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.

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

Knowledge organiser / summary sheets for Area of Study 5: Conventions of Pop, one of the exam areas for the OCR GCSE Music specification. Areas included: Rock N’ Roll Rock Anthems Ballads Solo Artists 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: Fur Elise - Beethoven Peter & The Wolf - Prokofiev Swan Lake - Tchaikovsky

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 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.

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.

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

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 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.

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

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 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

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 Baroque.