Melodic dictation with rhythm provided, rhythmic dictation with melody provided, melodic range, compositional devices, modulation, locate and correct errors, spot the change in articulation, comparison of what's heard with what the notation says, identify the correct melodic line, identify the correct harmonic progression

A level Aural Perception | Music Department Resources

A level aural perception - Exercises 1 to 4

Materials to support students in preparing for Section A question 8 'unfamiliar' works, including elements driven aural training, score reading, practice questions with answers, featuring music by Kondo, Shimomura, Giacchino, Kyd, Wintory, Soule, Iwata, Fujii, Jackman, Karpman

GCSE music resources Edexcel GCSE Section A.

GCSE music resources for Edexcel GCSE Section A | Music Department Resources

Edexcel GCSE Appraising, section A, question 8 - AOS 3 Stage and Screen - Gaming music

Materials to support students in preparing for Section A question 8 'unfamiliar' works, including elements driven aural training, score reading, practice questions with answers, featuring scores by Steiner, North, Herrmann, Barry, Carlos, Arnold, Williams, Shore, Newman, Desplat, Silvestri, Giacchino

Edexcel GCSE Appraising, section A, question 8 - AOS 3 Stage and Screen - Film music

Materials to support students in preparing for Section A question 8 'unfamiliar' works, including elements driven aural training, score reading, practice questions with answers, featuring music by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Roders and Hammerstein, Loesser, Porter, Sherman bros, Coleman and Fields, Sondheim, Menken, Ashman and Rice, Elton John, Mitchell, Pasek and Paul

Edexcel GCSE Appraising, section A, question 8 - AOS 3 Stage and Screen - Musicals

Materials to support students in preparing for Section A question 8 'unfamiliar' works, including thumbprints of Pop and Rock, elements driven aural training, score reading, practice questions with answers, featuring songs by Guns n Roses, Rainbow, The Who, Eric Clapton, Queen, Joan Jett, The Beatles, Elton John, Bee Gees, Billy Joel, Gary Numan, Eurythmics, De La Soul, Oasis, Harry Styles, Rick Astley, Bon Jovi, Sam Smith

Edexcel GCSE Appraising, section A, question 8 - AOS 2 Vocal Pop and Rock

Materials to support students in preparing for Section A question 8 'unfamiliar' works, including thumbprints of genres and period, elements driven aural training, score reading, practice questions with answers, featuring works by Vivaldi, Handel, Strozzi, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Faure, Verdi, Puccini, Britten

Edexcel GCSE Appraising, section A, question 8 - AOS 2 Vocal Art Music

Materials to support students in preparing for Section A question 8 'unfamiliar' works, including thumbprints of genres and period, elements driven aural training, score reading, practice questions, featuring works by Haydn, Mozart, Clementi, Beethoven

Edexcel GCSE Appraising, section A, question 8 - AOS 1 Classical instrumental music

Materials to support students in preparing for Section A question 8 'unfamiliar' works, including thumbprints of genres and period, elements driven aural training, score reading, practice questions with answers, featuring works by Bach, Vivaldi, Clarke, Telemann 

Edexcel GCSE Appraising, section A, question 8 - AOS 1 Baroque instrumental music

Changing the harmonic rhythm to a quaver (rare but useful), and V7d-Ib and V7b-I pairs for mid phrase modulations.

A level music harmony exercises. 4 part harmony. Bach chorales. SATB harmony. Pearson Edexcel.

A level music harmony exercises | Music Department Resources

Four-part harmony exercise 29

40 minute test /50, suitable for all exam specifications comprising vocabulary questions (10 marks), three exam-style questions (40 marks), and a follow up review task to identify next steps. Questions on rhythm and pitch recognition, woodwind playing techniques, rhythmic devices, instrumental roles in an ensemble, string and percussion timbres, metre, keys, cadences, modulation, ornamentation, scale types.

Utilise structured tests focused on the Elements of Music for GCSE Listening and Appraising assessment. Designed for all major UK exam boards (AQA, OCR, Edexcel, Eduqas). Includes exam-style questions.

Listening & Appraising Tests: GCSE Music Elements

GCSE Listening And Appraising - Elements test 4

Five short opening phrase exercises exploring aspects of contrary motion in the outside parts, opportunities for melodic bass lines and voice leading in both major and minor keys, followed by test 4.

Four-part harmony exercise 28 and test 4

Four examples and five exercises in anacrustic opening phrases, exploring stylistic chord choices, melodic bass lines, and revision of a few favourite stock patterns.

Four-part harmony exercise 27

A pack of resources made up of a formative 'Assessment Ladder' to accompany performing, arranging, improvising and composing tasks, and a 30 minute summative ‘Listening and Appraising’ test featuring a short vocab quiz, two single-extract questions and one comparison question with embedded audio, listening test answers.

KS3 assessment, formative assessment, summative assessment, KS3 listening tests

KS3 Listening and Appraising test

Assessment materials to accompany year 7 term 3 'Reggae'

Assessment materials to accompany year 8 term 1 'Ode to Joy'

Assessment materials to accompany year 8 term 2 'The Blues'

Measuring musical attainment and progress at KS3. How do you know when students are making musical progress, rather than just going through the motions of completing tasks and collecting a bunch of marks?

The Formative Assessment Ladder system

Minor chorales and the partnership between the home key and its relative major. In minor chorales, there’s a really strong pull towards the relative major, so this example and exercise is all about the partnership between the home (minor) key, its relative major, and the relative major’s relatives.

Four-part harmony exercise 25

Opening phrases and making decisions about keys. The exercises in this resource remind students how important it is to consider how one phrase moves to the next, both in terms of part-writing and in the handling of the beautiful modulatory language of this genre. 

Four-part harmony exercise 26

Beautiful bass lines part 2. There are certain melodic shapes that are perfect for ‘set piece’ bass lines that move by step. In this example, the thing to look for is a repetition of the mediant on the downbeat that is quitted conjunctly.

Four-part harmony exercise 24

Beautiful bass lines part 1. This exercise features an example and exercise that illustrates how Bach sometimes harmonises adjacent chords with the same chord, in the same position, and disguises the repetition by walking between and away from the onbeats with AUX and UPNs.

Four-part harmony exercise 23

Assessment materials to accompany year 9 term 3 'EDM'

Assessment materials to accompany year 9 term 2 'Minimalism'

Assessment materials to accompany year 9 term 1 'Ground Bass'

Assessment materials to accompany year 8 term 3 'The Four Chord Trick'

Assessment materials to accompany year 7 term 2 'British Folk Music'

A 30 minute summative ‘Listening and Appraising’ test made up of a short vocab quiz, two single-extract questions and one comparison question with embedded audio, based on repertoire taken from or similar to this unit of work. Answers and printable student question sheets provided. 

Assessment materials to accompany year 7 term 1 'Building our Music Community'

An exploration of Pop Music through the music of Justin Timberlake, Adele, Ed Sheeran, KT Tunstall, Tori Amos, Kylie, Dua Lipa, Lady Gaga, Billie Eilish, Lauren Hill, Jason Mraz and Birdy. This resource includes thumbprints of style, aural training exploring aspects of melodic writing, harmonic language, tonality, structure, texture, dynamics, rhythm, tempo, metre, the use of sonority, 'listening and appraising' questions and exam style questions. An additional wider listening playlist provides starting points for further questions to broaden and deepen students' understanding of style and genre.

Access specialist teaching resources covering all Areas of Study (AoS 1-4) for the AQA GCSE Music specification. Includes listening, appraising, and exam practice materials.

AQA GCSE Music Teaching Resources for Areas of Study

AQA GCSE AOS 2: Pop since the 1990s

Thumbprints of styles and genres, aural training and analytical listening questions focusing on sonority and texture. Genres explored: sea shanty, folk ballad, folk custom song, carol, hymn, gospel, mass, motet, oratorio, cantata, opera, aria, recitative, chorus, chorale, lied, mélodie and secular choral music. Exam style questions to finish. This resource also includes an additional playlist to use as the basis for further questions and to broaden and deepen students' understanding of the conventions associated with this Area of Study.

Explore teaching support materials designed for the Eduqas GCSE Music curriculum. Resources cover Forms & Devices, Ensemble, Film Music, and Popular Music/Fusions (AoS 1-4), aiding lesson delivery and exam preparation.

Eduqas GCSE Music: Teaching Support Materials for Areas of Study

Eduqas GCSE AOS 2: Music for Ensemble - Folk song, sacred vocal, secular art song

Teaching materials covering key aspects of Disco Pop, Pop Soul, Piano Ballads, Dance Pop, Synth and Electro Pop, Chamber Pop, Neo Soul and Indie Pop. Reverb, delay, EQ, and filter sweep, explained and illustrated in Electro Pop, EDM and Indie Pop. This resource includes thumbprints of style, aural training, practice questions, extended writing training, exam style questions and moderation exercises. Rehearsing and performing tasks include working out chord sequences featuring dominant 7ths, extensions, slash and sus chords. There's also idiomatic Pop writing tips for students composing songs as part of their coursework. An additional wider listening playlist provides starting points for further questions to broaden and deepen students' understanding of style and genre.

Access specialist teaching resources for OCR GCSE Music Areas of Study 2-5. Covers Concerto, Rhythms of the World, Film Music & Conventions of Pop, with practical tasks, listening & exam practice.

Specialist Resources for OCR GCSE Music Areas of Study

OCR GCSE AOS 5: Conventions of Pop - Solo artists 1990+

Practice questions and aural training exercises to support melodic dictation, interval recognition, the identification of melodic devices, ornamentation, degrees of the scale, scale identification, describing melodic shapes and movement, distinguishing melodic lines from one another, and melodic comparison questions. 30 extracts in total, including 14 single line score questions.

GCSE music resources elements. DR SMITH. Teaching materials. Revision. Listening and appraising. Dynamics. Rhythm. Melody. Instruments. Timbre. Sonority. Texture.Tonality. Harmony. Structure. Vocabulary. Vocab. Form. AQA. OCR. Eduqas. Edexcel.

GCSE music resources elements | Music Department Resources

Elements - Melodic dictation, intervals, range, devices, degrees of the scale

40 minute test /50, suitable for all exam specifications comprising vocabulary questions (10 marks), three exam-style questions (40 marks), and a follow up review task to identify next steps. Questions on melodic recognition, timbre, rhythmic devices, playing techniques, texture, ensemble groupings, description of an accompaniment, voice types, tonality, key, metre, features typical of a period, comparison question.

GCSE Listening And Appraising - Elements test 3

Tried and tested 60 minute cover lesson made up of embedded video clips, questions, answers and supporting material. Suitable for students with a secure foundation of music vocabulary.

Includes free KS3 Music cover lesson examples with materials for Years 7, 8 & 9. Suitable for non-specialist delivery

A comprehensive collection of KS3 Music Cover Lessons including free examples | Music Department Resources

KS3 Cover Lesson - Ode To Joy

Thumbprints of styles and genres, aural training and analytical listening questions focusing on sonority and texture. Genres explored: the sonata, trio sonata, piano trio, string quartet, piano quintet, Romantic miniature, quintet, octet, nonet. Exam style questions to finish. This resource also includes an additional playlist to use as the basis for further questions and to broaden and deepen students' understanding of the conventions associated with this Area of Study. 

Eduqas GCSE AOS 2: Music for Ensemble - Instrumental Art Music

Questions on texture, timbre, playing techniques, melodic dictation, rhythmic notation, dynamics, ornamentation, cadences, ensemble groups, comp devices, Classical genres and composers

GCSE music resources cover lessons. Non specialist. AQA. OCR. Eduqas. Edexcel. practice questions.

GCSE music resources cover lessons | Music Department Resources

GCSE Listening and Appraising - cover lesson 8

Thumbprints of style, aural training and analytical listening questions focusing on rounded binary, sonata, scherzo, rondo, theme and variations and structural hybrids in context in context. Further aural training and practice questions featuring compositional devices and ornamentation. Examples of a range of genres, conventions and instruments of the Romantic period orchestra. Exam style questions to finish. This resource also includes an additional playlist to use as the basis for further questions and to broaden and deepen students' understanding of the conventions associated with this Area of Study.

Eduqas GCSE AOS 1: Musical Forms and Devices - The Romantic period

Thumbprints of styles and genres, aural training and analytical listening questions focusing on timbre and dynamics. Exploration of how musical elements are used to enhance the visual, from silent movies to the 1960s spy thriller, hands-on micky-mousing exercise. Exam style questions to finish. This resource also includes an additional playlist to use as the basis for further questions and to broaden and deepen students' understanding of the conventions associated with this Area of Study. 

Eduqas GCSE AOS 3: Film Music part 1

Thumbprints of styles and genres, aural training and analytical listening questions focusing on timbre and dynamics. Exploration of how musical elements are used to enhance the visual, from the 1970s to the present day, thematic development composing exercise. Exam style questions to finish. This resource also includes an additional playlist to use as the basis for further questions and to broaden and deepen students' understanding of the conventions associated with this Area of Study.

Eduqas GCSE AOS 3: Film Music part 2

Exploration of Punjabi and British Bhangra, links to folk music, rhythmic characteristics of chaal, timbral fusions of synth, dhol, harmoniuim, tumbi and voice, with hands-on ensemble performing exercises. Exam style questions to finish. This resource also includes an additional playlist to use as the basis for further questions and to broaden and deepen students' understanding of the conventions associated with this Area of Study.

Eduqas GCSE AOS 4: Popular Music and Fusions - Bhangra

Thumbprints of styles and genres, aural training and analytical listening questions focusing on harmony, structures, word setting, guitar playing techniques, riffs, hooks, idiomatic writing, plus hands-on ensemble performing exercises. Questions built around the following styles and genres: Rock & Roll, Gospel, Rhythm & Blues, Roots and Folk Rock, 60s and 70s Rock, Punk, Synth Rock and Stadium Rock. Exam style questions to finish. This resource also includes an additional playlist to use as the basis for further questions and to broaden and deepen students' understanding of the conventions associated with this Area of Study.

Eduqas GCSE AOS 4: Popular Music and Fusions - Rock and the legacy of Rock & Roll

Thumbprints of styles and genres, aural training and analytical listening questions focusing on timbral combinations, development and use of synths, application of reverb, delay, EQ, FX found in Electrop Pop and EDM fusions, plus hands-on ensemble performing exercises. Questions built around the following styles and genres: Pop ballads, Synth Pop, Art Pop, New Wave, Neo-Soul, Brit Pop, Dance Pop, Cahmber Pop, Electro Pop, Disco Pop, Indie Pop, fusions of Pop with Reggae, Soul, Hiphop, Surp Pop, Folk Pop. Exam style questions to finish. This resource also includes an additional playlist to use as the basis for further questions and to broaden and deepen students' understanding of the conventions associated with this Area of Study.

Eduqas GCSE AOS 4: Popular Music and Fusions - Pop

Thumbprints of style, aural training and analytical listening questions focusing on rounded binary, sonata, minuet and trio, rondo, theme and variation forms in context. Further aural training and practice questions featuring compositional devices and ornamentation. Examples of a range of genres, conventions and instruments of the Classical orchestra. Exam style questions to finish. This resource also includes an additional playlist to use as the basis for further questions and to broaden and deepen students' understanding of the conventions associated with this Area of Study.

Eduqas GCSE AOS 1: Musical Forms and Devices - The Classical period

An exploration of Zydeco, Kwela, Isicathamiya and Mbaqanga. This resource includes thumbprints of style, aural training exploring aspects of melodic writing, harmonic language, tonality, structure, texture, dynamics, rhythm, tempo, metre, the use of sonority, 'listening and appraising' questions and exam style questions. An additional wider listening playlist provides starting points for further questions to broaden and deepen students' understanding of style and genre.

AQA GCSE AOS 3: Fusion Music - African Fusion

An exploration of Romanticism and the Requiem Mass, comparison of the Classical and Romantic Requiem based on the works of Faure, Verdi and Berlioz. This resource includes thumbprints of style, aural training exploring aspects of melodic writing, harmonic language, tonality, structure, texture, dynamics, rhythm, tempo, metre, the use of sonority, 'listening and appraising' questions and exam style questions. An additional wider listening playlist provides starting points for further questions to broaden and deepen students' understanding of style and genre.

AQA GCSE AOS 1: The Requiem Mass of the Romantic period

An exploration of Rock Music based on the music of Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Steppenwolf, Bob Dylan, Grateful Dread, Rolling Stones, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, ELO, Rush, Yes, Queen, The Sex Pistols, Patti Smith and The Clash. This resource includes thumbprints of style, aural training exploring aspects of melodic writing, harmonic language, tonality, structure, texture, dynamics, rhythm, tempo, metre, the use of sonority, 'listening and appraising' questions and exam style questions. An additional wider listening playlist provides starting points for further questions to broaden and deepen students' understanding of style and genre.

AQA GCSE AOS 2: Rock music of the 60s and 70s

Binary, rounded binary, sonata, ternary, rondo, ritornello, ground bass, variations, strophic forms and structures

Forms and structures

Thumbprints of style, aural training and analytical listening questions focusing on binary, ternary, rondo, ground bass, variation, and strophic forms in context. Further aural training and practice questions featuring compositional devices and ornamentation. Examples of a range of genres, conventions and instruments of the Baroque orchestra. Exam style questions to finish. This resource also includes an additional playlist to use as the basis for further questions and to broaden and deepen students' understanding of the conventions associated with this Area of Study.

Eduqas GCSE AOS 1: Musical Forms and Devices - The Baroque period

Teaching materials covering key aspects of Son, Samba, Calypso, Ska, Reggae and music for Steelpan. Thumbprints of each style explored in relation to the elements, alongside aural training, practice questions, extended writing training, exam style questions, moderation exercises, and single line scores for dictation practice. A six-part ensemble task provides students with hands-on experience of the interlocking rhythic intricacies of Cuban Son, accompanied by a step by step guide to writing compositions inspired by both Son and Samba. An additional wider listening playlist provides starting points for further questions to broaden and deepen students' understanding of style and genre.

OCR GCSE AOS 3: Rhythms of the World - Central and South America

Thumbprints of style, legacy and fusions, vocal and instrumental sonorities and playing techniques, ensemble groupings and roles within groups, aural training and analytical listening questions. Exam style questions to finish. This resource also includes an additional playlist to use as the basis for further questions and to broaden and deepen students' understanding of the conventions associated with this Area of Study.

Eduqas GCSE AOS 2: Music for Ensemble - The Blues and Jazz

Thumbprints of style, aural training and analytical listening questions focusing on sonority and texture. Exam style questions to finish. This resource also includes an additional playlist to use as the basis for further questions and to broaden and deepen students' understanding of the conventions associated with this Area of Study.

Eduqas GCSE AOS 2: Music for Ensemble - Musical Theatre

Tried and tested 60 minute cover lesson made up of embedded video clips, questions, answers and supporting material. Suitable for well established groups with a decent amount of analytical listening experience.

KS3 Cover lesson - Riffs and Ostinati

Characteristics of Romantic Miniatures and the development of the piano, from simple study works for amateur music making, to the virtuosic world of the impromptu and ballade. This resource includes thumbprints of style, aural training exploring aspects of melodic writing, harmonic language, tonality, structure, texture, dynamics, rhythm, tempo, metre, the use of sonority, 'listening and appraising' questions and exam style questions. An additional wider listening playlist provides starting points for further questions to broaden and deepen students' understanding of style and genre.

AQA GCSE AOS 1: The piano music of Chopin and Robert Schumann

Teaching materials covering key aspects of the concerto and orchestra of the Romantic period. Features of the increasing fluidity of form and key relationships, role of the cadenza, texture, harmonic language and compositional explored in context. This resource includes thumbprints of style, aural training, practice questions, extended writing training, exam style questions, moderation exercises, and single line scores for dictation practice. Rehearsing and performing tasks enable students to get hands-on experience connecting melody and harmony of the period. An additional wider listening playlist provides starting points for further questions to broaden and deepen students' understanding of period and genre.

OCR GCSE AOS 2: The concerto through time - The Romantic concerto

Practice questions on tonality, suitable for GCSE revision and homework, as part of a non-specialist cover lesson at KS4, as a knowledge gap filler for A level students, as an independent extension task for KS3 students, as part of a bridging course between key stages.

Access revision resources and practice questions covering the core Elements of Music. Suitable for AQA, OCR, Edexcel, and Eduqas GCSE specifications. Ideal for classwork, homework, and self-directed study.

GCSE Music Elements Revision: Practice for All Exam Boards

Elements - Tonality

Practice questions on texture, suitable for GCSE revision and homework, as part of a non-specialist cover lesson at KS4, as a knowledge gap filler for A level students, as an independent extension task for KS3 students, as part of a bridging course between key stages.

Elements - Texture

Practice questions on timbre and playing techniques, suitable for GCSE revision and homework, as part of a non-specialist cover lesson at KS4, as a knowledge gap filler for A level students, as an independent extension task for KS3 students, as part of a bridging course between key stages.

Elements - Timbre and playing techniques

Teaching materials covering key aspects of the musical styles and genres that influenced Rock & Roll, early guitar distortion, the timbres of the Rickenbacker, Les Paul and Fender Esquire, developments in technology. This resource includes thumbprints of style, aural training, practice questions, extended writing training, exam style questions and moderation exercises. Score questions focus on primary chord harmony, also suitable for ensemble performance work. An additional wider listening playlist provides starting points for further questions to broaden and deepen students' understanding of style and genre.

OCR GCSE AOS 5: Conventions of Pop - Rock and Roll 1950s and 1960s

Practice questions on tempo, suitable for GCSE revision and homework, as part of a non-specialist cover lesson at KS4, as a knowledge gap filler for A level students, as an independent extension task for KS3 students, as part of a bridging course between key stages.

Elements - Tempo

Practice questions on rhythmic devices, suitable for GCSE revision and homework, as part of a non-specialist cover lesson at KS4, as a knowledge gap filler for A level students, as an independent extension task for KS3 students, as part of a bridging course between key stages.

Elements - Rhythmic devices

An exploration of the characteristics of Gaming Music through the works of Harry Gregson Williams, Jesper Kyd, Jeremy Soule, Yasunori Mitsuda, Austin Wintory, Yoko Shimomura and Koji Kondo. This resource includes thumbprints of style, aural training exploring aspects of melodic writing, harmonic language, tonality, structure, texture, dynamics, rhythm, tempo, metre, the use of sonority, 'listening and appraising' questions and exam style questions. An additional wider listening playlist provides starting points for further questions to broaden and deepen students' understanding of style and genre.

AQA GCSE AOS 2: Gaming music since 1990

An exploration of the music of Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Louis Armstrong, Robert Johnson, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Count Bassie, Oscar Peterson, Louis Jordan, T-Bone Walker and Sister Rosetta Tharpe. This resource includes thumbprints of style, aural training exploring aspects of melodic writing, harmonic language, tonality, structure, texture, dynamics, rhythm, tempo, metre, the use of sonority, 'listening and appraising' questions and exam style questions. An additional wider listening playlist provides starting points for further questions to broaden and deepen students' understanding of style and genre.

AQA GCSE AOS 3: Blues music 1920-1950

Teaching materials covering key aspects of Rock Anthems, the hook and riff in context, idiomatic rock guitar playing techniques, power chords, drum fills and solos, plus the timbral worlds of the minimoog, Fender Rhodes and Fairlight CMI used in Synth Rock. This resource includes thumbprints of style, aural training, practice questions, melodic dictation, extended writing training, exam style questions and moderation exercises. Rehearsing and performing tasks include working with chord extensions, sus chords, slash chords and bass lines. There's also idiomatic Rock Anthem writing tips for students composing songs as part of their coursework. An additional wider listening playlist provides starting points for further questions to broaden and deepen students' understanding of style and genre.

OCR GCSE AOS 5: Conventions of Pop - Rock Anthems 1970s to 1980s

An exploration of the characteristics of Film Music through the works of Alexandre Desplat, Danny Elfman, Michael Giacchino, Joe Hisaishi, Thomas Newman, Rachel Portman, Howard Shore, John Williams and Hans Zimmer. This resource includes thumbprints of style, aural training exploring aspects of melodic writing, harmonic language, tonality, structure, texture, dynamics, rhythm, tempo, metre, the use of sonority, 'listening and appraising' questions and exam style questions. An additional wider listening playlist provides starting points for further questions to broaden and deepen students' understanding of style and genre.

AQA GCSE AOS 2: Film Music since the 1990s

Practice questions on metre, suitable for GCSE revision and homework, as part of a non-specialist cover lesson at KS4, as a knowledge gap filler for A level students, as an independent extension task for KS3 students, as part of a bridging course between key stages.

Elements - Metre

Practice questions on FX and techniques, suitable for GCSE revision and homework, as part of a non-specialist cover lesson at KS4, as a knowledge gap filler for A level students, as an independent extension task for KS3 students, as part of a bridging course between key stages.

Elements - Music technology effects and techniques

40 minute test /50, suitable for all exam specifications comprising vocabulary questions (10 marks), three exam-style questions (40 marks), and a follow up review task to identify next steps. Questions on rhythmic devices, rhythm identification, note value recognition, location in bars, number of pitches in a melody, melodic dictation, melodic devices, melodic description, guitar techniques, timbre recognition, period and genre recognition, ornamentation, tonality, tempo in Italian.

GCSE Listening And Appraising - Elements test 2

A guide for non-specialist line managers and link governors

Six strategies for effective learning in Music

Classical period orchestral music explored in context, focusing on the symphonies and concerti of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. This resource includes thumbprints of style, aural training exploring aspects of melodic writing, harmonic language, tonality, structure, texture, dynamics, rhythm, tempo, metre, the use of sonority, 'listening and appraising' questions and exam style questions. An additional wider listening playlist provides starting points for further questions to broaden and deepen students' understanding of style and genre.

AQA GCSE AOS 1: The orchestral music of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven

Practice questions on melodic movement, suitable for GCSE revision and homework, as part of a non-specialist cover lesson at KS4, as a knowledge gap filler for A level students, as an independent extension task for KS3 students, as part of a bridging course between key stages.

Elements - Melody

Various permutations of the circle of 5ths

Circle of 5ths

Teaching materials covering key aspects of Greek, Palestinian and Israeli Folk Musics. Thumbprints of each style explored in relation to the elements, alongside aural training, practice questions, extended writing training, exam style questions and moderation exercises. Ensemble rehearsing and performing tasks provide students with hands-on experience of additive rhythms and Arabic rhythmic cycles. An additional wider listening playlist provides starting points for further questions to broaden and deepen students' understanding of style and genre.

OCR GCSE AOS 3: Rhythms of the World - Eastern Mediterranean and Arabic Folk rhythms

Practice questions on cadences, suitable for GCSE revision and homework, as part of a non-specialist cover lesson at KS4, as a knowledge gap filler for A level students, as an independent extension task for KS3 students, as part of a bridging course between key stages.

Elements - Harmony: cadences

Practice questions on harmonic devices, suitable for GCSE revision and homework, as part of a non-specialist cover lesson at KS4, as a knowledge gap filler for A level students, as an independent extension task for KS3 students, as part of a bridging course between key stages.

Elements - Harmony: harmonic devices

Practice questions on chords, suitable for GCSE revision and homework, as part of a non-specialist cover lesson at KS4, as a knowledge gap filler for A level students, as an independent extension task for KS3 students, as part of a bridging course between key stages.

Elements - Harmony: chord basics

Practice questions on dynamics, suitable for GCSE revision and homework, as part of a non-specialist cover lesson at KS4, as a knowledge gap filler for A level students, as an independent extension task for KS3 students, as part of a bridging course between key stages.

Elements - Dynamics

An exploration of the influences and characteristics of the orchestral music of Copland through the ballet scores of 'Rodeo' and 'Appalachian Spring', 'Fanfare for the Common Man', 'Quiet City', and 'Lincoln Portrait'. This resource includes thumbprints of style, aural training exploring aspects of melodic writing, harmonic language, tonality, structure, texture, dynamics, rhythm, tempo, metre, the use of sonority, 'listening and appraising' questions and exam style questions. An additional wider listening playlist provides starting points for further questions to broaden and deepen students' understanding of style and genre.

AQA GCSE AOS 4: The orchestral music of Aaron Copland

Rosenshine’s 17 principles of effective instruction and Music Education

Rosenshine the Musician

Exam style practice questions suitable for homework and revision

This collection offers exam-style listening and appraising practice questions for GCSE Music students. Designed around common elements across major exam boards (AQA, OCR, Edexcel, Eduqas), they provide regular opportunities to develop analytical listening skills outside of lesson time. Suitable for homework, revision, or cover work, with separate student and teacher versions.

GCSE Music Listening and Appraising: Exam Practice Questions

GCSE Listening and Appraising - practice question 32

Teaching materials covering key aspects of the roles, characteristics and timbres of the djembe, ashiko, tswreshi, dondo, dunun drum families, balafon and kora. Resources feature thumprints of style, aural training, practice questions, extended writing training, exam style questions and moderation exercises. Ensemble rehearsing and performing tasks provide students with hands-on experience of polyrhythm and cross-rhythm in context. An additional wider listening playlist provides starting points for further questions to broaden and deepen students' understanding of style and genre.

OCR GCSE AOS 3: Rhythms of the World - Traditional African Drumming

GCSE Listening and Appraising - practice question 31

GCSE Listening and Appraising - practice question 30

GCSE Listening and Appraising - practice question 29

Fifty years of Broadway shows - from 'The Sound of Music' to 'The Lion King'. This resource includes thumbprints of style, aural training exploring aspects of melodic writing, harmonic language, tonality, structure, texture, dynamics, rhythm, tempo, metre, the use of sonority, 'listening and appraising' questions and exam style questions. An additional wider listening playlist provides starting points for further questions to broaden and deepen students' understanding of style and genre.

AQA GCSE AOS 2: Broadway 1950s-1990s

An exploration of today's British folk music, featuring Kathryn Tickell, Kate Rusby, Mumford and Sons, Eve Goodman, Laura Marling, Fleet Foxes and the Unthanks. This resource includes thumbprints of style, aural training exploring aspects of melodic writing, harmonic language, tonality, structure, texture, dynamics, rhythm, tempo, metre, the use of sonority, 'listening and appraising' questions and exam style questions. An additional wider listening playlist provides starting points for further questions to broaden and deepen students' understanding of style and genre.

AQA GCSE AOS 3: Contemporary British Folk music

Teaching materials exploring the Baroque Anthem and Oratorio featuring Zadok the Priest, Chandos Anthems, The Messiah and Judas Maccabaeus. This resource includes information on provenance, characteristics of style, aural training exploring aspects of melodic writing, word setting, harmonic language, tonality, texture, metre, tempo, rhythm, sonority, 'listening and appraising' questions and exam style questions. An additional 'wider listening' playlist provides starting points for further questions to broaden and deepen students' understanding of style and genre.

AQA GCSE AOS 1: Handel Coronation Anthems and Oratorios

The use of unaccented passing notes (UPN), accented passing notes (APN), auxiliary notes (AUX), suspensions (9-8, 7-6, 4-3) and harmony notes, in generating quaver movement, creating beautiful bass lines, and dissonance.

Four-part harmony exercise 22

Edexcel exam style practice question, links to articles, performance footage and a wider listening playlist, to support and enrich essay writing for Unit 3 question 6

A level music set works research. A level music set works research. Practice questions. Pearson Edexcel.

A level music set works research | Music Department Resources

Herrmann 'Psycho'

Four examples of Bach's use of parallel 3rds, 6ths and 10ths, followed by test 3.

Four-part harmony exercise 21 and test 3

Stravinsky 'The Rite of Spring'

Eight examples of how Bach harmonises the material leading up to an imperfect cadence, followed by a two phrase exercise to try out a few patterns.

Four-part harmony exercise 20

Anoushka Shankar 'Breathing Under Water'

Edexcel unit 3 exam style practice question 5 with embedded video, and a playlist packed with pertinent 'wider listening' reference material

A level music wider listening. A level music wider listening. Practice questions. Pearson Edexcel.

A level music wider listening | Music Department Resources

Stravinsky - Question 5 and wider listening

40 minute test /50, suitable for all exam specifications comprising vocabulary questions (10 marks), three exam-style questions (40 marks), and a follow up review task to identify next steps. Questions on texture, rhythmic devices, phrasing, cadences, metre, pulse, timbre, tonality, texture, melodic recognition, melodic dictation, melodic description, comparison question.

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