Music Department Resources

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Key Stage 3

Specialist teaching materials, formative and summative assessment tools, non-specialist cover, homework and revision tasks

Teaching resources

A complete three year KS3 course, made up of fully resourced schemes of work with supporting teacher notes, five part 'NYO Guide to the Orchestra' and RVW50 scheme of work

Assessment

Formative assessment frameworks and summative assessment listening tests to accompany the KS3 course

Cover lessons

Tried and tested cover lessons for non-specialist delivery, with language for learning and embedded clips to support both students and cover teachers

Homework and revision

A progressive series of homework and revision tasks that develop musical understanding by connecting specialist language, notation and analyical listening

GCSE Resources

Specialist teaching materials for listening, appraising and composing, revision materials, practice questions, summative listening tests and non-specialist cover lessons, for AQA, Edexcel, Eduqas and OCR

AQA

Teaching resources, supporting teacher notes, and exam style practice questions, specific to AQA Areas of Study

AQA Revision

Revision resources specific to AQA Areas of Study

Edexcel

Teaching resources and exam style practice questions, specific to Edexcel, component 3: Appraising - Section A Question 8

Edexcel Revision

Revision resources specific to Edexcel Areas of Study

Eduqas

Teaching resources, supporting teacher notes, and exam style practice questions, specific to Eduqas Areas of Study

Eduqas Revision

Revision resources specific to Eduqas Areas of Study

OCR

Teaching resources, supporting teacher notes, and exam style practice questions, specific to OCR Areas of Study

OCR Revision

Revision resources specific to OCR Areas of Study

The Elements

Specialist teaching resources exploring the essentials, examples of key terms and compositional devices in context, melodic dictation exercises, score reading and aural training - suitable for all exam boards

Elements practice questions

A collection of 'listening and appraising' practice questions, designed to secure the fundamentals - suitable for all exam boards

Elements revision

Short, focused, single element revision packs that revisit the fundamentals - suitable for all exam boards

Elements listening tests

Data drop life savers, for when you need to measure something, but the timing isn't right for past papers - suitable for all exam boards

Composing teaching resources

Starting points to support the generation of initial ideas, examples of devices and models, workshops, exercises and recipes to guide the development and shaping of well-crafted compositions - suitable for all exam boards

Cover lessons

Tried and tested 'listening and appraising' cover lessons for non-specialist delivery - suitable for all exam boards

A-Level Resources

Bach four-part course, melodic dictation and aural perception training, Edexcel A Level set works, skeleton scores and wider listening resources

Bach four-part harmony

Step by step exercises, illustrated examples, test materials and supporting teacher notes - suitable for all exam boards

Melodic dictation and aural perception

Score based exercises to support the development of advanced skills in melodic dictation and the identification of features such as compositional devices, chords, keys, cadences and intervals by ear - suitable for all exam boards

Edexcel set works

Section B question 6 - research resources, practice questions, opening paragraph material and supporting playlists

Edexcel wider listening

Section B question 5 - practice questions, writing guidance and supporting playlists

Edexcel skeleton scores

Section A skeleton score practice questions

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Designed for projection onto classroom whiteboards, large scale wall displays, or printing in student exercise books