Included with this bundle is a FULL end of AoS5 - Conventions of Pop assessment, with an 80 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 AoS5 knowledge and features a large range of questions in the style of the official OCR examinations. Provided is a PDF and a Word doc to allow for easy editing if required. Audio clips: Surfin' USA (surf rock) Blue Suede Shoes (rock&roll) We Are The Champions (rock anthem) Welcome To The Jungle (rock anthem) Mad World (solo) I Will Always Love You (ballad) Somebody That I Used To Know (solo) Everything I Do (ballad)

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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

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 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

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

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.

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.