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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.

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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.

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DICTATION - RHYTHM & MELODY BUNDLE - THE WHOLE PACKAGE!
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DICTATION - RHYTHM & MELODY BUNDLE - THE WHOLE PACKAGE!

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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 ! **
END OF UNIT TEST #5 - "DEFYING GRAVITY" - SCHWARTZ
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END OF UNIT TEST #5 - "DEFYING GRAVITY" - SCHWARTZ

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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 *
THE ELEMENTS OF MUSIC - BACK TO BASICS!
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THE ELEMENTS OF MUSIC - BACK TO BASICS!

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EIther teaching the ELEMENTS OF MUSIC for the first time or as a handy refresher, this kit will help your students develop their vocabulary and subject knowledge in no time. Key words display Poem (homework sheet / quick quiz) **Card sort exercise (all cards are the same size!) ** **Crossword/wordsearch starter/settler/extension activity ** (Includes all files as printable PDFs and editable Word.docs)
CHORDS & MELODY IN C - "Heart & Soul" (Easy)
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CHORDS & MELODY IN C - "Heart & Soul" (Easy)

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Begin teaching CHORDS with this handy keyboard resource - a must for any beginner! Featuring the melody of "Heart & Soul" in the memorable scene from 'BIG' (Tom Hanks), The Apple iPad Mini commercial, and now "Play That Song" (Train) . Teach your students the I-VI-IV-V pattern in C so they can get creating! I have differentiated / scaffolded this by introducing the pattern in more complex keys and even improvising over the chord sequence. Includes original 2 x sides Word.doc (can be edited) and photocopiable PDF
COMPOSING MUSIC with 'MUSICUBE'
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COMPOSING MUSIC with 'MUSICUBE'

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A fun and handy resource to begin composing music! Stuck for how to start composing a piece of music? Use MusiCube to create your own game; design each face with rhythmic values, pitches, performance directions and more, set the rules and begin writing! Great for complete beginners or even as an approach to demonstrate aleatory / chance music composing methods - an accessible tool your students can take ownership of and pride in! (Includes printable PDF and editable Word.doc)
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GCSE MUSIC DICTATION - RHYTHM & MELODY (AoS 1 & 2 - Instrumental Music 1700-1820 [ Bach & Beethoven] + Vocal Music [Purcell & Queen]) - Buy 3, get one FREE!
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GCSE MUSIC DICTATION - RHYTHM & MELODY (AoS 1 & 2 - Instrumental Music 1700-1820 [ Bach & Beethoven] + Vocal Music [Purcell & Queen]) - Buy 3, get one FREE!

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More great resources to practice aural dictation of rhythm and melody (question 7 from the new Edexcel 9-1 GCSE exam) specific to each area of study. Can easily be used as a starter, plenary or homework. This fantastic value bundle includes FOUR question papers (AoS 1 # 1 & # 2 + AoS 2 # 1 & # 2), teacher’s answer sheets AND mp3s! Essential revision exercises
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END OF UNIT TESTS BUNDLE [AoS#1 INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC 1700-1820 & AoS#2 VOCAL MUSIC]
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END OF UNIT TESTS BUNDLE [AoS#1 INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC 1700-1820 & AoS#2 VOCAL MUSIC]

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FOUR brilliant resources to give your students the experience to practice specifically tailored exam-style questions in preparation for the the Edexcel 9-1 exam. Features three listening questions for each paper, including an unfamiliar listening question, the set work for each AoS and a rhythm & melody dictation question, as well as a KEY WORDS / VOCABULARY questions to link to the extended writing question! Includes: Question papers, teacher’s mark schemes, YouTube links* and timings to suggested recordings and an mp3 for question 3 of each paper *An mp3 of all recordings has not been included for copyright reasons *
NEW! MUSIC THEORY - BACK TO BASICS
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NEW! MUSIC THEORY - BACK TO BASICS

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A great value collection of resources to begin / re-cap some fundamental approaches to the theory of Music NOTES OF THE STAVE and an introduction to KEY-SIGNATURES. Includes an editable starter (requires Sibelius 7 or later) and “DRAGGEM” exercise with teacher’s answer sheet, NOTES OF THE STAVE flash cards and editable Sibelius file AND a WORD CREATOR exercise with examples! A must have for your students!
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DICTATION - RHYTHM & MELODY BUNDLE: 101 DICTATION BOOK + EDEXCEL AoS PRACTICE TESTS
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DICTATION - RHYTHM & MELODY BUNDLE: 101 DICTATION BOOK + EDEXCEL AoS PRACTICE TESTS

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9 Resources
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), teacher’s answer sheets AND mp3s! **INCLUDES MORE THAN 130 LISTENING EXTRACTS TO PRACTICE ! **
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GCSE MUSIC DICTATION - RHYTHM & MELODY (AoS1, 2 & 3 - Instrumental Music [Bach & Beethoven] + Vocal Music [Purcell & Queen] + Music for Stage & Screen [Williams & Schwartz])
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GCSE MUSIC DICTATION - RHYTHM & MELODY (AoS1, 2 & 3 - Instrumental Music [Bach & Beethoven] + Vocal Music [Purcell & Queen] + Music for Stage & Screen [Williams & Schwartz])

£5.99Save 67%
6 Resources
Amazing value resources to practice aural dictation of rhythm and melody (question 7 from the new Edexcel 9-1 GCSE exam) specific to each area of study. Can easily be used as a starter, plenary or homework. Includes question papers (Aos 1, 2 & 3), teacher’s answer sheets AND mp3s!
END OF UNIT TEST #2 - "PIANO SONATA C MINOR " - BEETHOVEN
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END OF UNIT TEST #2 - "PIANO SONATA C MINOR " - BEETHOVEN

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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, Piano Sonata Op. 13 No. 8 in C minor by Beethoven 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 *
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* GCSE MUSIC DICTATION - RHYTHM & MELODY (AoS 1, 2 , 3 & 4 - (Instrumental Music [Bach & Beethoven] + Vocal Music [Purcell & Queen] + Music for Stage & Screen [Williams & Schwartz] + Fusions [Afro Celt Sound System & Esperanza Spalding]) *
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* GCSE MUSIC DICTATION - RHYTHM & MELODY (AoS 1, 2 , 3 & 4 - (Instrumental Music [Bach & Beethoven] + Vocal Music [Purcell & Queen] + Music for Stage & Screen [Williams & Schwartz] + Fusions [Afro Celt Sound System & Esperanza Spalding]) *

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A fantastic opportunity to practice the aural dictation rhythm and melody question (# 7 from the new Edexcel 9-1 GCSE exam) specific to each area of study. Can easily be used as a starter, plenary or homework. Includes question papers for ALL FOUR AREAS OF STUDY, teacher’s answer sheets AND mp3s! **INCLUDES MORE THAN 30 LISTENING EXTRACTS TO PRACTICE! **