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Musical Instrument Research Task (Easy Cover)
A handy three page worksheet for a cover lesson or last minute activity. Also makes a good homework task at KS3. Students must research a range of musical instruments to answer short open ended questions that will last a lesson long.

KS4 Rhythms of the World Listening Questions
Do your Y10s and Y11s need some homework? Revision activities? Quick and Easy Cover?
Here is a pack of four exam style question in a range of styles, including reading sheet music notation. Each question is accompanied by specific Youtube links with time stamps to make your life easier. Marking Scheme Included!
This was created with the OCR syllabus in mind, but would suit all exam boards for listening skills and exam prep! Featuring Indian classical, calypso, African drumming and Greek examples
Print off and enjoy!

GCSE Composition Coursework Student Guide: Theme and Variation
Do your students need detailed guidance to keep up with their new exam specification coursework requirements? Are you too busy running around your class of 32 to give them individual step by step instructions? Would you like a full resource that will result in weeks of high quality independent composing? Fear not, my tried and tested student friendly composition guide is here!
Based around the concept of Theme and Variation from the area of study of Instrumental Music, this step by step guide can be uploaded to the computers of individual students or used as a whole class presentation. Each slide is accompanied with a detailed explanation and examples in audio, midi and also sheet music. This is a differentiated resource that allows musicians of all abilities and experience to achieve their target grade.
This resource was created with the new Edexcel GCSE music specification in mind, but could be applied to other exam boards or composition projects that look to strengthen the application of all musical elements. I have included by estimated interpretation of what higher graded pieces of music will include. As you (and the music education community know), there is no telling what lies around the corner! But this is an educated guess as good as it gets.
*Please let me know if there are any issues around formatting for your OS, or if there are any issues with audio files and I will happily amend any issues you have.

Jingle Bells (Easy Cover)
Perfect for a once off lesson or easy cover to set, this resource has a lesson plan attached.
The recognisable Christmas tune is transposed into C Major with a melody line and harmony part for duet work. The music contains repeat signs. The resource contains a quick, easy lesson plan that can be displayed for students to work on independently. This lesson is perfect for the end of term as a reward lesson, or easy cover with keyboards. The lesson contains objectives students can mark off as completed if extension is needed.

KS4 Baroque to Classical Era Worksheets
Three worksheets guaranteed to keep any GCSE Music student occupied for a lesson. Great for cover, homework or revision, these three worksheets challenge students on the differences between the Baroque and Classical Era in a student friendly format. They are differentiated for all abilities, with the basics presented in a scaffolded form, and higher ability questions at the end. A good formation for any essay question.
Suitable for all exam boards.

The Social Setwork Podcast Episode 8: Samba Em Preludio by Esperanza Spalding
My podcast, The Social Setwork is designed for students who are too busy studying “real subjects” to focus on Music Set Works.
In under 30 minutes, I will teach your students about each set work focusing on relevant facts using the sophisticated musical language required by Edexcel, and backed up with audio examples. I include a discussion about possible essay questions, a question and answer game, and some melodic dictation to finish! Your students can relearn the set work infinite times anywhere they have their phone! Download once, and share forever. Easy homework, easy cover, excellent results.
Edexcel Set Works, we all love those analysis lessons!
Do you students nod their heads as you explain the key terms and features for the millionth time, only to forget them 10 minutes later?
Have you spent countless hours rewriting revision sheets and worksheets for them to scrunch up in their bags?
Are your powerpoint not reaching them at home? Let’s reach them anywhere their phone is - everywhere!
Why not try an aural resource for musical learning?

KS4 Listening Qs (Film and Video Games)
Do your Y10s and Y11s need some homework? Revision activities? Quick and Easy Cover?
Here is a pack of six exam style question in a range of styles, including reading sheet music notation. Each question is accompanied by specific Youtube links with time stamps to make your life easier. Marking Scheme Included!
This was created with the OCR syllabus in mind, but would suit all exam boards for listening skills and exam prep! Featuring music your students will tolerate including; Pride and Prejudice, Pirates of the Caribbean, Super Mario, Legend of Zelda, The Mission and Pokemon.
Print off and enjoy!

KS4 Listening Qs (Pop and Rock Music)
Do your Y10s and Y11s need some homework? Revision activities? Quick and Easy Cover?
Here is a pack of ten exam style question in a range of styles, including reading sheet music notation. Each question is accompanied by specific Youtube links with time stamps to make your life easier. Marking Scheme Included!
This was created with the OCR syllabus in mind, but would suit all exam boards for listening skills and exam prep! Featuring music your students will tolerate including; Lady Gaga, Elton John, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Queen, The Clash and more!
Print off and enjoy!

Miley Cyrus Flowers (2023) Easy Cover
This worksheet is an excellent one-lesson plan activity. Focusing on listening skills and keywords, it can be completed by any Music class from Year 9-11 across all exam boards. The tasks are differentiated and can be completed in groups, pairs or solo. Needs access to youtube from a device or can be lead by the teacher. Easy printing - b&w A4 double sided!
Comparison question task with Bruno Mars and The Cardigans.

We Found Love by Rihanna/Calvin Harris and Rondo Form
Perfect for a cover or interview lesson, this powerpoint is appropriate for printable worksheets too.
Lesson includes rondo form, keyboard skills, reading treble clef sheet music, and performance skills. Students enjoy playing the three main riffs of the pop song in Rondo form. All transposed to the key of C Major. Includes extension task, which is suitable for Musical Futures style lesson with backing chords.

The Addams Family (Easy Cover)
Perfect for a once off lesson or easy cover to set, this resource has a lesson plan attached. Both melodies of the binary form Addams Family theme tune have been transcribed into an easy key, with extension work on semitons/chromatic movement introduced. There are also backing chords included for an extension task for more able students. Useful resource for an interview lesson.

The Social Setwork Podcast Episode 7: Release by the Afro Celt Sound System
My podcast, The Social Setwork is designed for students who are too busy studying “real subjects” to focus on Music Set Works. Added bonus - I actually pronounce the Irish words correctly!
In under 30 minutes, I will teach your students about each set work focusing on relevant facts using the sophisticated musical language required by Edexcel, and backed up with audio examples. I include a discussion about possible essay questions, a question and answer game, and some melodic dictation to finish! Your students can relearn the set work infinite times anywhere they have their phone! Download once, and share forever. Easy homework, easy cover, excellent results.
Edexcel Set Works, we all love those analysis lessons!
Do you students nod their heads as you explain the key terms and features for the millionth time, only to forget them 10 minutes later?
Have you spent countless hours rewriting revision sheets and worksheets for them to scrunch up in their bags?
Are your powerpoint not reaching them at home? Let’s reach them anywhere their phone is - everywhere!
Why not try an aural resource for musical learning?

KS4 Rhythms of The World Card Sort
Here is a handy resource for revision of all the instruments and foreign-language terms needed for the OCR Rhythms of the World unit (or for the thrill of learning).
There are three ways of completing this task for the delight of your students.
Print on card, Trim the edges, and fold each row into a two sided card. Punch a hole through, and create a “revision keyring” with an elastic band or piece of string.
Print on card and completely mix up the definitions and keywords for them to sort together. As an option, they could glue the correct sides back to front and then make their keychain.
The most challenging: Print on card and only give them the keyword side of the card sort. Ask them to write the country the word belongs to, and the definition on the back.
I’ve included both a word document and a PDF for ease of printing,

Star Wars Theme Visual Cheat Sheet
A spider diagram activity, with visual prompts for your students to decipher. Answer sheet included!
My students love this alternative approach to revising and studying the wonderful analysis of the set work. Particularly good for students with low literacy skills, or little time to revise long bodies of text.
This sheet covers the main revision sheet points for the Edexcel set work Star Wars Theme by John Williams.

Defying Gravity Visual Cheat Sheet
A spider diagram activity, with visual prompts for your students to decipher. Answer sheet included!
My students love this alternative approach to revising and studying the wonderful analysis of the set work. Particularly good for students with low literacy skills, or little time to revise long bodies of text.
This sheet covers the main revision sheet points for the Edexcel set work Defying Gravity by Stephen Schwartz.
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All Edexcel Set Works Visual Cheat Sheets
A collection of all the visual minds your students need for the new specification. A spider diagram activity, with visual prompts for your students to decipher. Answer sheet included!
Great for revision and cover lessons, and a nice change from the relentless text!
My students love this alternative approach to revising and studying the wonderful analysis of the set work. Particularly good for students with low literacy skills, or little time to revise long bodies of text.
This sheet covers the main revision sheet points for the Edexcel set work Defying Gravity by Stephen Schwartz.

Pathétique by Beethoven Visual Cheat Sheet
A spider diagram activity, with visual prompts for your students to decipher. Answer sheet included!
My students love this alternative approach to revising and studying the wonderful analysis of the set work. Particularly good for students with low literacy skills, or little time to revise long bodies of text.
This sheet covers the main revision sheet points for the Edexcel set work Pathétique by Beethoven.

Samba Em Preludio Esperanza Spalding Visual Cheat Sheet
A spider diagram activity, with visual prompts for your students to decipher. Answer sheet included!
My students love this alternative approach to revising and studying the wonderful analysis of the set work. Particularly good for students with low literacy skills, or little time to revise long bodies of text.
This sheet covers the main revision sheet points for the Edexcel set work Samba Em Preludio by Esperanza Spalding

The Social Setwork Podcast Episode 2: Pathétique by Beethoven
My podcast, The Social Setwork is designed for students who are too busy studying "real subjects" to focus on Music Set Works.
In around 30 minutes, I will teach your students about each set work focusing on relevant facts using the sophisticated musical language required by Edexcel, and backed up with audio examples. I include a discussion about possible essay questions, a question and answer game, and some melodic dictation to finish! Your students can relearn the set work infinite times anywhere they have their phone! Download once, and share forever. Easy homework, easy cover, excellent results.
Edexcel Set Works, we all love those analysis lessons!
Do you students nod their heads as you explain the key terms and features for the millionth time, only to forget them 10 minutes later?
Have you spent countless hours rewriting revision sheets and worksheets for them to scrunch up in their bags?
Is your powerpoint not reaching them at home? Let's reach them anywhere their phone is - everywhere!
Why not try an aural resource for musical learning?

The Social Setwork Podcast - Introduction and Free Sample
Please download to listen to me explain my new podcast, The Social Setwork, and find out how it will benefit your students. Listen to a free sample from my first episode around the Brandenburg Concerto.