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.
Knowledge organiser / summary sheets for Area of Study 2: Concerto Through Time, one of the exam areas for the OCR GCSE Music specification.
Areas included:
Baroque
Classical
Romantic
Features discussed:
Melody
Rhythm
Texture
Instrumentation
Genre
Harmony/Tonality
Structure
Knowledge organiser / summary sheets for Area of Study 4: Film Music, one of the exam areas for the OCR GCSE Music specification.
Areas included:
Original Film Music
Classical Music in Films
Video Game Music
Features discussed:
Melody
Rhythm
Texture
Instrumentation
Genre
Harmony/Tonality
Structure
In this pack you have enough resources to essentially teach Musical Future-style projects for a whole year!
The main areas covered are:
Pop Music
Blues Music
Reggae Music
You will receive 3 work booklets that contain enough information for homework/out of class activities, contextual understanding, SMSC etc.
You will also receive worksheets that teach your students about the 12 Bar Blues, 3 Little Birds by Bob Marley, Price Tag by Jessie J & Boulevard of Broken Dreams by Green Day.
This is a fantastic bundle for any department that needs that little bit extra to get the children engaged or a department that wants to build a strong performing culture. Each piece of work has a strong emphasis on both context of music and performance.
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.
Included with this bundle is a 40 mark AoS3 - Rhythms of the World assessment, with a 40 mark test paper and audio file of the corresponding songs. Gaps & clips have been shortened in length to allow the exam to be able to take place in a standard 1 hour lesson.
This is an excellent way of measuring the progress of your student’s AoS3 knowledge and features a large range of questions in the style of the official OCR examinations.
Specific topics covered are Indian Classical Music, Bhangra and Greek Music.
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.
Included with this bundle is a 40 mark AoS2 - Concerto Through Time assessment, with a 40 mark test paper and audio file of the corresponding songs. Gaps & clips have been shortened in length to allow the exam to be able to take place in a standard 1 hour lesson.
This is an excellent way of measuring the progress of your student’s AoS2 knowledge and features a large range of questions in the style of the official OCR examinations.
Specific topic of focus is Classical.
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.
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.
Included with this bundle is a 40 mark AoS3 - Rhythms of the World assessment, with a 40 mark test paper and audio file of the corresponding songs. Gaps & clips have been shortened in length to allow the exam to be able to take place in a standard 1 hour lesson.
This is an excellent way of measuring the progress of your student’s AoS3 knowledge and features a large range of questions in the style of the official OCR examinations.
Specific topics covered are Israeli, Palestinian, African and Calypso Music
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.
This is an easy ensemble piece that has some interesting parts for more advanced players, but lots of simple parts for beginner musicians. All parts are doubled up to accommodate instruments in concert, B flat & E flat.
This arrangement is simple, but very effective. It lasts for circa 3 minutes.
You will be provided with a PDF file of the conductor score and all parts, as well as instrument parts. The Sibelius file is also provided for easy editing.
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)
The Keyboard Classical Collection has two different classical pieces of varying difficulty. Each sheet has the main melody and the chords written above. These can be used as small duo/ensemble activities or solo performances, with the ability to be stretched from Year 7 all the way to GCSE performance if scaffolded correctly.
In some cases the keys have been changed.
The songs are as follows:
Symphony No 5, first mvt - Beethoven
Suite No1 For Cello - Bach
The Keyboard Classical Collection has three different classical pieces of varying difficulty. Each sheet has the main melody and the chords written above. These can be used as small duo/ensemble activities or solo performances, with the ability to be stretched from Year 7 all the way to GCSE performance if scaffolded correctly.
In some cases the keys have been changed.
The songs are as follows:
Symphony No 9, final mvt - Beethoven
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - Mozart
In The Hall of the Mountain King - Grieg
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 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.
Knowledge organiser / summary sheets for all Areas of Study for the listening exam segment of the OCR GCSE Music specification.
Areas of Study included:
The Concerto Through Time
Rhythms of the World
Film Music
Conventions of Pop
Features discussed:
Melody
Rhythm
Texture
Instrumentation
Genre
Harmony/Tonality
Structure
The Keyboard Classical Collection has three different classical pieces of varying difficulty. Each sheet has the main melody and the chords written above. These can be used as small duo/ensemble activities or solo performances, with the ability to be stretched from Year 7 all the way to GCSE performance if scaffolded correctly.
In some cases the keys have been changed.
The songs are as follows:
The Blue Danube - Strauss
Rondo Alla Turca - Mozart
Clair de Lune - Debussy
The Keyboard Classical Collection has three different classical pieces of varying difficulty. Each sheet has the main melody and the chords written above. These can be used as small duo/ensemble activities or solo performances, with the ability to be stretched from Year 7 all the way to GCSE performance if scaffolded correctly.
In some cases the keys have been changed.
The songs are as follows:
Fur Elise - Beethoven
Peter & The Wolf - Prokofiev
Swan Lake - Tchaikovsky