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Teaching materials are an integral part of a music teacher's practice. Every month Music Teacher publishes downloadable materials for KS3, 4 and 5, offering complete units of work, GCSE and A Level set-work guidance, and practical ideas across all levels for both classroom and peripatetic teachers. All materials are written by experienced teachers and examiners and provide indispensable content for your teaching.

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The story of the symphony, part 1

Secondary education KS 4 KS 5 Archive

Author: Jonathan James

This is the first in a three-part resource that uses the development of the symphony as a guide for charting the evolution of large-ensemble instrumental writing in Western classical music. As such,...

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Edexcel AoS6 New directions: John Cage

Secondary education KS 5 Archive

Author: James Manwaring

What is music? What is composition? What is a ‘new direction’ in music? Who is John Cage? These are the topics I'll cover in this resource on John Cage's Three Dances for two prepared pianos, one of...

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A Christmas miscellany

Secondary education KS 3 KS 4 KS 5 Archive

Author: Hanh Doan

Christmas-themed Music Teacher resources have become something of an annual tradition, much like advent calendars or leaving out mince pies for Santa. In previous years, there have been some...

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A cross-curricular Christmas

Secondary education KS 5 Archive

Author: James Manwaring

In a number of schools, music teachers will need cover in order to meet the demands of the festive season. When cover is required, a teacher from another department will inevitably end up in your room...

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AQA AoS2: Computer gaming music

Secondary education KS 4 Archive

Author: James Manwaring

This resource looks at AQA's Area of Study 2, specifically computer gaming music since 1990. It will help with the study of computer gaming music, but will also consider some of the ways in which we...

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Getting the most out of your rehearsals

Secondary education KS 3 KS 4 KS 5 Archive

Author: Jonathan James

From time to time, our rehearsals can have a little too much of the ‘harrowing’, or even of the ‘hearse’ to them. This resource is about revitalising our approach within a school context. It looks at...

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AQA AoS1: The operas of Mozart

Secondary education KS 5 Archive

Author: Jane Werry

This resource aims to provide resources and strategies for how to approach the area of study with your classes. These will include ideas for where to start with tackling the context of Classical...

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AQA AoS3: Music for Media part 2 – Michael Giacchino and Nobuo Uematsu

Secondary education KS 5 Archive

Author: Simon Rushby

In the first part of this resource (Music Teacher, August 2018) we looked at music by three of the five composers named by AQA in Area of Study 3: Music for Media – Bernard Herrmann, Hans Zimmer and...

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Edexcel A level: Wider listening

Secondary education KS 5 Archive

Author: James Manwaring

In this resource, I will consider what ‘wider listening’ means, and how we can approach it in our teaching. There are some barriers that can easily be broken down, and some misconceptions that can...

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AQA AoS2: Pop music

Secondary education KS 5

Author: Jane Werry

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.

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