M. Barraclough has been a teacher of music in the East Midlands since 2008. In that time he has helped to shape a number of departments with innovative approaches to assessment across Key Stages 3, 4 and 5.
Resources cover a range of topics and qualifications, including AQA GCSE, OCR A-Level and Edexcel BTEC.
M. Barraclough has been a teacher of music in the East Midlands since 2008. In that time he has helped to shape a number of departments with innovative approaches to assessment across Key Stages 3, 4 and 5.
Resources cover a range of topics and qualifications, including AQA GCSE, OCR A-Level and Edexcel BTEC.
This fantastic bundle of resources contains four arranged pieces of music, suitable for classroom ensemble, extra-curricular club or youth stage band/orchestra.
The pieces all include PDF files and Sibelius files to allow for easy editing if desired. If you do not have Sibelius you can contact me and I will even transpose a part for you!
Pieces included are:
Canon in C (Originally Canon in D - Y.Pachabel)
Jurassic Park Main Theme (J.Williams)
The Blue Danube (Y.Strauss)
The Circle of Life (H.Zimmer)
For the price of £10 you will get the first FOUR in the Keyboard Performance series of resources.
Sheets provide notation popular songs (one sheet with notes labelled, one without) as well as the chords for more advanced learners.
You will get 12 songs, which is enough for a several units of work, across all Key Stage 3 and 4 lessons. Work can be tailored to suit student abilities and is also an excellent stimulus for GCSE Music students who are doing sequencing for their performances.
Songs that come with the bundle:
Budapest - George Ezra
Roar - Katy Perry
Skyscraper - Sam Bailey
Good Grief - Bastille
Tears - Clean Bandit
Treat You Better - Shawn Mendes
Fight Song - Rachel Platten
Photograph - Ed Sheeran
Shut Up & Dance - Walk The Moon
Best Song Ever - One Direction
Wrecking Ball - Miley Cyrus
Burn - Ellie Goulding
The fourth of a series.
The keyboard performance pack has three different songs of varying difficulty. There are two sheets per song; one with the notes labelled and one without. All sheets have the featured chords.
The songs are as follows:
Best Song Ever - One Direction
Wrecking Ball - Miley Cyrus
Burn - Ellie Goulding
Other packs in this series:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/pop-songs-keyboard-performance-pack-1-11416953
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/pop-songs-keyboard-performance-pack-2-11416969
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/pop-songs-keyboard-performance-pack-3-11416983
The third of a series.
The keyboard performance pack has three different songs of varying difficulty. There are two sheets per song; one with the notes labelled and one without. All sheets have the featured chords.
The songs are as follows:
Budapest - George Ezra
Roar - Katy Perry
Skyscraper - Sam Bailey
Other packs in this series:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/pop-songs-keyboard-performance-pack-1-11416953
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/pop-songs-keyboard-performance-pack-2-11416969
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/pop-songs-keyboard-performance-pack-4-11417090
The second of a series.
The keyboard performance pack has three different songs of varying difficulty. There are two sheets per song; one with the notes labelled and one without. All sheets have the featured chords.
The songs are as follows:
Fight Song - Rachel Platten
Photograph - Ed Sheeran
Shut Up & Dance - Walk The Moon
Other packs in this series:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/pop-songs-keyboard-performance-pack-1-11416953
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/pop-songs-keyboard-performance-pack-3-11416983
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/pop-songs-keyboard-performance-pack-4-11417090
The first of a series.
The keyboard performance pack has three different songs of varying difficulty. There are two sheets per song; one with the notes labelled and one without. All sheets have the featured chords.
The songs are as follows:
Good Grief - Bastille
Tears - Clean Bandit
Treat You Better - Shawn Mendes
Other packs in this series:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/pop-songs-keyboard-performance-pack-2-11416969
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/pop-songs-keyboard-performance-pack-3-11416983
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/pop-songs-keyboard-performance-pack-4-11417090
I use this resource with my Year 9 students in a Musical Futures-style project. Students learn all of the different band parts to Boulevard of Broken Days by Green Day and then form bands. Assessment is the final performance.
Included:
Guitar part, with chord boxes, tablature & structure for whole song.
Bass guitar part, with bass tablature & structure for whole song.
Keyboard/piano part, with standard notation, keyboards with chord labels & structure for whole song.
All files are in PDF format.
Sick of students forgetting the notes on the keyboard or having to use marker pens?
This simple resource will fit the vast majority of consumer keyboards, from Casio, Yamaha & Korg through to standard pianos. Currently tested on Knight, Yamaha, George Russell & Steinway. All successful.
Just in case these keyboard cards do not fit your piano the word document is there with the original image so you can make some fine adjustments to size. Two keyboard cards per sheet for easy photocopying, cutting & laminating.
The second in a series of keyboard-based exercises for young learners.
Each exercise pack will have 6 exercises, ranging from 4-8 bars in length. Students will be able to learn about pitch, rhythm and correct keyboard finger positions. Provided with this resource are 3 Sibelius files for easy editing and 3 PDF files.
File 1 has the 6 keyboard exercises, with just the notes.
File 2 has the 6 keyboard exercises with the notes labelled by pitch.
File 3 has the 6 keyboard exercises, with the finger positions labelled.
This is the 2nd worksheet and is part of a set that ramps up in difficulty. This worksheet is aimed at keyboard beginners, going to intermediate classroom ability.
The first in a series of keyboard-based exercises for young learners.
Each exercise pack will have 6 exercises, ranging from 4-8 bars in length. Students will be able to learn about pitch, rhythm and correct keyboard finger positions. Provided with this resource are 3 Sibelius files for easy editing and 3 PDF files.
File 1 has the 6 keyboard exercises, with just the notes.
File 2 has the 6 keyboard exercises with the notes labelled by pitch.
File 3 has the 6 keyboard exercises, with the finger positions labelled.
This is the easiest worksheet and is part of a set that ramps up in difficulty. This worksheet is aimed at keyboard beginners.
Recently my GCSE AQA Performing Arts students visited the Nottingham-based venue Rock City. They did this in order to learn information that is vital for their Unit 1 coursework. Whilst there we conducted interviews and learnt about the history of the venue.
To collate information, I have since put together all of the interviews and information that can be used for their coursework which provides enough detail and variation for students to gain top-end marks.
This resource is also perfect for BTEC courses, such as revision for the Unit 1 exam or for industry-based research to compliment coursework.
My school is the only one to have ever visited Rock City on a private tour so the information gained is not available on Wikipedia or other music job-based websites. This resource is invaluable for students to gain additional industry-based context.
The Blue Danube by Johann Strauss for school ensemble. There are beginner, intermediate and slightly more advanced parts. Score accommodates instruments in C; Eb & Bb. There is also orchestral percussion.
Provided is a PDF with all of the parts and the Sibelius file to allow for easy editing.
The Circle of Life, from The Lion King for school ensemble. There are beginner, intermediate and slightly more advanced parts. Score accommodates instruments in C; Eb & Bb. There is also orchestral percussion & piano.
Provided is a PDF with all of the parts and the Sibelius file to allow for easy editing.
The Jurassic Park main theme for school ensemble. There are beginner, intermediate and slightly more advanced parts. Score accommodates instruments in C; Eb; Bb & F. There is also orchestral percussion & piano.
Provided is a PDF with all of the parts and the Sibelius file to allow for easy editing.
This booklet has enough resources to cover a full half term (or longer) of Pop Music & Pop Songs. There are enough tasks to cover homework, classroom activities and much more.
The overall project is for a group of students to compose their own pop songs. Students will learn how to play chords on guitar or keyboard, how to play a basic drum beat and how a pop song is structured. Students will also write their own lyrics.
There are two files - the word document, which can be edited to suit your own school's layouts and a PDF showing the original layout designed for my old school to give you an idea. The original file was designed on a macbook so some images of the word document may have moved around a bit. Referring to the PDF will allow you to easily correct any potential errors.
With this resource you will get two documents - a PDF with the full booklet layout that will contain all required written work for students in unit 5 and a word document which will allow you to edit it to your own needs.
The booklet includes a target and review section, short & long term target section, strengths & areas for development and an 8 week review diary, which is easily laid out for students to complete.
I have used this since the introduction of the first award and this has allowed my students to easily and efficiently collect distinctions, with only visual evidence needed to accompany the completed booklet.
This booklet has enough resources to cover a full half term (or longer) of Blues music. There are enough tasks to cover homework, classroom activities, SMSC knowledge and much more.
The overall project is to be able to perform a piece of blues music, whilst understanding about improvisation and the 12-bar blues. There are additional tasks such as blues lyric writing.
There are two files - the word document, which can be edited to suit your own school's layouts and a PDF showing the original layout designed for my old school to give you an idea. The original file was designed on a mac so some images on the word document may have moved around a bit. Referring to the PDF will allow you to easily correct any such errors.
This booklet has enough resources to cover a full half term (or longer) of Reggae. There are enough tasks to cover homework, classroom activities, SMSC knowledge and much more.
The overall project is the Bob Marley song Three Little Birds, which can be performed by an ensemble. The main parts are the lyrics, bass line, chorus hook and chords.
There are two files - the word document, which can be edited to suit your own school's layouts and a PDF showing the original layout designed for my old school to give you an idea. The original file was designed on a mac so some images on the word document may have moved around a bit. Referring to the PDF will allow you to easily correct any such errors.
Resource sheets for the Jessie J song Price Tag.
Instrumental parts are for the following instruments:
Bass guitar - tablature
Ukulele - tablature & chord boxes
Drum kit - beat grid
Keyboard - notated & labelled chords
The only additional resource needed would be lyrics, which can be sourced easily on the internet. I use these every year with my Year 7 classes to great success.
A PDF that teaches students to play the 12 bar blues. Chords are also on the worksheet for guitarists. Music is notated but notes are also labelled to allow all students to access the work.