Here you have three practice questions for section B of the paper alongside the exam boards mark scheme and a specific marking guide for each question. The resource also includes on exemplar answer written by the author. Scores for the unfamiliar listening will need to be sourced due to copyright. The author recommends Scribd. The recordings are widely available.

A brief introduction to the dance music of Latin America. The listening questions can be altered to suit any specification and musical examples are widely available on youtube.

Part of a series on composition, this resource is designed to be used with my Students introduction to composition to guide them through the composition of a pop song

A powerpoint with GCSE style questions designed to help your students understand the Romantic era

Run the creepy powerpoint and see if your students can solve the code from their scores before Norman arrives! A fun way to introduce score reading

A Powerpoint designed to help your GCSE students understand the classical era. Listening examples included in GCSE style questions

A powerpoint to help your students understand the orchestra and its component parts

This presentation is aimed at 6th form students who are preparing to head of into the big wide world. Using Cardiff as an example, the presentation charts the potential dangers of town / city nightlife and gives advice as to how to stay safe. Notes are provided on all slides

This assembly is inspired by a recent BBC article which showed how a Canadian photographer has photo shopped himself into childhood pictures. You may wish to add perspectives from staff in your own school or bend the truth and use these (the assembly references comments from my tutor team)

An end of unit test, written for the IGCSE but suitable for any KS4/5 board that includes world music

Designed to be used in conjunction with A Students Guide to Composition, this resource will walk your students through the composition of a 12 Bar Blues that will satisfy the 4 GCSE exam boards

A step by step guide to writing film music with or without a brief for GCSE level composition. This resource contains illustrative examples and templates to help guide students through the process.

This 4 page document is intended for use as a quick fire revision activity for Y11 students. There are questions on context, structure and mood for them to complete with or without their notes. An answer sheet is also provided.

A four page revision document to guide students through the context, structure and analysis of the set work. Includes a variety of question styles and an answer document

A series of questions designed to emulate the questioning used by all GCSE boards. Melodic shape, chord recognition and comparisons are the focus of this resource. Audio provided

Cut out these 64 musical words to get your GCSE / A Level students describing them to the class.

A presentation I put together to lead and INSET session on why it is important to continually look at the curriculum offer and update it to suit the needs of our students.

A series of activities designed to aid the initial stages of composition

Three documents designed to help start teaching of this set work. The information sheets give a broad overview of the Beatles history and style, and the musical analysis document will allow students to analyse the pieces in a logical pattern