A booklet to support students using Sibelius music notation software. (Version 7+ but still useful for previous versions). It has 11 pages of content and has many screenscreenshots and is designed to be as concise as possible to help students save time learning how to use the software and where specific tools are. It can also be used as a checklist to ensure students add a range of techniques to their compositions. Useful for students taking GCSE, A-level or BTEC Music courses involving elements of notation such as composition and arrangment units.

77 page Music Theory and Composition Techniques workbook with a huge range of musical examples and tasks and activities. I put this together to support my own students as there are many workbooks which use Jazz or Classical examples but not many that I came across which use pop, rock and funk musical examples to demonstrate specific techniques. The workbook starts from intervals and basic scales but then moves on to cover a huge range of techniques.

A range of sessions covering film scoring general techniques such as specific scales and also different styles and approaches used by different composers. Introduction session demonstrating that modern film composers are not coming from classical backgrounds and it is a more open profession these days to anyone. Interesting Scales used in film music. Space music Bernard Hermann Hans Zimmer John Barry John Williams Max Steiner Phillip Glass The sessions are aimed at being accessible to students using DAW or Notation software and are not specific.

A simple sheet to help students composing Jazz. Has II V I chord progressions in a range of keys.

77 page Music Theory and Composition Techniques workbook with a huge range of musical examples and tasks and activities. I put this together to support my own students as there are many workbooks which use Jazz or Classical examples but not many that I came across which use pop, rock and funk musical examples to demonstrate specific techniques. The workbook starts from intervals and basic scales but then moves on to cover a huge range of techniques. This is the Sibelius 7 file which you may edit and adapt for your own needs.

This is a complete course about money covering budgeting in an engaging way. Credit, Debt, Income and Deductions. I used to work for Citizens Advice and a range of charities supporting people with their finances. Since returning to teaching I am very passionate about educating young people about money. I teach 16+ students and I find it shocking that over a 10 year period not 1 student has ever been able to explain to me how a credit card actually works. Shocking when they will be able to access one in less than 2 years. This session is the product of years of development and tweaking and is designed to be as engaging as possible using real world examples that are relevant to students such considering how to buy your first nice used car when looking at credit.

A complete course in introducing students to music composition that comes with PPTs and accompanying Musescore worksheet files. Sessions covering: Introduction to composition Starting Point - Music by Numbers. Starting Point - Minimalism Starting Point - Irregular Time Signatures Starting Point - Themes Phrases and Motifs Starting Point - American Songbook Leedsheet. Development Technique - Inversion Development Technique - Minimalism Development Technique - Re-harmonisation Development Technique - Pedal Tones and Sequences. Musical Structure The course is aimed at introducing students simultaneously to music composition and music notation using the excellent free notation software musescore which is available for PC and Mac.

Great to use with students to help them structure an evaluation of a musical performance and encourage them to use musical terminology.

A little sheet I put together to support a workshop demonstrating different electric guitar effects and how to build a good effects chain. Useful for all ages interested in different effects. The sheet has examples of tracks which clearly demonstrate the different effects.

Related Keys task sheet. Great starter activity to get students thinking about relevant keys to use when composing.

Mixing is not an absolute process. However I have tried to distill the process into a really simple order and checklist. This doesn’t have alot of detail as it is aimed as an overview checklist rather than a tutorial.