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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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SubscribeTeaching jazz harmony
KS 5
In this resource, I’ll be exploring a range of jazz standards to give students an understanding of common chord progressions, as well as harmonic direction, structure and devices that will aid their...
OCR AoS5 and Pre-U topic B1: Liszt’s Prometheus and Dvořák’s The Noon Witch
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
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
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
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...
OCR A level AoS 1: Mozart Quintet for piano and wind
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
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.
Cambridge IGCSE: Haydn’s Symphony No. 100 (Military)
KS 4 Secondary education
In the IGCSE Listening paper, the Western classical set work is found in section D and is worth 16 marks (out of a total of 70 marks for the whole paper). In 2022, students will have the opportunity...
OCR AoS 2 Barbra Streisand: Four songs from Color Me Barbra
KS 5
These four songs from Barbra Streisand’s 1966 album Color Me Barbra are the prescribed music for OCR’s Area of Study 2: Popular song. They need to be studied in the context of other examples of music...
Ableton
KS 3 KS 4 KS 5
This resource introduces the basic functions of Ableton, enough so that you’ll be able to make music with your class. We’ll introduce the software and provide classroom projects that can be used in...
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