Suggested Listening

Film, TV and Theatre

  • Jurassic Park Theme – John Williams
  • Hedwig’s Theme from ‘Harry Potter’ – John Williams
  • Planet Earth II Soundtrack – Hans Zimmer
  • I am Moana from ‘Moana’ – Lin-Manuel Miranda
  • Sunshine on Leith – The Proclaimers
  • Un Poco Loco from ‘Coco’ – Michael Giacchino
  • It’s the Hard-Knock Life from ‘Annie’

Orchestral

  • Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra – Britten
  • The Firebird Suite – Stravinsky

Choral

  • O Fortuna from ‘Carmina Burana’ – Orff
  • Zadok the Priest – Handel

Scottish

  • Auld Lang Syne – Eddi Reader
  • Beaches of Harris – National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland

 

Pop

  • Can’t Stop the Feeling – Justin Timberlake
  • Wings – Little Mix

Rock

  • Sweet Child O’ Mine – Guns N’ Roses
  • We Will Rock You – Queen
  • You’re in the Band from ‘School of Rock’

Jazz

  • Summertime – Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong
  • Take Five – Dave Brubeck

Printable Resources

Flashcards can be used as visuals to support learners when listening and responding to music.

  • Labelled instrument picture cards, including instruments from a range of styles and cultures
  • Families of the orchestra posters
  • Concept flashcards fast/slow, loud/quiet, high/low, crescendo/diminuendo
  • Emotion flashcards
  • Question cards – Second Level
  • Listening dice
  • Listening mat

Instruments

Untuned percussion (unable to produce a specific pitch)

  • Claves
  • Maracas or egg shakers
  • Tambour (hand drum)
  • Lollipop drum & beater
  • Tambourine
  • Wood block or agogo block
  • Guiro
  • Bells
  • Triangles & beaters (different sizes)


Tuned percussion (able to produce a specific pitch)

  • Chime bar set & beaters
  • Xylophone & beaters
  • Glockenspiel & beaters
  • Boomwhackers

Other

  • Art materials for drawing/painting/modelling in response to music

Digital Technology

  • Speaker
  • iPad / device for playing music
  • Headphones