This resource aims to provide a structure for tackling the AoS, with advice on ways of presenting information to students and some ideas as to where to find useful teaching materials.
Jane Werry Secondary education
One of the attractive features of the OCR A level syllabus is the thoroughly enjoyable repertoire covered by this particular Area of Study. However, while the songs themselves have instant appeal, it...
Jane Werry Secondary education
In the previous resource on Edexcel's film music Area of Study (Music Teacher, November 2017), we looked in detail at music from the film Psycho. In this second resource, we're going to consider the...
James Manwaring Secondary education
The Beatles’ seventh album Revolver was released in August 1966. Following Rubber Soul and preceding Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (discussed in its own Music Teacher resource, February 2017),...
Simon Rushby Secondary education
This resource will begin to unpack film music and also consider ways in which students can approach the study of film music. I will touch on techniques for studying the set works, approaches to wider...
James Manwaring Secondary education
Of all the Areas of Study for the 9-1 OCR GCSE, AoS5 on Conventions of Pop is likely to be the one where students already have at least some familiarity with the music. However, although they may...
Jane Werry Secondary education
‘It was 20 years ago today…’ sang the Beatles on the opening track of their album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. And it is now actually 50 years ago that they first sang these words. So it's a...
David Ashworth Secondary education
In this resource, we take a closer look at some of the musical devices used by Radiohead and consider ways in which we can use them in teaching and learning in the classroom.
David Ashworth Secondary education
This resource focuses on providing ideas for both repertoire and teaching for Area of Study 2 (popular music). When AQA launched the first draft of its new specification, it also issued a press...
John Kelleher Secondary education
With the ease of finding song lyrics and chords on websites such as Ultimate Guitar, as well as the plethora of musical YouTube tutorials, giving students the knowhow and confidence they need to use...
Jane Werry Secondary education
This resource explores many of the writing processes that went into one of Bowie's most important works – the album Low, released in 1977. Prior to the release of Low, Bowie had already explored ways...
David Ashworth Secondary education