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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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SubscribeOCR AoS5 and Pre-U topic B1: Liszt’s Prometheus and Dvořák’s The Noon Witch
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KS 5
This resource will consider two works: Liszt’s Prometheus, written in 1850, the fifth of his 13 symphonic poems; Dvořák’s The Noon Witch, written in 1896, the second of his later set of five symphonic...
Developing wider listening – film music: part 2
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KS 4 KS 5
This month, we’ll continue our journey from the 1950s to the present day, picking out some worthwhile examples and identifying some performing, composing and listening activities that can help your...
Developing wider listening – film music: part 1
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KS 4 KS 5
For more than 100 years, from the earliest experiments in silent movies to the modern, digitally enhanced, computer-aided action blockbusters, music has played an essential role in films, relied upon...
Eduqas A level AoS A: the development of the symphony, part 2, c1830-1900
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KS 5 Secondary education
This is the second part of a resource looking at the development of the symphony, which is the compulsory Area of Study for Eduqas AS and A level. AS students study from 1750 to 1830 (which was mostly...
Visual content for musical understanding
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KS 3
One of the things that makes music a difficult subject to teach is its very nature. It’s ephemeral and invisible, and it exists only as movements of the air at a particular place and time. A score of...
Wider listening activities, part 2
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KS 3 Secondary education
This is the second of a two-part resource providing ideas for a full scheme of listening starters for KS3: one lesson a week for three years. This resource will cover repertoire from the modern era,...
OCR A level AoS 1: Mozart Quintet for piano and wind
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KS 5 Secondary education
Mozart’s string quartets should not dismissed since comparisons between string writing, textures and dialogue will be interesting. As with all prescribed works, understanding Mozart’s (and his...
Eduqas A level AoS A: the development of the symphony, part 1, 1750-c1830
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Secondary education KS 5
This resource looks at the development of the symphony from 1750 to about 1830, including Haydn’s symphonies. A later resource will continue from 1830 and will include Mendelssohn.
Wider listening activities, part 1
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KS 3 Secondary education
This resource, and its sequel next month, will give you ideas on how to use wider listening examples as a ‘do now’ routine at the start of every KS3 lesson, including a repertoire list with enough on...
World Tour: traditional music from the British Isles
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KS 3 Secondary education
After a two-year virtual tour right around the world, taking in the Caribbean (January 2020), South America (September 2020), China (December 2020), the Middle East (March 2021), West Africa (August...
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