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.
In this resource pack there are 5 different PDF files that have a number of parts ranging from very easy to intermediate to complicated. There are also guitar chords. Notes are labelled, allowing all learners to access the work.
I have used this in my school with Year 7 classes to teach rhythm, to great effect. I have also attached the Sibelius files so that you can edit any parts, add additional instruments or to make a full arrangement etc.
This is an excel document that calculates a student's final grade based on their scores in composition, performance and listening & appraising.
All you have to do is enter the student's scores a final 9-1 mark will be provided. Information has been sourced directly from OCR Music specialists and through CPD events, but all formulas and rules within the excel document have been added by myself.
Student targets change colour based on if they are on, below or above target. All grade boundaries are provided on an alternative tab. Formulas have been added for up to 20 students. If you would like me to add for more than this amount you can contact me and I can send a bespoke document following purchase.
Attached is a mock paper based on the 'AoS 5 - Conventions of Pop' part of the listening & appraising paper. The mock is based specifically on the Rock N' Roll era of the Area of Study.
There is also a bespoke audio file laid out like actual GCSE listening exams so that students can adapt to how the exams will be on the day. The front sheet for the exam is laid out exactly like the OCR exam front sheets.
The exam has 4 questions and is worth 40 marks - exactly half of the full exam. Question 4 is a 'longer answer' type question. The audio extracts are:
The Beatles - Twist & Shout
Elvis Presley - Blue Suede Shoes
The Beach Boys - Wouldn't It Be Nice
Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode
Attached is a help booklet that provides ALL of the information required for a student to gain top marks in AQA Performing Arts Unit 1, with each of the 4 written parts broken down so that the student knows what to write.
The PDF shows you the original layout in case the document changes on your computer and the word document allows you to edit the original document if you wish.
I used this booklet with my previous cohort and had over half of the class receive A*/A and every student (class of 18) got C or above. The booklet was used specifically for the music discipline but has been adapted for drama and dance by other departments.
