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Music Festival-based Cover
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My Music-based Cover Work |
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Music Puzzles |
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Internet Research &
General Music Cover Work |
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Don’t forget that each individual
unit has Cover/Homework activities specifically themed for that unit of
work. |
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Musical Contexts Year 7 Baseline Assessment |
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2016 GCSE (9-1) Music Resources Index |
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Musical Contexts Music Cover Bank |
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Musical Contexts Shop & Seasonal Topic Packs |
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Musical Contexts Topic Exploration Packs |
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Musical Contexts “Warm-Ups” Compendiums |
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Musical Contexts World Music Resources |
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Musical Contexts Music History & Theory Resources |
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Primary/Key Stage 2 Music Resources Index |
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Secondary/Key Stage 3 Music Resources Index |
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Musical Contexts SQUILT |
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Pupils will require a Dictionary or access to
computers/internet to correct some commonly misspelled musical words,
together with giving “musical” definitions. |
“Bohemian
Rhapsody”...but not as we know it! Pupils rewrite the song lyrics to Queen’s
“Bohemian Rhapsody” based on a chosen theme or topic. Can be done with or without ICT. |
Contemporary
Music-Making Internet Research An internet research activity where pupils
investigate the names of famous musical performers, groups and ensembles from
a wide range of different musical styles within contemporary
music-making. |
An internet research activity where pupils
identify the musical instruments played by 18 famous jazz and pop musicians |
Two sets of 24 musical signs and symbols for
pupils to research, name and describe.
Good for GCSE Music, as a Summer Holidays research task or a revision
of music notation. |
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A range of 12 ’internet research’ activities
based on Popular Music including ’Singers and Backers’, ’First Lines from
Popular Songs’, ’Boy Bands’, ’Rock and Pop Names’ and ’Novelty Records’
(answers provided). |
Pupils compile A-Z lists of either Musical
Instruments, Composers or Musical Terms. Can be done with or without ICT. |
Comprehension and questions on The Beatles,
Pictograms and a Word Search of Beatles Song Titles. Can be done without ICT. |
6-page booklet including word searches,
comprehension, missing words and song analysis task of pupil’s choice. Can be done without ICT. |
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Listening Starter: “What Can I See? What Can I
Hear?”, Comprehension Questions and Hip-Hop Key Terms Research Requires Internet access for research and
access to audio file (also available as a QR code for pupils to scan) |
16 famous stage and film musicals in
“pictograms” to guess, plus pupils can make 4 of their own on additional
stage or film musicals. Can be done without ICT. |
25 famous stage and film musicals hidden
within a picture for pupils to identify with optional challenge to make their
own musicals quiz. Can be done without ICT. |
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This “Music Puzzles” pack contains a word
search relating to songs and singing, a musical instrument crossword/acrostic
and a musical signs and symbols Sudoku (answers provided!) |
This “Music Puzzles” pack contains a musical
terms and signs/symbols crossword, a musical “Kriss Kross” and a musical
instruments/Mozart opera acrostic
(answers provided!) |
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Music Festivals in
the UK Research Pupils research UK Music Festivals in terms of
types/genres of music, location, age, time of year and ticket prices. Requires ICT for internet research and optional
extension tasks. |
Music Festival Pupils plan their own Music Festival
considering a variety of requirements including location and venue, artists
and bands, catering and security and design a “site plan” of their
Festival. Can be done using ICT or without. |
Music Festival Set
Times & Line-Up Following on from “Planning your own Music
Festivals”, pupils put together their “Set Times & Line-Up” list for the
stages or performance areas in their Music Festival. Can be done using ICT or without. |
Planning your own
Music Festival 2 A 6-page more in-depth task for pupils to plan
their own music festival including initial questions and planning, equipment
and music lists, job roles and either writing a persuasive letter to their
Head of Year or designing a promotional poster. Can be done using ICT or without. |
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Pupils create their own “Top Ten Playlist” for
Spotify or iTunes giving names/titles and artist/bands/composers/groups,
together with a reason for their choice of songs or music for a variety of
situations and stimuli with an extension task of designing a CD cover which
could be used to this “compilation” album. Can be done without ICT. |
Similar to “My Top Ten Playlist”, pupils
identify and explain their reasoning for their choices of Top 3 favourite and
worst songs of all time. Also their
best music performance and funniest music performance ever seen/watched. Can be done using ICT (includes space for a
YouTube link) or without. |
The Best Album in
the World Ever! Pupils plan 12 tracks of their choosing to
form a “Best Album in the World Ever!” CD from a choice of Dance, R ‘n’ B,
Rock, Boy Bands, Girl Bands or Pop, before designing an album cover and
CD-insert Can be done without ICT. |
Pupils plan a presentation to a record company
to promote their rise to fame!
Includes designing a band name and identity, band members fashion,
debut album, promotional merchandise and tour information. Can be done without ICT. |
Pupils identify things they like and dislike
about 12 famous pop band logos before designing their own effective logo for
their own pop music band. Can be done without ICT. |
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Pupils identify their “Top 3 Songs” for a
number of situations including their “Top 3” Love Songs, Gym/Workout Songs,
Driving Songs, Chill Songs, Feel Good Songs, Sad Songs, Catchy Songs, Songs
from Films and Most Annoying Songs! Can be done without using ICT. |
Pupils listen to four pieces of music in
different styles/genres identifying musical features and then rank them in
order of preference. There’s a stretch
and challenge justifying ranking and an optional research task. (Requires internet access/access to YouTube) |
(PowerPoint
Template) Pupils create a 4-page “My Music” Magazine
using a PowerPoint template giving details of their favourite type/style of
music, their first song, their most memorable song, who they would like to
spend 10 minutes with and what questions they’d ask them and the last concert
or live music performance they experienced. Requires ICT and PowerPoint. |
Pupils choose their 8 favourite songs or
pieces of music, a book and luxury item to take with them as a ‘castaway’ on
a desert island. Can be done without ICT. |
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Two sets of 16 questions where pupils
challenge other class musicians to answer a question correctly. Requires lots of moving around and social
interaction! Can be done without using ICT. |
Template for “brainstorming” and recording
different sounds that can be created by the body and voice. Can be done without using ICT. |
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The Musical Contexts
“Rhythms of the World” World Music Passport Continuing the Musical Contexts “Passport”
series, this 10-page A4 collated template can be printed back-to-back (or
enlarged to A3) forming a 20-page “Passport” for students to research and
‘visit’ 5 different countries around the world to explore their music. Pupils visit Africa, India, China,
Indonesia and Latin-America researching musical instruments from within each world music
genre, defining key words and terms relating to that type of world music and
watch, listen and reflect on a piece of world music (suggestions are given in
the form of QR codes which link directly to YouTube audio and video
performances) for music from that country.
There’s also a reflection activity and a word search of key words and
terms. |
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The Musical Contexts
“Sonority City” Instruments of the Orchestra Passport This 10-page A4 collated template can be
printed back-to-back (or enlarged to A3) forming a 20-page “Passport” for
students to research and ‘visit’ each section or family of the
orchestra. Pupils research orchestral
instruments from within each section or family of the orchestra, research key
words and terms relating to that section or family of instruments and listen
to and reflect on a piece of music (suggestions from the Western Classical
Tradition and Popular Music) for that particular family of instruments. There’s also space for pupils to research
the role of the conductor, the layout of the orchestra, the London Symphony
and Halle Orchestras, a reflection activity and a word search of key words
and terms. |
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“Rhythms of the
World” World Music Passport - basic A4 on 20 pages version for anyone having
problems with printing. |
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“Sonority City”
Instruments of the Orchestra Passport - basic A4 on 20 pages version for
anyone having problems with printing. |