Worksheet I created of 'Three Little Birds' made popular by Bob Marley. I do this with Y8 on keyboard: right partner doing syncopated chords (C & F) and left partner playing the riff. GéT pupils can do both parts together. If you find this useful, please leave a comment :) - Pete

Important: special credit to 'Lehma002&' - I&';ve just slightly adapted his excellent resource on this by adding pictures to aid my lower ability pupils as they would really struggle with just the writing on its own!

I couldn't find an easy version of this with the note names above the notation anywhere on the internet for lower ability pupils, so I made my own! A very popular song amongst pupils, which would be a great GCSE piece. Hope you enjoy and feel free to request any pop songs and I&'ll work on creating easy sheet music for them!

Worksheet I created to enable pupils to compose their own Christmas song/ rap in an easy and accessible step-by-step process. Many pupils I've used this with have come up with some very creative and imaginative Christmas songs and raps, so see what your pupils come up with! If you find this helpful, please leave a message, thanks! - Pete

Revision aid for the AQA GCSE 'Structure and Form' unit - use this along with the Pupil Worksheet that I have also uploaded. If this is helpful to you, please leave a message. Enjoy! - Pete

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A worksheet I created for the recent number 1 hit song - found that pupils really love this song and get really engaged in learning/ performing it, even many Year 9 boys get really into it! I've found it works best in allowing the pupils to work in groups e.g. 1-2 pupils on keyboard (using synth pad voice to a standard beat at 100bpm), with the other 4-5 pupils singing along. Please note that it is a lot lower than in the original version. Try it out and let me know how you find it, it's definately worth it :) - Pete

Most popular Christmas song I teach to my pupils, they love it! It's the easy sheet music with note names above, a great way to introduce notation with a song pupils love! The worksheet with the chords and lyrics for less able pupils/ group performances is also available on my profile.

A worksheet I created for the recent number 1 hit song - found that pupils really love this song and get really engaged in learning/ performing it! I've found it works best in allowing the pupils to work in groups e.g. 1-2 pupils on keyboard (using piano voice), with the other 4-5 pupils singing along.

-- PDF version added for Mac users -- Easy and accessible worksheet for 'Last Christmas' by Wham - a popular song for Christmas that pupils will love to play and sing! Great for Musical Futures type setups - e.g. 1/2 pupils on keyboards, 1/2 pupils on guitars, 4/5 singers and 1/2 on percussion.

Revision aid for the AQA GCSE 'Timbre' unit - use this along with the Pupil Worksheet that I have also uploaded. If this is helpful to you, please leave a message. Thanks, Pete

An incredibly popular song I teach among pupils, this lesson can be used to explore chords and notation, as well as how music is used for Special Occasions (in this case the Olympics). Includes differentiation - pupils can either sing, play the chords, or advanced pupils can perform the easy notation that I've arranged for the song. Would love to know if you find this useful, please leave a message and I&'ll upload more like this!

A selection of very popular songs/TV themes that pupils can use to perform in a concert. Includes differentiation - pupils can either sing, play the chords, or advanced pupils can perform the easy notation that I've arranged for the songs. Would love to know if you find this useful, please leave a message and I&'ll upload more like this!

-- PDF version added for Mac users -- Easy and accessible worksheet I created for 'Written In The Stars' by Tinie Tempah - a massively popular song that pupils will love to play and sing! Great for Musical Futures type setups - e.g. 1/2 pupils on keyboards, 1/2 pupils on guitars, 4/5 singers and 1/2 on percussion. Chords used in this song are also useful for GCSE in explaining Inversions.

A very popular song among pupils, this lesson can be used to explore chords and also how a tempo change occurs within a song. Includes differentiation - pupils can either sing, play the chords, or advanced pupils can perform the easy notation that I've arranged for the song. Would love to know if you find this useful, please leave a message and I&'ll upload more like this!

A powerpoint I created for a KS3 music topic on 'Ringtones' - to be used alongside the pupil worksheet which I have also uploaded. A very relevant topic as many pupils have mobile phones, and a great incentive would be to record each ringtone at the end of the topic so that pupils would be able to then use what they composed for their own phone.

A powerpoint slide I created based on De Bono's 5 Hats to aid plenaries and revisionof lesson - pupils are able to reflect on: new info (white), what they enjoyed (yellow), what they found difficult (black), how they feel (red), and how to improve (blue)

Powerpoint I created in order to explain the AQA GCSE Music solo and ensemble assessment criteria in an easy and accessible format - great for plenaries in performance lessons.

Simple worksheet getting pupils to research their favourite band or artist. ideal as a cover resource or to be used in the last week of a long term when both pupils and teacher need a break from all the keyboards and instruments!

A worksheet I designed for KS3 pupils to take part in a music research project - they research their favourite artist/ band, produce a powerpoint presentation and script, then present to the class. Great if you have a few weeks access to the school's LRC/ Library/ ICT rooms!

Incredibly popular song that I've done an easy version of sheet music to e.g. note names above notes etc. Pupils absolutely love this song and it's a great way to introduce key musical concepts such as melody in G major, chord progressions, Bm and Bb major chords... If there is a particular pop song you'd like me to do the easy sheet music for then please message me and I'll see what I can do! Pete