KS3 Music

37 free lessons for Key Stage 3. Each one has short notes, a worked example and a quick check with instant marking.

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Key Stage 3 · National Curriculum

The elements of music

3 lessons · about 46 minutes

The elements of music 15 min
Dynamics and tempo: the Italian words 15 min
Instruments of the orchestra and timbre 16 min

Reading music and the keyboard

3 lessons · about 49 minutes

Rhythm: note values and time signatures 17 min
Pitch on the stave: the treble clef 16 min
The keyboard: sharps, flats, tones and semitones 16 min

Singing and performing together

2 lessons · about 30 minutes

Singing and the voice 15 min
Performing together: ensemble skills 15 min

Structure and composing

2 lessons · about 31 minutes

Musical structures: binary, ternary and rondo 15 min
Composing with the pentatonic scale 16 min

Rhythms of the world: African drumming and samba

2 lessons · about 32 minutes

West African drumming 16 min
Samba 16 min

Scales, keys and chords

3 lessons · about 50 minutes

Major scales and key signatures 17 min
Minor keys and the relative minor 16 min
Chords and harmony: triads and primary chords 17 min

Reading music further

3 lessons · about 49 minutes

Melody writing and the blues

2 lessons · about 34 minutes

Writing a melody 17 min
The blues: 12-bar blues and improvising 17 min

Baroque and Classical music

2 lessons · about 34 minutes

Baroque music (about 1600 to 1750) 17 min
The Classical period (about 1750 to 1820) 17 min

Pop songs, Indian classical music and gamelan

3 lessons · about 49 minutes

Inside a pop song 16 min
Indian classical music: raga and tala 17 min
Gamelan music from Indonesia 16 min

Romantic and 20th-century music

3 lessons · about 50 minutes

The Romantic period (about 1820 to 1900) 17 min
Music in the 20th century 17 min
Minimalism 16 min

Film music and composing

3 lessons · about 50 minutes

Film music 17 min
Cadences: musical punctuation 16 min
Composing devices: developing a motif 17 min

Music technology

2 lessons · about 34 minutes

Music technology: the DAW and MIDI 17 min
Recording and mixing 17 min

Popular music styles and reggae

2 lessons · about 33 minutes

Popular music styles: rock and roll to hip hop and dance 17 min
Reggae 16 min

Texture and appraising

2 lessons · about 33 minutes

Texture in depth 16 min
Listening and appraising like a musician 17 min

The complete KS3 Music set

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37 free lessons with notes, worked examples and instant-marking questions
Revision checklist of every topic
Key terms with definitions and printable flashcards

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Key Stage 3 Music Revision Guide Revision guide
Key Stage 3 Music Key Terms Flashcards Flashcards
Key Stage 3 Music Key Terms Workbook Workbook