New WJEC Eduqas set work from first teaching September 2026. Complete annotated score with all annotations taken from the Eduqas teacher guide.
Colour scheme:
Purple - melody
Pink - harmony
Green - structure
Black - key chords or cadences
Blue - texture and instrumentation
Featuring short-answer and multiple-choice questions, this activity supports retrieval practice of key harmonic concepts used in Fêtes and reinforces students’ ability to identify and discuss modal writing.
Answer sheet included
Designed for the new Eduqas A Level Music specification (first teaching September 2026, first assessment 2028).
Debussy Fêtes – Complete 8-Lesson A Level Music Teaching Bundle (Eduqas 2028)
A complete teaching resource pack exploring Debussy’s Fêtes from Trois Nocturnes, designed specifically for the new Eduqas A Level Music specification (first teaching September 2026, first assessment 2028).
This comprehensive 8-lesson series takes students through the movement’s structure, harmony, rhythm, orchestration and impressionistic techniques, building towards confident exam-style analysis and evaluation.
Across the sequence, students will explore:
✓ Structural design, thematic development and Debussy’s approach to musical unity
✓ Motif identification and transformation (including S1a, S1b, S2a, S2b and S2c)
✓ Modal writing, whole-tone and acoustic scales, and tonal ambiguity
✓ The role of the Ab pedal and the Section B procession
✓ Rhythmic conflict, polymetre and Debussy’s rejection of traditional Romantic momentum
✓ Timbre, orchestration and the creation of spatial perspective
✓ Structural intensification towards the climax and the impressionistic dissolution of the ending
✓ Debussy’s wider impact on 20th-century musical language
Each lesson includes engaging presentation slides, guided score analysis, retrieval activities, listening tasks, knowledge checks, exam-style questions and detailed model answers.
The series is designed to develop both musical understanding and analytical writing skills, helping students move beyond identifying techniques to evaluating how Debussy’s innovations create meaning and atmosphere.
Debussy Fêtes – Complete Teaching Resource Bundle | Eduqas A Level Music 2028
A complete, classroom-ready resource package for teaching Debussy’s Fêtes from Trois Nocturnes, designed specifically for the new Eduqas A Level Music specification (first teaching September 2026, first assessment 2028).
This comprehensive bundle includes the full 8-lesson teaching sequence, supporting analytical worksheets, an end-of-topic assessment and a fully annotated score — providing everything needed to deliver a complete and in-depth study of this set work.
Students will explore:
✓ The structure and thematic architecture of Fêtes
✓ Motif development and transformation (including S1a, S1b, S2a, S2b and S2c)
✓ Debussy’s harmonic language: modes, whole-tone writing, acoustic scales and tonal ambiguity
✓ Rhythmic conflict, polymetre and irregular subdivisions
✓ Timbre, texture and orchestration techniques
✓ The Section B procession, Ab pedal and spatial effects
✓ Structural intensification towards the climax
✓ The impressionistic dissolution of the ending
✓ Debussy’s influence on 20th-century musical language
Bundle includes:
🎼 8 complete lesson presentations
A structured teaching sequence with engaging explanations, score analysis, listening activities, retrieval tasks, knowledge checks and exam-style discussion.
📄 Detailed analytical worksheets covering:
Comparative Structural Mapping
Harmonic System Comparative Matrix
Section B Processional Mapping
Rhythmic Conflict Analysis Grid
Timbre and Texture: The Procession
Additional guided analysis and retrieval activities
📝 End-of-topic assessment
A complete test to assess students’ understanding of Debussy’s techniques, including knowledge recall, analytical responses and evaluative questions.
🎵 Fully annotated score
A detailed reference score highlighting key motifs, harmonic systems, structural divisions, orchestration features and important analytical points.
Designed to move students from identifying musical features to evaluating Debussy’s compositional choices, this bundle supports confident exam preparation and deeper understanding of one of the most important works in the Eduqas A Level Music specification.
A complete resource package for teachers looking for a thorough, engaging and exam-focused approach to Debussy’s Fêtes.
Lesson 7 – Structural Intensification in Debussy’s Fêtes
Discover how Debussy builds momentum towards the work’s climax through thematic development, tonal transformation and structural design. This lesson explores the return of the Section B procession, the shift to D♭ major in the reprise of Section A, the dramatic effect of semitone modulations, and the combination of motifs S1a and S2b at bar 190. Featuring score analysis, retrieval activities, listening tasks, knowledge checks and exam-style discussion, this resource helps students understand how Debussy unifies the movement while continually developing its musical material.
Designed specifically for the new Eduqas A Level Music specification (first teaching September 2026, first assessment 2028).
Lesson 8 – Dissolution and the Impressionistic Vision in Debussy’s Fêtes
Explore how Debussy brings Fêtes to its conclusion through fragmentation, harmonic dissolution and a final transformation of its musical ideas. This lesson examines the last appearances of the movement’s key motifs, their increasingly fleeting and fragmented presentation, and the use of chromaticism to create a sense of musical disintegration. Students will analyse the transition towards the final A major resolution and consider how Debussy’s ending avoids traditional closure, instead creating an impressionistic vision that seems to dissolve into sound.
Featuring score analysis, retrieval activities, listening tasks, knowledge checks and exam-style discussion, this final lesson synthesises Debussy’s innovative approach to motif, harmony, orchestration and structure, helping students evaluate how Fêtes reflects the changing musical language of the early 20th century and its lasting influence on modern composition.
Designed specifically for the new Eduqas A Level Music specification (first teaching September 2026, first assessment 2028).
Lesson 6 – The Procession: Section B Analysis
Explore the dramatic central section of Debussy’s Fêtes, where the distant procession gradually emerges before fading once again. This lesson analyses the structural role of the A♭ pedal and its enharmonic shift to G♯, the striking change in perspective and ppp dynamics at bar 116, and Debussy’s masterful combination of modal fanfares with material from Section A. Through score analysis, listening tasks, retrieval practice, knowledge checks and exam-style discussion, students develop a secure understanding of one of the work’s most innovative and atmospheric passages.
Designed specifically for the new Eduqas A Level Music specification (first teaching September 2026, first assessment 2028).
Lesson 1 of 8 lesson series (available as a discounted bundle if you want to buy the whole series).
24 slides covering introduce students to Claude Debussy’s Fêtes through its historical, artistic and cultural context. This lesson explores Debussy’s position as a bridge between Romanticism and Modernism, the influence of Symbolist poetry, Impressionist art, Wagner, and the 1889 Paris Exposition. Students are introduced to the structure and atmosphere of Fêtes, alongside retrieval activities, listening tasks, discussion questions and knowledge checks designed specifically for the new Eduqas A Level Music set work.
Perfect as the opening lesson in a complete teaching sequence for the Eduqas A Level Music specification (first teaching September 2026, first assessment 2028).
Lesson 4 – Rhythmic Vitality and Section A2
Explore the energetic second half of the opening section of Debussy’s Fêtes, focusing on rhythmic innovation and modal harmony. Students analyse cross-rhythms, Mixolydian modality, transitional ideas, parallel harmony, extended chords and Debussy’s use of cadence within an otherwise ambiguous musical language. Includes retrieval practice, multiple-choice knowledge checks, score analysis and evaluative discussion to prepare students for exam-style analytical thinking.
Fully aligned to the new Eduqas A Level Music specification (first teaching September 2026, first assessment 2028).
Lesson 5 – The Second Subject and Orchestral Timbre
Explore Debussy’s lyrical second subject in Fêtes through detailed analysis of melody, orchestration and texture. This lesson examines the S2 theme group, cross-rhythms, F♯ Dorian modality, orchestral timbre, divided strings and melodic compression leading to the powerful E major climax. Packed with retrieval practice, listening activities, knowledge checks and exam-focused analytical tasks, this lesson develops students’ understanding of Debussy’s sophisticated orchestral writing and structural design.
Designed specifically for the new Eduqas A Level Music specification (first teaching September 2026, first assessment 2028).
Lesson 3 – Exotic Scales and Tonal Ambiguity
Develop students’ understanding of Debussy’s harmonic language through an exploration of acoustic and whole-tone scales, tonal ambiguity and structural transitions in Fêtes. This lesson explains how Debussy creates colour and atmosphere through symmetry, scale construction, layering and orchestration, with particular focus on harp writing and changing tonal centres. Includes retrieval activities, analytical questions, listening tasks and opportunities for deeper musical discussion.
Created specifically for the Eduqas A Level Music specification (first teaching September 2026, first assessment 2028).
Lesson 2 – Modal Foundations and Section A1
A detailed analytical lesson focusing on the opening of Debussy’s Fêtes. Students explore F Dorian, octatonic writing, motif development, open fifths, harmonic parallelism and the characteristics of Subject 1. Carefully scaffolded analysis is combined with retrieval practice, terminology checks, sequencing activities and exam-focused discussion to build confidence with the opening section of the set work.
Designed for the new Eduqas A Level Music specification (first teaching September 2026, first assessment 2028).
Section B Processional Mapping: Debussy’s Fêtes
Explore how Debussy transforms Fêtes through the distant procession of Section B. This worksheet examines the enharmonic pivot from E major to the Ab pedal, modal shifts over the procession ostinato, orchestral effects and the climactic superimposition of themes at bar 156.
Featuring guided analysis questions, mapping activities and detailed model answers, this resource helps students understand how Debussy uses harmony, orchestration and thematic layering to create movement, unity and impressionistic atmosphere.
Designed for the new Eduqas A Level Music specification (first teaching September 2026, first assessment 2028).
Harmonic System Comparative Matrix: Debussy’s Fêtes
Explore Debussy’s innovative harmonic language through this analytical worksheet on the key modal and symmetrical systems used in Fêtes. Students identify the structure, location and expressive purpose of the F-Dorian mode, whole-tone scale, acoustic scale and modal writing in Section B.
Featuring a comparative matrix, exam-style questions and detailed model answers, this resource helps students understand how Debussy uses harmony to create tonal ambiguity, colour and impressionistic atmosphere.
Designed for the new Eduqas A Level Music specification (first teaching September 2026, first assessment 2028).
Comparative Structural Mapping: Debussy’s Fêtes
Explore how Debussy develops Fêtes through thematic transformation, tonal ambiguity and orchestral colour. This worksheet guides students through the exposition, procession and reprise/coda, focusing on motifs, modal shifts, rhythmic features and structural intensification.
Featuring a comparative structural map, exam-style analytical questions and detailed model answers, this resource helps students evaluate Debussy’s impressionistic approach to form, harmony and musical development.
Designed for the new Eduqas A Level Music specification (first teaching September 2026, first assessment 2028).
Debussy’s Fêtes – Timbre and Texture: The Procession
Explore how Debussy uses orchestration, timbre and texture to create the dramatic spatial effect of the procession in Section B. This worksheet examines the Ab pedal, muted trumpet fanfares and the orchestral climax at bar 156, focusing on how instrumental colour shapes the listener’s perception of distance and movement.
Featuring an orchestration audit, evaluative questions and detailed model answers, this resource helps students analyse how Debussy creates atmosphere and structural intensity through changing textures rather than traditional harmonic progression.
Designed for the new Eduqas A Level Music specification (first teaching September 2026, first assessment 2028).
Rhythmic Conflict Analysis Grid: Debussy’s Fêtes
Explore Debussy’s innovative approach to rhythm through this analytical worksheet on cross-rhythms, polymetre and rhythmic layering in Fêtes. Students examine how conflicting metres and irregular subdivisions contribute to the movement’s energy, texture and impressionistic character.
Featuring a detailed analysis grid, synthesis question and model answers, this resource helps students evaluate how Debussy moves beyond traditional rhythmic structures to create fluid, atmospheric and constantly shifting musical experiences.
Designed for the new Eduqas A Level Music specification (first teaching September 2026, first assessment 2028).
Lesson 1: Poulenc: Context and Neoclassical Origins
Lesson 1 of an 8-lesson series
An introduction to Francis Poulenc’s Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano — the new Eduqas A Level Music set work for first teaching in 2026 and first examination in 2028.
Students explore Poulenc’s musical background, the influence of Les Six, the characteristics of Neoclassicism, and the historical context of the work before beginning detailed score study.
This resource includes:
A 23-slide teaching presentation containing student activities and exam-style tasks
Answers included
YouTube listening links
Starter activity worksheet
Also available to purchase separately:
The complete 8-lesson bundle
A full unit bundle including:
all 8 lessons
end-of-unit assessment
fully annotated score
accompanying student worksheets
Please see my other resources for the full range.
A fully annotated score of Poulenc’s Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano (movement 1) - for Eduqas ALevel Music new syllabus. First teaching September 2026.
All annotations are taken from the WJEC Eduqas teacher guide
Lesson 4: Textural Development and Theme ‘d’
Lesson 4 of an 8-lesson series
An in-depth exploration of Poulenc’s textural writing and the development of Theme ‘d’ within Section A of the movement.
Students analyse instrumental dialogue, texture, harmony, thematic development and compositional techniques while considering how Poulenc creates contrast and momentum within the movement.
This resource includes:
A 24-slide teaching presentation containing student activities and exam-style tasks
Answers included
YouTube listening links
Starter activity worksheet
Also available to purchase separately:
The complete 8-lesson bundle
A full unit bundle including:
all 8 lessons
end-of-unit assessment
fully annotated score
accompanying student worksheets
Please see my other resources for the full range.
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