A complete carol from '50 Christmas Carols', edited by Chris Gill. Arranged for four parts (SATB) on two staves, with chord symbols above, and lyrics for all of the verses printed in between the staves. The complete edition of '50 Christmas Carols' is available as a pdf and Sibelius file from TES resources, or as a paperback from Amazon.
Seven Beatles songs analysed, including the four songs from ‘Revolver’ which are Edexcel A level set works:
Eleanor Rigby
Here, There and Everywhere
I Want to Tell You
Tomorrow Never Knows
Love Me Do
A Hard Day’s Night
A Day in the Life
Suitable for A level and GCSE listening. Includes a scheme of work on the Beatles for younger pupils.
Four complete schemes of work for Key Stage 3 Music lessons based on music from around the world. Each scheme of work has pupils' worksheets and teacher's notes for 6 lessons.
Summary notes for all three set works in this area of study:
Debussy - Estampes Nos. 1 and 2
Familia Valera Miranda - two songs from Caña Quema
Anoushka Shankar - three songs from Breathing Under Water
Four pages of notes analysing Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique (first movement) under elements of music. This is one of the set works in Edexcel A Level Music, Area of Study 2 (Instrumental Music).
9 pages of notes about the musical features of Debussy - Estampes Nos. 1 and 2 (‘Pagodes’ and 'La soirée dans Grenade’), which together form one of the set works in the Edexcel A-level syllabus (Area of Study 5: Fusions).
Extensive notes for all three set works in Area of Study 3 - Music for Film:
Bernard Hermann - Psycho
Rachel Portman - The Duchess
Danny Elfman - Batman Returns
23 pages of musical analysis and worksheets based on the musicals of Rodgers and Hammerstein, including in-depth analyses of:
Lonely Room (from Oklahoma!)
Oklahoma (from Oklahoma!)
What’s the Use of Wonderin’ (from Carousel)
Louise’s ballet (from Carousel)
…and many more shorter questions, exam practice questions, explanation of context, and so on.
Useful for any students of musical theatre, particularly AQA A Level Music AoS4.
Lesson 4 in Rock ‘n’ Roll
KS3 Scheme of Work – 6 lessons (or standalone lesson)
Objectives of scheme
• To learn about the origins of rock ‘n’ roll in the 1950s
• To sing and play several rock ‘n’ roll and rock songs
• To recognise some typical instruments – keyboard, drums and double bass – and their functions
• To play the chords of C, F, G and Am on the keyboard
• To perform the 12-bar blues and I-vi-IV-V chord progressions on the keyboard
• To arrange a rock ‘n’ roll song for a group performance
Lesson Overview
1. The Origins of Rock ‘n’ Roll
2. The 12-Bar Blues
3. The Bass Line
4. The I-vi-IV-V Progression
5. Preparing Group Arrangement
6. Group Performances and Listening Exercise
Subject-specific vocabulary
• Performers: Bill Haley and the Comets, Elvis Presley
• Instruments: double bass, drum kit, keyboard
• Chords: C, F, G, Am
• 12-bar blues and I-vi-IV-V chord progressions
Assessments
• Performing (keyboard) – 12-bar blues
• Composing – group arrangement of a Rock ‘n’ Roll song
• Listening – Hound Dog
This topic can be followed up with the topic on The Beatles, which introduces more secondary triads and more complex song structures, reflecting the development of rock music in the 1960s.
Lessons 2+3 of Rock ‘n’ Roll
KS3 Scheme of Work – 6 lessons (or a standalone double lesson)
Objectives
• To learn about the origins of rock ‘n’ roll in the 1950s
• To sing and play several rock ‘n’ roll and rock songs
• To recognise some typical instruments – keyboard, drums and double bass – and their functions
• To play the chords of C, F, G and Am on the keyboard
• To perform the 12-bar blues and I-vi-IV-V chord progressions on the keyboard
• To arrange a rock ‘n’ roll song for a group performance
Lesson Overview
1. The Origins of Rock ‘n’ Roll
2. The 12-Bar Blues
3. The Bass Line
4. The I-vi-IV-V Progression
5. Preparing Group Arrangement
6. Group Performances and Listening Exercise
Subject-specific vocabulary
• Performers: Bill Haley and the Comets, Elvis Presley
• Instruments: double bass, drum kit, keyboard
• Chords: C, F, G, Am
• 12-bar blues and I-vi-IV-V chord progressions
Assessments
• Performing (keyboard) – 12-bar blues
• Composing – group arrangement of a Rock ‘n’ Roll song
• Listening – Hound Dog
This topic can be followed up with the topic on The Beatles, which introduces more secondary triads and more complex song structures, reflecting the development of rock music in the 1960s.
A complete carol from '50 Christmas Carols', edited by Chris Gill.
Arranged for four parts (SATB) on two staves, with chord symbols above, and lyrics for all of the verses printed in between the staves.
The complete edition of '50 Christmas Carols' is available as a pdf and Sibelius file from TES resources, or as a paperback from Amazon.
A complete carol from '50 Christmas Carols', edited by Chris Gill.
Arranged for four parts (SATB) on two staves, with chord symbols above, and lyrics for all of the verses printed in between the staves.
The complete edition of '50 Christmas Carols' is available as a pdf and Sibelius file from TES resources, or as a paperback from Amazon.
A complete carol from '50 Christmas Carols', edited by Chris Gill. Arranged for four parts (SATB) on two staves, with chord symbols above, and lyrics for all of the verses printed in between the staves. The complete edition of '50 Christmas Carols' is available as a pdf and Sibelius file from TES resources, or as a paperback from Amazon.
A complete carol from '50 Christmas Carols', edited by Chris Gill. Arranged for four parts (SATB) on two staves, with chord symbols above, and lyrics for all of the verses printed in between the staves. The complete edition of '50 Christmas Carols' is available as a pdf and Sibelius file from TES resources, or as a paperback from Amazon.
A complete carol from '50 Christmas Carols', edited by Chris Gill. Arranged for four parts (SATB) on two staves, with chord symbols above, and lyrics for all of the verses printed in between the staves. The complete edition of '50 Christmas Carols' is available as a pdf and Sibelius file from TES resources, or as a paperback from Amazon.