Updates and Additions to the MTRS subscription site
2001
| January | Renaissance scheme added |
| February | Rhythm & pulse scheme added |
| March | Additional materials added to Rhythm & pulse scheme |
| April | Keyboard World music scheme added |
| May | Indian music survival guide added |
| June | Drums of the World scheme added |
| July | Step by step blues scheme added |
| August | Step by step atonal scheme added |
| September | Errors corrected in Chords scheme |
| October | 2 additions to Elements
of Sound
scheme
Additional score to Soundtracks scheme Rock workshop scheme added |
| November | 4 composing tasks added |
| December | Popular music at the keyboard scheme added |
2002
| January | Composing logs for 3 UK
GCSE exam
boards added in KS4 page.
Renaissance unit (Unit 4) self assessment added Renaissance unit (Unit 4) Scheme updated Elements unit (Unit 1) New graphic score added and all 4 graphic scores now in a booklet Elements unit (Unit 1) Scheme updated Assessment guide added to Teacher Support materials |
| February | Christmas carols page
added to Teacher
Support materials. Please report problems with downloads!
Composing assignments 1 added to GCSE page |
| March | Variations project added to KS4 page |
| April | New project added to KS3
page :
Rock Workshop 2
Soundtracks scheme on KS3 page updated MIDI file of silent movie music added to Soundtracks scheme on KS3 page |
| May | Assessment packs added for Unit K2 (chords) and Unit 2 (pulse & rhythm) |
| June | Update to Unit 2 (pulse
& rhythm)
worksheet and scheme of work
Cover work task added to Unit 2 (pulse & rhythm) New scheme started. Music of British Isles (Lilli Burlero) |
| July | New scheme added to KS3 page : Gamelan |
| August | Skye Boat song added to Music of the British Isles scheme |
| September | 18 'Handy tunes' added
Unit K2 (chords) unit worksheet updated |
| October | Displays added to
Teacher support
section
Kemp's Jig added to Renaissance unit (unit 4) on KS3 section Film music scheme added in KS3 section |
| November | Kemp's Jig string orchestra arrangement added to Band arrangements page |
| December | Songs and vocal activities book added to Teacher Support Materials |
2003
| January | New Scheme added to KS3 page. Hooks and Riffs |
| February | Scheme for rhythm unit
updated to
include computer task. New computer worksheet for pupils added
and
MIDI file
Pupil access page added at www.mtrs.co.uk/pupils Yellow Bird arrangement added to instrumental arrangements Mango Walk arrangement added to instrumental arrangements |
| March | Hava Nagila arrangement
added to
instrumental arrangements
Parsons Farewell arrangement added to instrumental arrangements |
| April | New songs added to Songs
and Vocal
Activities book (Teacher support materials)
Interactive rhythm revision added to pupil access page |
| May | Music for special events ' The Art exhibition' added to KS4 page |
| June | Step by step composing, KS4 Minimalism scheme added |
| July | Step by step composing, KS4 Film music scheme added |
| August | Drum n' Bass scheme added to KS4 section |
| September | Starter activities added to support page |
| October | More songs added to Songs and Vocal Activities book (Teacher support materials) |
| November | Elements of pop music
scheme added to KS3 page |
| December | We Three Kings, Good King Wenceslas and
O Come O come Emmanuel added to Christmas Carol instrumental parts.
Also Part 2 Flute added to all carols |
| January |
Polyrhythmic grid added to Drums of the World scheme in KS3 page Film clips added to Rock Workshop 1 and to Theme and Variations units in KS3 page |
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| February | Step by step composing Tango guide added to KS4 page | |
| March | Day thou Gavest and Bill Bailey added to Arrangements page | |
| April | Posters added to Teacher support page. Existing posters have been withdrawn to free site | |
| May | Bingo added to Teacher support page. | |
| June | Curry house Samba added to Drums and Rhythms of World scheme. Scheme updated | |
| July | Arrangement of Captain Pugwash added to arrangements page | |
| August |
Quirky House analysis/MP3/score added to Step by Step atonal music scheme on KS4 page More example compositions added to Drum n' bass scheme on LS4 page |
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| September | Music technology activity cards and worksheets added to KS3 page | |
| October | Blues scheme added to KS3 page | |
| November |
MP3 files added to Soundtracks Scheme and Blues scheme both on KS3 page Dominoes starter added to starter activities on teacher support page |
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| December | Scales section added to Support materials |
2005
| January |
MP3 files added to Hooks & riffs scheme and Drums of the World |
| February |
New navigation structure for site Interactive whiteboard toolbox added |
| March |
IWB toolbox rhythm drag n drop updated so barlines are moveable. IWB toolbox terms game added IWB toolbox chords game added |
| April | All scores updated to include Bb and Eb bass parts |
| May | New CD themes added to GCSE film music project, and project updated |
| June | |
| July | 5 plenary activity powerpoints (SPLAT!) added to teacher support materials. Designed for IWB use |
| August | Propellerhead Reason guide for students and teachers on teacher support materials |
| September | Schemes of work reviewed and updated. |
| October | Plenary cards added to teacher support materials |
| November | Programme music project added to KS4 page, audio clips, presentation. Very large file please report any problems downloading. |
| December | March of the Clowns added to instrumental arrangements page - specially composed by Mark Slater for flexible band. |
2006
| January | Buccaneers and Bacchannals added to instrumental arrangements page - specially composed by Mark Slater for flexible band. |
| February |
Merry Show Round added to instrumental arrangements page - specially composed by mark Slater for flexible band. Extension work added to Hooks & Riffs scheme (KS3) - thanks to Graham Warrington |
| March | Latin Rocks added to instrumental arrangements page. Specially composed by mark Slater for flexible band. |
| April | Snowflake variations added to instrumental arrangements page. Specially composed by mark Slater for flexible band. |
| May |
Updates to minimalism project in KS4 page - Score to In C added permission of Temple Music/Celestial Harmonies Starter activities video clip added to chords scheme in KS3 page |
| June | Football fever mini project added to KS3 page |
| July | Minimalist cell group project added to Minimalism scheme in KS4 page |
| August | |
| September | Little Pig song added to instrumental and vocal arrangements |
| October | Out in the Open Air song added to instrumental and vocal arrangements |
| November | Treble clef homework sheets added to KS3 page |
| December | Bass clef homework sheets added to KS3 page |
2007
| January | Chords homework sheets added to KS3 page |
| February | |
| March | Wannabe song added to instrumental and vocal arrangements |
| April | Rhythm homework sheets added to KS3 page |
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| June | The Pet Song added to instrumental and vocal arrangements |
| July | The Dreamer's Game added to instrumental and vocal arrangements |
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| September | Garageband loop project added to KS4 page |
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| December | Keyboard notes IWB starter activity on support page |
2008
| January | Rhythm clock added to rhythm & pulse scheme in KS3 page |
| October | GCSE listening revision notes added to KS4 page |
2009
| January | Songs from the musical theatre added to KS4 page |
| February | Complete GCSE revision guide added to KS4 page |
| March | Musical Styles resource pack added to KS4 page |
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