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Keyword Activities for CCEA GCSE Music

Engaging activities to ensure students are familiar with the musical terminology on the CCEA GCSE Music specification. A great addition to your teaching.

Every key term from the specification is defined and taught through a series of activities and memory games including: Match-up (including one topic of visual match-ups), Table Fill, Crosswords (plus interactive versions), Bingo, Dominoes and Flash Cards. Also includes a topic-by-topic glossary, with both blank and completed versions - great for revision!

Activities can be copied directly onto your school network and accessed through a custom interface. All activities are provided in PDF format for easy printing, too.

  • Varied and appealing activities build confidence and familiarity with musical language
  • Student-friendly definitions make complex terms accessible to all
  • Totally flexible – hand out worksheets to groups or individuals, in class or for homework
  • Comprehensive solutions included for easy marking

Over 350 terms broken down into 23 manageable topic areas, so you can fit the activities into any lesson.

Pitch; Melody; Tonality; Harmony; Chords and Cadences; Tempo, Metre and Rhythm: Metre; Tempo, Metre and Rhythm: Duration/Tempo Instructions; Timbre: Vocal Sounds, Vocal Combinations and Electronic Effects; Timbre: Instruments/Families Part 1; Timbre: Instruments/Families Part 2; Timbre: Instrumental Combinations/Ensembles; Articulation; Dynamics; Texture; Structure; Form; Form/Structure: Compositional Technique; Genre: Western Art Music; Genre: Popular Music; Genre: Traditional/Folk; Music Technology: Composing/Performing Software; Music Technology: Recording/Studio/Digital Effects; Notation

Previews of all types of activities provided are below. Some of these activities are also provided on paper; to view a sample of these from a specific resource, click on the 'Preview' button.


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