice PPT with test, answer and audio embedded Teacher sheet for melodies to be played live instead of using audio

A self led lesson/homework for pupils to explore the music on Paul Simon's Graceland album. Includes weblinks to guide pupils research and for listening questions.

An intro to the AoS 2: Music of Broadway. Includes research tasks for pupils to complete and info on the key vocab with guidance on where to hear examples of them. Also includes info on types of songs and voices found in musicals. Would love some feedback please.

A worksheet and listening tasks about the use of balanced phrases and cadences in the orchestral music of Haydn and Mozart

Listening task to guide pupils first listening of the episode section in mmt 2 of The Clock symphony. Can be done as a homework in preparation for analysis lesson.

A set of listening questions to guide pupils first listening of the set work. Includes a longer task based on the first bar of the score - naming instruments and performance markings.

A worksheet to get pupils thinking about the composition brief they have chosen and how they will fulfil it and which elements they will focus on.

The two pages can be printed back to back to create a set of rhythm notation flashcards. Once trimmed they will fit inside a credit card sized laminating pouch