Exam style skeleton score questions and answers for The Beatles 'Here, There and Everywhere'
Exam style skeleton score questions and answers for Berlioz 'Symphonie Fantastique' first movement (starting 8 bars before the expo)
Exam style skeleton score questions and answers for Kate Bush 'Cloudbusting'
Exam style skeleton score questions and answers for Kate Bush 'Under Ice'
Exam style skeleton score questions and answers for Clara Schumann 'Piano Trio in Gm' first movement
Questions on deployment of forces, compositional devices, playing techniques, modulation, Italian tempo terms, tonality, texture, structure, rhythmic notation recognition
Tried and tested 60 minute cover lesson made up of embedded video clips, questions, answers and supporting material. Suitable for the early stages of analytical listening.
Teaching materials covering key aspects of the traditions of Hindustani Classical Music, and Punjabi and British Bhangra. Hindustani Classical music is explored in relation to taal, raag, bols, use of drone, structure, and the timbres, roles and playing techniques of tabla, sitar, sarangi, sarod, bansuri, violin and tampura. Teaching materials relating to Bhangra, focus on the timbres and roles of the dhol, tumbi, harmonium and voice, and the central role of the chaal rhythm. Resources feature thumbprints of style, aural training, practice questions, extended writing training, exam style questions and moderation exercises. Rehearsing and performing tasks provide students with hands-on experience of both musical traditions. There's also an additional wider listening playlist to broaden and deepen students' understanding of style and genre.
Teaching materials covering key aspects of melodic writing, harmonic language, structure, texture, rhythm, and the use of sonority in Pop ballads. 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 include work on chord extensions, dominant and major 7ths, sus chords, chord voicing, slash chords and bass lines. There's also harmonic tips and tricks to support students who are writing 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.
Exam style practice questions suitable for homework and revision
