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Generate fresh, interactive music theory practice papers whenever you need them. Students can work through realistic exam-style questions, answer directly on screen, practise against the clock, mark the whole paper instantly and review exactly where marks were gained or lost.

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Halloween lessons for all three arts subjects, featuring interactive resources, songs, stories, and plenty of spooky art activities.

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Printable music theory worksheets for note naming, rhythm counting, key signatures, and music-reading practice, with teacher answer keys and beginner to advanced options.

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Sparkyard is our subscription platform, and winner of the Outstanding Music Education Resource award at the Music and Drama Education Awards 2023.

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A complete Year 7 Indonesian Gamelan unit featuring a six-lesson scheme of work, editable student booklet, PowerPoint presentation, ensemble scores, audio examples and practical activities. Ideal for introducing world music through listening, performing and musical understanding.

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Carnival

Join the Carnival! An introduction to the orchestra like you’ve never seen before, with 12 weekly hour-long lessons designed for Year 7 pupils, developing pupil’s musical skills over a term: explore the elements of music, different forms of notation, instruments of the orchestra.

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Explore Berlioz’s Symphonie fanstastique and delve into the world of programme music with Aurora Orchestra in this unit designed for use with KS3 pupils in Year 8 or 9, including a fully-planned 12-week unit, a cover lesson, homework ideas, and a flex-ensemble arrangement of the second movement.

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Thinking Routines for the Music Classroom is a practical guide for KS2 and KS3 music teachers, featuring simple strategies to develop listening, discussion, reflection, retrieval, vocabulary and musical thinking. Includes classroom examples, templates and ready-to-use ideas.

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This course will give you all the ideas and content you need to turn your primary school classroom into a summer music festival to celebrate the end of the school year!

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National Youth Jazz Orchestra’s Network Digital Hub is a place to share best practice in the training and professional development of musicians interested in growing their skills as jazz educators, and increasing their confidence in delivering sessions focused on improvised music-making.

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