Online Teaching Materials
Downloadable resources for music teachers
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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SubscribeAQA GCSE AoS4: Peter Maxwell Davies and John Tavener
KS 4 Secondary education
For AoS4 in its GCSE specification, AQA has gathered together four important and very contrasting British composers from the 20th and 21st centuries: Malcolm Arnold, Benjamin Britten, Peter Maxwell...
Key Stage 3 toolkit, part two
KS 4 Secondary education
In part one of this two-part Key Stage 3 toolkit (Music Teacher, December 2022) I considered a range of approaches and ideas for KS3, including curriculum and extra-curricular activities. We’ll...
Key Stage 3 toolkit, part one
KS 3 Secondary education
This resource will look at Key Stage 3, and consider how you can shape what you offer to your students. Advice for curriculum design, extra-curricular provision and long-term planning will be covered,...
AQA GCSE AoS4: Malcolm Arnold and Benjamin Britten
KS 4 Secondary education
For the second strand in AoS4 of its GCSE specification, AQA has brought together four influential and very different British composers from the 20th and 21st centuries: Malcolm Arnold, Benjamin...
OCR AoS 1 prescribed work 2024: Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4
KS 5
The first movement of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 is the prescribed work for OCR’s AoS1 for examination in 2024, and should be studied and contextualised within a number of other works in this...
Developing wider listening: pop music of the 1960s
KS 4 KS 5
Last month, we began the latest part of our wider listening series, exploring the diversity of pop music in the second half of the 20th century, decade by decade. We looked at four specific genres of...
Pre-U topic C4: Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue
KS 5 Secondary education
In this resource, we’ll look at Rhapsody in Blue’s origins, its stylistic influences, its musical features, and its array of chameleon-like, shapeshifting versions.
Developing wider listening: pop music of the 1950s
KS 4 KS 5 Secondary education
Now that wider listening is such a key part of the exam boards’ music specifications, students taking GCSE and A level music need to have a broad understanding of a range of musical styles in addition...
Listening skills
KS 3 Secondary education
This resource will look at listening in the Key Stage 3 classroom, with practical ideas to encourage students to listen.
Pre-U/OCR: Bach’s St John Passion
KS 5 Secondary education
After an initial exploration of the background to Bach’s St John Passion, this resource will cover specific numbers, in accordance with the requirements of the Cambridge Pre-U specification. This...