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I teach Music in a secondary school and so provide resources for both the KS3 curriculum and exam boards at KS4 (AQA, RSL). I also have a YouTube channel which provides interactive videos to learn musical key vocabulary.

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I teach Music in a secondary school and so provide resources for both the KS3 curriculum and exam boards at KS4 (AQA, RSL). I also have a YouTube channel which provides interactive videos to learn musical key vocabulary.
Singing lesson These Days by Rudimental
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Singing lesson These Days by Rudimental

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Hi, I wrote this lesson for an interview. The purpose being to enthuse students in singing and to perform ‘These Days’ by Rudimental. It contains a lesson plan, a WAGOLL (What a good one looks like) video, a backing track and the presentation. The lesson takes into context many key words that could be learnt whilst also learning to sing a piece of music. You could print out some of the slides for students to read the lyrics and also to check their pitching on an instrument. The interview was a 25 minute lesson, but it could be stretched out to ensure students perform with fluency. Please leave a review if you purchase. Your feedback is very important to me!
GCSE Music Film and Computer Gaming Music
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GCSE Music Film and Computer Gaming Music

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Film and Computer Gaming Music Scheme of Work. Suitable for AQA GCSE Music students A complete powerpoint, listening and assessment materials for Film and Computer Gaming Music from the 1990s to the present Includes: Various activities and questions to test students Youtube links to relevant listening Listening tests at the end with assessment sheets and mark scheme (on ppt). Used over several weeks, depending on the ability of the students. Please leave a review if you purchase. Your feedback is very important to me! Relevant resources: Popular Music Piano Music Coronation Anthems and Oratorios Orchestral Music
Musical Theatre SOW - Keyboard & Guitar
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Musical Theatre SOW - Keyboard & Guitar

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This SOW is based around performing extracts of Musical Theatre with Keyboard & Guitar. The themes used are: A Million Dreams (The Greatest Showman), Shallow (A Star is Born) & We Don’t Talk About Bruno (Encanto). Each is differentiated by difficulty and instrument and can also be performed together to encourage ensembles. Resource Contains: Do Now Activities for each lesson with WAGOLL responses Pre Assessment tasks (if required) Scores scaffolded for 3 levels of difficulty for guitar & keyboard WAGOLL videos & Audio examples Support for verbal feedback These lessons can easily be used as both cover, home learning and taught by a specialist as students can follow the information and practical tasks independently using the extensive scaffolding (see preview images) or the teacher can guide students after a pre assessment task. More about these lessons Scaffolding is in place in the form of Red, Amber, Green and a Blue extension pathways, enabling students to learn the skills and knowledge needed to perform a piece of music on keyboard with increasing difficulty. E.g Learning treble clef, bass clef, simpler and more complex rhythms, dynamics terms for expression etc… Students simply click their pathway and go through the task most suited to their ability, moving on when they have completed each task. This shows clear progression as students may start in the Red pathway and move into Amber, Green etc… and this can be seen on their computer screens. The benefits of teaching this way are: Less musically able students get the support they need More musically able students are challenged without wasting their time on already learnt concepts. Information and tasks are at students’ fingertips as opposed to the teacher constantly repeating information. The teacher can facilitate learning and instil independence. Suggested Lesson format: Do now task on student entry Learning outcomes shared Pre Assessment task - teacher to put students in a pathway (or if independent learning, students can do this themselves using the mark scheme) Students click into their pathway and begin the tasks Teacher can group together Red pathway students and teach the information needed before assessing again and allowing them to independently work through tasks. (Or students can work independently to learn the information needed) Learning outcome check through performances (opportunity to see progress) Teacher facilitates learning, checking on Amber and Green students Final learning outcome check through performances. (Opportunity to see progress)
Rhythm lesson
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Rhythm lesson

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A lesson on learning rhythm values. The lesson is designed to encourage students’ independence and allow the teacher to focus on gaps in students’ learning. Students do everything by navigating a PowerPoint which includes: Do Now activity Differentiated objectives & outcomes Baseline task Information slides Three differentiated activities
Ensembles & Form SOW
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Ensembles & Form SOW

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A SOW for learning about playing in ensembles & understanding binary & ternary form. Resources include: A PowerPoint including activities relating to performing in a duet & lots of alternative starter tasks. Just choose whichever ones you like best! Lots of use of free video from my YouTube channel ‘Mr D Morley Music Education’ (these are linked in the powerpoint as well as on TES) Sheet music for four duets (these are purposefully unknown so the students can practice reading the music) Additional audio files for activities Please leave a review if you purchase. Your feedback is very important to me!
Folk Music Practical Activity
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Folk Music Practical Activity

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This resources is designed to allow students to learn a piece of Folk music by rote and then try to work out the notes. It requires students to first watch a YouTube video and then fill in the notes by either using a keyboard, or a virtual keyboard (Information given in the resource). Please leave a review if you purchase. Your feedback is very important to me!
GCSE Music AoS 2 Revision questions
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GCSE Music AoS 2 Revision questions

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Eight full listening questions relating to each area of AoS 2 (Musicals, Rock Music, Film and Computer Game Music and Pop Music). Includes printable papers and a mark scheme. YouTube links to the extracts are given and some music is embedded into the PowerPoints. Perfect if you are running a revision session on AoS 2 or if you want to do an end of unit listening assessment. Please leave a review if you purchase. Your feedback is very important to me!
Christmas Music - The Nutcracker SOW
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Christmas Music - The Nutcracker SOW

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This SOW is based around playing The Nutcracker on a keyboard. These lessons can easily be used as both cover, home learning and taught by a specialist as students can follow the information and practical tasks independently using the extensive scaffolding (see preview images) or the teacher can guide students after the pre assessment task. More about these lessons Scaffolding is in place in the form of Red, Amber, Green and a Blue extension pathways, enabling students to learn the skills and knowledge needed to perform a piece of music on keyboard with increasing difficulty. E.g Learning treble clef, bass clef, simpler and more complex rhythms, dynamics terms for expression etc… Students simply click their pathway and go through the task most suited to their ability, moving on when they have completed each task. This shows clear progression as students may start in the Red pathway and move into Amber, Green etc… and this can be seen on their computer screens. The benefits of teaching this way are: Less musically able students get the support they need More musically able students are challenged without wasting their time on already learnt concepts. Information and tasks are at students’ fingertips as opposed to the teacher constantly repeating information. The teacher can facilitate learning and instil independence. Lesson format: Do now task on student entry Learning outcomes shared Pre Assessment task - teacher to put students in a pathway (or if independent learning, students can do this themselves using the mark scheme) Students click into their pathway and begin the tasks Teacher can group together Red pathway students and teach the information needed before assessing again and allowing them to independently work through tasks. (Or students can learn independently using the scaffolding) Learning outcome check through performances (opportunity to see progress) Teacher facilitates learning, checking on Amber and Green students Final learning outcome check through performances. (Opportunity to see progress)
Treble & Bass Clef Practice
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Treble & Bass Clef Practice

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This resource helps students practice their Treble and Bass Clef notes. Students hold up Red, Amber & Green for their answer. It can quickly give you an impression of which students know their notation and which don’t!
Pitch Lesson
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Pitch Lesson

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A lesson on learning the notes of the treble clef. The lesson is designed to encourage students’ independence and allow the teacher to focus on gaps in students’ learning. Students do everything by navigating a PowerPoint which includes: Do Now activity on rhythms Differentiated objectives & outcomes Baseline task Information slides Three differentiated activities
Musical Elements Lesson
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Musical Elements Lesson

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A differentiated lesson teaching the musical elements. The teacher tests the students on their prior knowledge using a baseline question, then teaches the content to the students with little prior knowledge. Students with prior knowledge can independently work through tasks on the student PowerPoint.
Intro to Rhythms
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Intro to Rhythms

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Introduces rhythms and corresponding rests including dotted rhythms. Class exercises on completing bars and time signatures.
Coronation Anthems and Oratorios
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Coronation Anthems and Oratorios

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Coronation Anthems and Oratorios Scheme of Work. Suitable for AQA GCSE Music students A complete powerpoint, listening and assessment materials for Coronation anthems and Oratorios of Handel Includes: Various activities and questions to test students Youtube links to relevant listening Listening files Listening tests at the end with assessment sheets and mark scheme (on ppt). Used over several weeks, depending on the ability of the students. See also: Orchestral Music Piano Music Popular Music Film and Computer Gaming Music
GCSE Music AoS 1 Piano Music
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GCSE Music AoS 1 Piano Music

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Piano Music Scheme of Work. Suitable for AQA GCSE Music students A complete powerpoint, listening and assessment materials for the piano music of Chopin and Schumann. Includes: Various activities and questions to test students Adapted pieces for students to play Youtube links to relevant listening Video explaining piano pedals Listening tests at the end with assessment sheets and mark scheme (on ppt). Used over several weeks, depending on the ability of the students. Relevant resources: Coronation Anthems and Oratorios Orchestral Music Popular Music Film and Computer Gaming Music
GCSE Music AoS 1 Orchestral Music
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GCSE Music AoS 1 Orchestral Music

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Orchestral Music Scheme of Work. Suitable for AQA GCSE Music students A complete powerpoint, listening and assessment materials for the Orchestral Music of Hayden, Mozart and Beethoven. Includes: Various activities (Sibelius files for performances and some composition activities) and questions to test students Youtube links to relevant listening Listening tests at the end with assessment sheets and mark scheme (on ppt). Used over several weeks, depending on the ability of the students. Relevant resources: Piano Music Coronation Anthems and Oratorios Popular Music Film and Computer Gaming Music
Learn Rhythm Song
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Learn Rhythm Song

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How many rhythms can you fit in a bar of four? Learn how to read basic rhythmic values. 4 beats - Semibreve 2 beats - Minim 1 beat - Crotchet 1/2 beat - Quaver 1/4 beat - Semiquaver
Learn Chords Song
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Learn Chords Song

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A song to learn about what Major, Minor, Major 7th, Minor 7th and Dominant 7th Chords sound like & how to create them!