Mike is a musician and ex-Head of Department with more than twenty years' experience in the Secondary school classroom and middle-leadership, specialising in performance, composition and research. An accomplished performer himself (Woodwind) and celebrated Musical Director and Conductor, Mike is able to draw upon his continued professional practice in creating and sharing his resources.
Mike is a musician and ex-Head of Department with more than twenty years' experience in the Secondary school classroom and middle-leadership, specialising in performance, composition and research. An accomplished performer himself (Woodwind) and celebrated Musical Director and Conductor, Mike is able to draw upon his continued professional practice in creating and sharing his resources.
A very user-friendly 30-page workbook for your KS3 students (aimed at Year 7/8) to introduce “BRITPOP.”
Includes ESP exercises, RAG-style resources for stretch and challenge, fun homework tasks, peer feedback forms for performing and an end-of-topic test for assessment.
Now features a GLOSSARY to encourage and support the use of subject specific vocabulary.
There are activities to span five lessons - these are not designed to last for a whole lesson but are intended to support additional listening / practical work.
BONUS FEATURES: Now includes differentiated versions of “She’s The One” (Robbie Williams) and “Don’t Look Back in Anger” (Oasis) as both Sib. 7 & PDF files to support practical activities!
Two great resources to practice unfamiliar listening with your students - UNFAMILIAR LISTENING paper #1 relates to musical theatre, or AoS3: Music for Stage & Screen and paper #2 relates to ‘world music’, or AoS4: Fusions, in the Edexcel GCSE Specification.
Includes: Student’s questions papers and skeleton scores and teacher’s comprehensive mark schemes as handy printable PDF’s as well as YouTube link* (inc. exact timing).
Can be used as a starter, a significant part of a lesson (20-30 mins inc. discussion time), as a homework or even set for cover work.
*** YouTube link included instead of MP3 recording for copyright purposes. **
Dictation questions on each specific set work, extended writing practice questions, unfamiliar / wider listening questions and more!
Covers multiple areas of the Edexcel GCSE Music 9-1 specification.
Resources can be used in class, for homework, revision and even end-of-unit assessments.
(Dictation questions include mp3 recordings).
A very accessible resource for your KS3 students, featuring a step-by-step scaffolded guide to learning this great song!
Features eight simple exercises to help you plan your performance assessments, individual structured sections of the song, guitar chords and chords ‘cheat sheet’
Create your own BRITPOP band arrangement!
A very accessible keyboard resource for your KS3 students, or as an introduction to Music for Stage & Screen. Can also be used as INTERVALS practice!
Features two differentiated versions: **EASY (EASY LH), ** and STANDARD with and without note names.
Both versions are the first and second sections of this work only.
Ideal for solo and small ensemble performance!
’101 Dictation Exercises’ features ALL TEN question papers in one* FANTASTIC 92-page book to help your students practice aural dictation with FAMILIAR pieces of music.
(Now includes additional Student Book - Question papers & Assessment grids only for easy phtocopying - individual worksheets or the entire book!)
Includes ALL TEN papers to work through familiar extracts of Classical, Sacred, Folk, Film, Musical Theatre, Television, Jazz, Pop and Christmas music in one convenient book PLUS additional Marking Grid / Assessment Tracker and manuscript paper for practice questions.
Work through all 101 exercises to develop your aural perception skills
Learn collaboratively or for independent study (can be set as homework, cover work)
Master aural dictation in a fun and engaging way!
Project answers onto the board for tutorial / class discussion
Includes: 10 x question papers (each including 10 x questions), teacher’s answer sheets, Assessment Trackers & Manuscript paper - all as printable PDF’s and 101 x MP3 recordings!
Section B / Question 9 of the new Edexcel GCSE Music specification.
An excellent resource to hone the knowledge and understanding of each set work. “Music for a While” by Purcell can be used as a lesson starter, a homework or even a timed assessment.
Includes Entry Starting Point exercises with answers and extended writing question # 1 + teacher’s answers. All as PDF’s and fully editable Word.doc templates. A must for your GCSE students!
A really useful resource comprising of two 15-minute tutorial videos (INTRO / LESSON #1 + LESSON #2) and an editable powerpoint including YouTube clips to introduce BeatBoxing!
A beginner’s guide for both teacher and student(s) in understanding MULTITRACK RECORDING and how to work on this independently.
No MIDI instruments required at this stage - just a microphone (the mic on your computer works just fine for this!)
Use as an in-class resource and/or set as homework tasks. A fun and engaging activity for your students!
(Developed during lockdown January 2021)
https://edu.bandlab.com/
A great resource to practice unfamiliar listening with your students - UNFAMILIAR LISTENING #1 relates to musical theatre, or AoS3: Music for Stage & Screen in the Edexcel GCSE Specification.
Includes: Student’s question paper and skeleton score and teacher’s comprehensive mark scheme as handy printable PDF’s as well as YouTube link* (inc. exact timing).
Can be used as a starter, a significant part of a lesson (20-30 mins inc. discussion time), as a homework or even set for cover work.
*** YouTube link included instead of MP3 recording for copyright purposes. **
(YouTube video for illustration purposes only - I do not own the recording or the channel)
An opportunity to MASTER aural dictation with these fantastic resources.
Includes the new "101 DICTATION - RHYTHM & MELODY " book to develop repertoire experience and understanding of rhythmic and melodic patterns within familiar pieces of music PLUS question papers for ALL FOUR AREAS OF STUDY (Edexcel 9-1) PLUS the first four practice papers (easy) all as printable PDFs, teacher’s answer sheets AND mp3s!
**INCLUDES MORE THAN 150 LISTENING EXTRACTS TO PRACTICE ! **
A brilliant resource to give your students the experience to practice a specifically tailored exam-style question in preparation for the the Edexcel 9-1 exam.
Features three listening questions including an unfamiliar listening question, Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in Dmajor - 3rd mvt. and a rhythm & melody dictation question, as well as a KEY WORDS / VOCABULARY question to link to the extended writing question!
Includes: Question paper, teacher’s mark scheme, YouTube links* to suggested recordings and an mp3 for question 3
*An mp3 of all recordings has not been included for copyright reasons *
A brilliant resource to give your students the experience to practice a specifically tailored exam-style question in preparation for the the Edexcel 9-1 exam.
Features three listening questions including an unfamiliar listening question, Killer Queen and a rhythm & melody dictation question, as well as a KEY WORDS / VOCABULARY question to link to the extended writing question!
Includes: Question paper, teacher’s mark scheme, YouTube links* to suggested recordings and an mp3 for question 3
*An mp3 of all recordings has not been included for copyright reasons *
A brilliant resource to encourage your students to broaden their experience and wider listening opportunities for the ‘Unfamiliar Listening’ question in the Edexcel 9-1 exam.
Features eight extracts and listening questions (two from each AoS) with various approaches / styles of question they can expect in the exam.
Includes: Question paper, teacher’s mark scheme and YouTube links* to suggested recordings
*An mp3 of all recordings has not been included for copyright reasons *
Have some seasonal fun with this easy 4-part harmony ensemble music for quartet or small ensemble. Written for Saxophone quartet / ensemble and presented as full scores.
Also includes Sib.7 scores to change / add instrumental parts so you can tailor it to your own ensemble - just add instruments, copy and paste!
Includes SEVEN well-known pieces of music for you to enjoy!
A brilliant resource to give your students the experience to practice a specifically tailored exam-style question in preparation for the the Edexcel 9-1 exam.
Features three listening questions including an unfamiliar listening question, “Defying Gravity” from the musical ‘Wicked’ by Schwartz and a rhythm & melody dictation question, as well as a KEY WORDS / VOCABULARY question to link to the extended writing question!
Includes: Question paper, teacher’s mark scheme, YouTube links* to suggested recordings and an mp3 for question 3
*An mp3 of all recordings has not been included for copyright reasons *
A very accessible keyboard resource for your KS3 students, or as an introduction to Music for Stage & Screen. Can also be used as INTERVALS practice! (MORE DIFFICULT)
Features three differentiated versions: INTERMEDIATE (EASY LH), INTERMEDIATE (MORE DIFFICULT LH), and MORE DIFFICULT with and without note names.
Both versions are the first section of this work only.
Ideal for solo and small ensemble performance!
A brilliant resource to give your students the experience to practice a specifically tailored exam-style question in preparation for the the Edexcel 9-1 exam.
Features three listening questions including an unfamiliar listening question, Samba Em Preludio and a rhythm & melody dictation question, as well as a KEY WORDS / VOCABULARY question to link to the extended writing question!
Includes: Question paper, teacher’s mark scheme, YouTube links* to suggested recordings and an mp3 for question 3
*An mp3 of all recordings has not been included for copyright reasons *
FREE resource to help your students get organized!
Basic editable (Word.doc) and printable (PDF) layouts including requirements for Paper #1 (Performing) and Paper #2 (Composing) components.
Print on coloured card to organize your student’s folders!
Encourage your students to articulate their own progress and targets as well as how to critique their peers using the wording directly from the Edexcel 9-1 spec! **
Recordings for lessons 1 - 5 in a “MUSICAL HISTORY TIMELINE” (KS3 work book).
The MP3 recordings are timed and mixed on five individual recordings for ease of use - one for each lesson.
To be used with the exercises in a “MUSICAL HISTORY TIMELINE” KS3 work book.
Not for sale as I do not own the recordings or the YouTube channels from where they came.
Also includes teacher’s answer sheet (with YouTube links).
Using specific questions from the 2018, 2019 and 2020 exam papers combined, a bespoke resource to enable your students to have a real mock exam experience.
Featuring questions from:
- “Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major” (Bach) (2 x separate questions)
- “Killer Queen” (Queen)
- “Defying Gravity” from Wicked (Schwartz) and
- “Main Title / Rebel Blockade Runner” from Star Wars (Williams) (2 x separate questions)
- Dictation (Rhythm & Melody)
- Unfamiliar Listening (AoS4: Fusions)
The original recordings and announcements from these papers have also been included to provide a 65-minute timed test (no extended writing question)
(This is a FREE resource as I do not own the recordings or the original exam papers - this has been put together for my students)