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.
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.
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.
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
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.
‘Palladio’ by Karl Jenkins for school ensemble. There are intermediate and slightly more advanced parts. Score accommodates instruments in C; Eb; Bb & bass clef. There is also a piano part.
Provided is a PDF with all of the parts and the Sibelius file to allow for easy editing, as well as a guide audio track for reference.
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
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
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
Knowledge organiser / summary sheets for Area of Study 3: Rhythms of the World, one of the exam areas for the OCR GCSE Music specification.
Areas included:
African Drumming
Bhangra
Calypso
Greek Folk
Indian Classical
Samba
Palestinian & Israeli
Features discussed:
Melody
Rhythm
Texture
Instrumentation
Genre
Harmony/Tonality
Structure
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
The Keyboard Classical Collection has eleven 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 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:
Fur Elise - Beethoven
Peter & The Wolf - Prokofiev
Swan Lake - Tchaikovsky
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:
Symphony No 9, final mvt - Beethoven
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - Mozart
In The Hall of the Mountain King - Grieg
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 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.
A PDF of three different pieces, which focus on broken chords and playing chords with a melody. The final piece does not have the notes labelled, so that students can be challenged to identify the pitch of the notes.
The three short pieces comprise of:
Someone Like You
Heart & Soul
Radioactive
This helpful grid provides information for students on what key terms are and what they need to consider in order to answer the longer questions in their OCR, AQA or Edexcel GCSE Music listening paper.
Key terms covered:
Melody
Harmony
Tonality
Structure
Instruments & Timbre
Articulation
Texture
Tempo
Dynamics
Use of Technology
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.