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I am a secondary school music teacher and Head of the Performing Arts Faculty
Game of Thrones Theme School Orchestra
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Game of Thrones Theme School Orchestra

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I created this arrangement of the Game of Thrones theme for a typical school band. Within the pdf file is the score and parts. I have also included the sibelius file (sibelius 7) so that you can rearrange it for your school ensemble.
Treble Clef Poster (Blue)
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Treble Clef Poster (Blue)

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High resolution poster for reading the notes of the treble clef. Provided is an A1 sized PDF and an A0 sized png, suitable for printing on anything smaller. Perfect simple, clear poster for classroom or practice room display. Background on this version is blue.
Treble Clef Poster (White)
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Treble Clef Poster (White)

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High resolution poster for reading the notes of the treble clef. Provided is an A1 sized PDF and an A0 sized png, suitable for printing on anything smaller. Perfect simple, clear poster for classroom or practice room display. Background on this version is white.
Music Theory (Lesson One) KS3
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Music Theory (Lesson One) KS3

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I wrote this scheme of work for year 7 to introduce them to reading music in a fun way. Initially the students learn to read the treble and bass clef and learn to play a simplified version of Imagine by John Lennon. Later on in the project, students specialised in an instrument or voice and learnt to play ‘The Sky from Jigsaw Jam’ by Music for Youth. The culmination of the project was a whole year performance of the sky.
Graphic Notation  (KS3)
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Graphic Notation (KS3)

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I created this scheme of work as a way in to help year 7 students interpret written music before introducing written notation. The scheme of work includes as much practical activity as possible, as a whole class, in pairs and in small groups.
KS3 Music: Musical Pathways (Composition/Performance Project)
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KS3 Music: Musical Pathways (Composition/Performance Project)

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I have created this scheme of work as a whole term scheme for year 9 students who have already completed their options. It gives them some flexibility and choice over the music that they engage with and requires the department to have keyboards and sibelius/cubase. Included in this is: a topic outline via a powerpoint (this is designed for minimal use during lesson as most of the time will be spent ‘doing’). Some free sheet music but also some sibelius (7) files and cubase files both composition starter materials and arrangements of pieces of music for students to then arrange.
GCSE  Eduqas: Africa Assessment (AOS4 set work)
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GCSE Eduqas: Africa Assessment (AOS4 set work)

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This is the assessment that I have created based on the resources published by Eduqas. Unlike the actual exam, it features multiple sections to test the individual sections of the song so as to really gain a clear picture of their understanding. Because of this, I play them the whole song three times throughout the exam rather than the specific sections but you could easily do it this way if you wish. The test works through each section linearly and lasts around 45 minutes. PDF and word versions have been uploaded as have the answers.
KS3: Performance Project (Distance Learning)
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KS3: Performance Project (Distance Learning)

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This is a performance project I’m doing with year 7 this half term, it involves getting them listening actively by going with the elements and a performance (on any instrument/voice/app of their choice) of ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’. Currently it’s geared up for google suite, for example it says things like “upload your answers to google classroom” but this is easily adaptable for your softwares. I teach this live on google meet and share the PowerPoint with the students but it could be done entirely remotely. All scores/backing tracks for a variety of instruments/levels are included. Nb. If you have purchased my distance learning ‘musical theatre’ for KS3 then it’s a reworked version of that without the musical theatre focus so probably not worth a second purchase!
Fusion (KS3)
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Fusion (KS3)

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This is a scheme of work I use with year 9. It introduces them to reggae and African a capella singing through practical activities. It then moves onto a larger project for the rest of the half term.
Power - School Band Arrangement
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Power - School Band Arrangement

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Arrangement of Power (Little Mix) It’s a Sibelius 6 verison so that it’ll open on anything Sibelius 6 or later. It’s currently for voice, two clarinets, cornet/trumpet, piano and drums but can be easily rearranged for your needs.
Carol of the Bells - School Band Arrangement
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Carol of the Bells - School Band Arrangement

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Arrangement of Carol of the Bells. It’s a Sibelius 6 verison so that it’ll open on anything Sibelius 6 or later. It’s currently for flute, two clarinets, cornet/trumpet, saxophones and piano but can be easily rearranged for your needs.
Hey, Soul Sister - Band Arrangement
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Hey, Soul Sister - Band Arrangement

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Arrangement of Hey Soul Sister (it’s missing the bridge but the rest of the song is there). There’s a Sibelius 8.1 and Sibelius 6 verison. It’s currently for voice, two clarinets, cornet/trumpet, piano and drums but can be easily rearranged for your needs.
A Level AOS2: Popular Music Labrinth (AQA)
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A Level AOS2: Popular Music Labrinth (AQA)

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This is a one lesson lesson for AOS2: Popular Music for Labrinth. There are links to songs embedded in the star symbols. Please note, I have only taught AOS2 for the section A portion of the exam so please be aware that there are no songs analysed in the detail required for section C.
KS3: Blues Music (Distance Learning)
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KS3: Blues Music (Distance Learning)

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This is a 6-week project on Blues Music. I would normally teach Blues music in a practical way however, this is a project designed as a composition task to be completed on BandLab, which these students have not done before so it also includes a ‘how to’ for what they need to do. There are several smaller tasks (research task, performance tasks, quiz) and one main task, I’ve asked students to either complete the practicals on a keyboard or a keyboard app but the main bulk is all BandLab.
A Level AOS2: Popular Music Muse (AQA)
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A Level AOS2: Popular Music Muse (AQA)

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This is a one lesson lesson for AOS2: Popular Music for Muse. There are links to songs embedded in the star symbols. Please note, I have only taught AOS2 for the section A portion of the exam so please be aware that there are no songs analysed in the detail required for section C.
GCSE AOS4: Popular Music, Rock Music (Eduqas)
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GCSE AOS4: Popular Music, Rock Music (Eduqas)

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This is a four lesson PowerPoint on Rock music suitable for the Eduqas music GCSE course. It covers the key features, instruments and artists. Links to examples are embedded within the stars. There is also a practical lesson included.
A Level AOS2: Popular Music Beyonce (AQA)
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A Level AOS2: Popular Music Beyonce (AQA)

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This is a one lesson lesson for AOS2: Popular Music for Beyonce. There are links to songs embedded in the star symbols. Please note, I have only taught AOS2 for the section A portion of the exam so please be aware that there are no songs analysed in the detail required for section C.
Paradise - School Band Arrangement
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Paradise - School Band Arrangement

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Arrangement of Paradise by George Ezra. It’s a Sibelius 6 verison so that it’ll open on anything Sibelius 6 or later. It’s currently for voice, flute, two clarinets, cornet/trumpet, piano, bass and drums but can be easily rearranged for your needs.
Film Music (Sibelius) (KS3)
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Film Music (Sibelius) (KS3)

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This scheme of work is currently being taught to year 9 students. The scheme of work focuses on horror music and ways of creating tension in music. This project also introduces students to Sibelius for the first time, with the main project being scoring the music to a clip from the woman in black. All clips/videos should be embedded within the powerpoint, a cue sheet for the clip is also attached.