Product Description:

Take a Year 9 music class completely through a structured, highly engaging seven-week musical programme with zero stress! This comprehensive framework gets students playing instruments from their very first lesson—introducing music theory just in time to explain what they are already actively performing.

✨ The Hard Work is Done for the New Curriculum Updates!
With the impending Ministry of Education curriculum changes, you don't need to spend hours rewriting your schemes of work. This package is fully updated and dynamically aligned with the five-level progress vocabulary (Emerging, Developing, Consolidating, Proficient, Exceeding). It directly integrates key Year 9–10 music strands, including Music Theory, Listening & Responding, Performing, and Music Technology.

What’s Included in Your Master Pack:

• 36-Page Student Booklet — Dual Formats Included:
  • Colourful Digital Edition: Optimized with bright visual layouts perfect for digital deployment via Google Classroom.
  • Light-Ink Print Edition: A clean, high-contrast, ink-saving version specifically designed for standard school photocopying.
• 62-Page Teacher Programme Guide (PDF): A turnkey framework detailing 28 individual one-hour lesson plans, explicit learning intentions (WALT), curriculum strand tags, and structured timed plans.
• Automated 7-Week Student Progress Tracker (Excel / Google Sheets): A powerful, one-row-per-student overview template to manage your class. Simply select student skill levels to instantly calculate data, see which concepts the class needs to revisit, and automatically generate grades for reporting.
• Core Repertoire Toolkits: Complete chord maps, instrument shapes, and practical assessment tasks for keyboard, ukulele, guitar, and BandLab music technology.

School Licensing Options:

• Individual Teacher License: Authorized for use by a single educator within their private studio or classroom.
• School Site License (Highly Recommended): Grants explicit permission for a secondary music department to save, print, photocopy, and digitally distribute all booklet files across their entire school campus for multiple classes and rotating cohorts.

Note: For school budget processing, we accept official School Purchase Orders. Please contact McNally Vocal Studio directly to request a manual invoice

HODs & Music Teachers: Stop reinventing the wheel every single rotation. Your entire year of Year 10 planning is officially done.

If you are exhausted from spending your weekends coding lesson frameworks, tracking shifting data across different classes, or stressing over how you will adapt to the incoming Ministry of Education framework—this bundle is your ultimate shortcut.

This classroom-tested, turn-key curriculum takes your Year 10 students through an entire year of high-engagement performance blocks, practical ensemble music, songwriting, and DAW technology.

Why You Need This Right Now:

• The Hard Work For The Curriculum Updates Is Done: Don't waste your holidays rewriting schemes of work. This entire programme is fully aligned with the upcoming national frameworks and dynamically built right around the five-level progress vocabulary (Emerging, Developing, Consolidating, Proficient, Exceeding). It effortlessly ticks every box for Music Theory, Listening, Performing, and Music Technology.
• Save Thousands on School Photocopying: Every block comes with a gorgeous, high-impact Digital Colour Booklet tailored for Google Classroom AND a dedicated Light-Ink Print Edition designed to keep your school printing account in the green.
• The "Magic" Report-Writing Tracker: The included Class Trackers will change your life. Input your roster of up to 32 students, tick off their weekly "I can" skills, and the sheet automatically generates an aggregate, one-row-per-student summary with calculated grades. Term report writing will literally take you minutes instead of days.

What is Loaded Inside the Full-Year Master Pack:

• Student Band Books (Blocks 1–4): Complete practical student workbooks mapping out keyboard layouts, guitar/ukulele chord structures, rock beats, and step-by-step ensemble arrangements (Includes separate Digital & Light-Ink Print versions).
• Comprehensive Teacher Copies (Blocks 1–4): 20 full weeks of turnkey lesson guides detailing explicit WALT intentions, success criteria, curriculum strand tags, and timed lesson flows.
• 4 Automated Class Trackers (Excel / Google Sheets): Beautifully pre-coded tracking spreadsheets that log student progress, highlight class-wide gaps to revisit, and build your reporting data automatically.
• Core Repertoire Toolkits: Complete assessment structures, peer-feedback sheets, and tailored guides for full band performance and BandLab composition.

Seamless School Purchase Processing:

We know secondary school finance departments have rigid procurement rules. To make this as easy as possible, we gladly accept official School Purchase Orders and can process a manual invoice directly to your accounts department.

Select the School Site License variation to grant unlimited print, copy, and digital distribution rights to your entire music department across your campus indefinitely.

NCEA Teachers: Stop drowning in compliance, framework changes, and credit tracking. Your entire Level 1 Music program is complete and ready to deploy.

NCEA Level 1 Music is an administrative minefield. Between aligning tasks to the refreshed achievement standards, managing student tracking data, and prepping folders for potential NZQA external moderation, teachers are losing their weekends to paperwork.

This classroom-tested, turn-key curriculum removes the stress entirely. It provides a highly academic, beautifully scaffolded pathway that guarantees your Year 11 students master the core analytical, performance, and compositional criteria required to succeed at Level 1.

Why This Bundle is an Absolute Must-Have for Your Department:

• 100% Aligned with the Refreshed NCEA Framework: No more guesswork. Every task, worksheet, and criterion is explicitly mapped out to fully satisfy the latest NZQA curriculum requirements.
• The "Lifesaver" Word Bank & Toolkit: Level 1 requires a sharp jump in academic music vocabulary. This package includes a comprehensive Music Toolkit and Word Bank (in both Digital Colour and Ink-Saving Print formats) to help students effortlessly master listening analysis, scores, and compositional terminology.
• The Automated Level 1 Progress Tracker: Say goodbye to chaotic grade books. Your pre-coded Excel tracking sheet maps student milestones right against your NCEA criteria rolls. It flags gaps instantly and aggregates your reporting grades into a clean, one-row-per-student summary for stress-free report writing.

What is Loaded Inside Your Level 1 Master Pack:

• NCEA Level 1 Master Music Workbook: Covers core practical modules, theory, and analytical structures (Separate Digital Colour and Ink-Saving Print Editions included).
• Level 1 Music Toolkit & Academic Word Bank: The ultimate reference guide for student score reading, genre analysis, and critical vocabulary (Separate Digital Colour and Ink-Saving Print Editions included).
• Level 1 Teacher Guide Copy: A fully transparent instructional key detailing explicit delivery steps, timing, and moderation guidelines.
• Level 1 Pre-Coded Tracker Spreadsheet (Excel / Google Sheets): Your automated system to easily monitor credit milestones across your class list.
• Units Include: 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3

Fast and Flexible School Invoicing:
We know secondary school finance departments require specific processing. We gladly accept official School Purchase Orders and can process a manual invoice directly to your school accounts board.

Select the School Site License variation to grant unlimited print, photocopy, and digital distribution rights to your entire music department across your campus indefinitely.

Create with purpose. Perform with confidence. Research with insight. Reflect with honesty.

Created by Mrs Meghan McNally | Timaru Girls’ High School & McNally Vocal Studio

Everything You Need to Teach NCEA Level 2 Music

Designing a complete, engaging, and compliant Year 12 / NCEA Level 2 Music course can take dozens of hours. This comprehensive resource pack provides a structured, all-in-one system for music kaiako and high school departments.

It bridges performance, creation, research, and weekly theory into a cohesive, year-long learning journey—allowing you to spend less time planning and more time teaching.

What’s Included in the Resource Pack

1. Student Workbook

• Clear Weekly Progression: Maps out all four terms with clear checkpoints and hand-in milestones.

• Core & Menu System: Structures the compulsory core standards (2.4 Composition, 2.1 Solo Performance, and 2.3 Ensemble Performance) along with a flexible menu of optional internal and external standards.

• Plain-Language "Recipe Cards": Step-by-step guidance showing students exactly what Achieved, Merit, and Excellence look like.

• Working Agreements & Reflection Prompts: Embedded templates for tracking individual progress, credit reflection, and authentic student voice.

2. Theory Toolkit & Word Bank

• Integrated Theory: Features a weekly 25-minute musicianship strand so theory isn't just an afterthought at exam time.

• Comprehensive Topic Guides: Deep dives into notation, keys, intervals, chords, dictation, score reading, instrumentation, composition devices, and exam technique.

• Aotearoa & Māori Music Contexts: Practical frameworks and research guidance for NZ Music (2.9) and Unit Standard US31192.

• 452-Term Word Bank: A complete glossary with definitions, usage tags, and confidence-checking indicators.

3. Teacher Guide

• Flexible Pathway Packages: Pre-built 28 to 34-credit course packages tailored for diverse learning pathways (Performer-Creator, Musicianship & University, Aotearoa focus, etc.).

• Unit Page Maps: Complete maps showing how every Workbook unit links directly to the Theory Toolkit.

• 22 Musicianship Skills Breakdown: Clear alignment of essential theory skills across the academic year.

• Assessment & Compliance Support: Clear notes on standards, credit values, and conditions of assessment.

4. Interactive Class Tracker (Excel)

• All-in-One Dashboard: Tracks student choices, evidence status, milestone dates, musicianship progress, and mock exam trends for up to 32 students.

• Automatic Credit & Endorsement Checkers: Automatically calculates planned internal/external credits and tracks progress toward NCEA Course Endorsements.

• Visual Status Indicators: Color-coded tracking to instantly highlight overdue milestones or incomplete evidence.

NCEA Level 3 Music Resource Pack (2027 First Edition)

Perform with assurance. Compose with intention. Analyse with evidence. Research with insight.

Created by Mrs Meghan McNally | www.mcnallyvocalstudio.org

The Complete Senior System for NCEA Level 3 & Tertiary Preparation

Level 3 Music demands independence, deliberate artistic choices, and analytical depth. Designed to take your Year 13 class from the very first week of Term 1 straight through to final sign-off, this comprehensive pack covers all 11 NCEA Level 3 Music standards (8 Internals & 3 Externals — 58 credits in total).

It seamlessly connects Year 13 solo/ensemble performance, composition, arranging, songwriting, musicological research, score analysis, and a weekly advanced musicianship strand into one complete system.

What’s Included in the Level 3 Resource Pack

1. Level 3 Student Workbook (67 Pages)

• All 11 Level 3 Standards Covered: Integrates compulsory core standards (3.4 Composition [8 cr], 3.1 Solo Performance [8 cr], and 3.3 Ensemble Performance [4 cr]) alongside the complete menu of internal options (3.11 Songwriting, 3.9 Arranging, 3.2 Second Instrument, 3.7 Analysis, 3.10 Research) and external exam preparation.

• Course Roadmap & Milestones: Year-at-a-glance timeline broken into clear checkpoints across all four terms to keep senior students independent and on track.

• Plain-Language "Recipe Cards": Step-by-step guidance showing students the exact route to Achieved, Merit, and Excellence for every single standard.

• Working Agreements & Reflection Logs: Built-in templates for logging evidence, tracking decision-making, acknowledging cultural knowledge, and reflecting on creative progress.

2. Level 3 Theory Toolkit & Word Bank (103 Pages)

• Weekly Advanced Musicianship: Built-in 25-minute weekly lessons and 10-minute drills covering harmony, 4-part chorale voice leading, suspensions, jazz/pop chord extensions, chromatic modulation, and dictation.

• Scoring & Arranging (3.9 / 3.4): Detailed guides for instrument ranges, $B\flat/E\flat/F$ transposition, vocal SATB scoring, and arranging methods.

• Score Analysis & Context (3.6, 3.7 & 3.8): Comprehensive analysis frameworks (Sonata Form, Rondo, Theme & Variations) using paragraph models to shift students from describing music to explaining with evidence.

• 555-Word Indexed Word Bank: A massive glossary complete with clear definitions, usage tags (by standard), confidence-checking tools, and an A–Z index to elevate student Statements of Intent and exam essays.

3. Level 3 Teacher Guide & Planning Suite

• Pre-Built Student Pathways: Ready-to-use pathway templates tailored for 30 to 38 credits (Internal-Only, Songwriter & Arranger, Performer & Thinker, or Musicianship & University).

• Workbook-to-Toolkit Unit Page Maps: Complete page maps linking every workbook exercise directly to reference pages and Word Bank flags in the Toolkit.

• Assessment & Moderation Checklists: Plain-language summaries of standards, credit totals, evidence counts, and compliance notes for department planning.

4. Interactive Level 3 Class Tracker (Excel — 16 Sheets)

• All-in-One Class Dashboard: Manages student standard selections, evidence checkpoints, milestone dates, mock exam trends, and musicianship sign-offs for up to 32 students.

• Automatic Credit & Endorsement Checkers: Real-time formula calculations for planned internal/external credits, NCEA Level 3 Course Endorsements, and University Entrance (UE) tracking.

• Visual Status Alerts: Color-coded tracking that highlights overdue milestones or incomplete evidence instantly.

Product Specifications & Purchasing Options

• File Formats Included:

  • Full-Color PDFs: Optimized for digital screen viewing and Google Classroom.

  • Print-Optimized PDFs: Formatted cleanly for physical printing and photocopying.

  • Interactive Excel Tracker (.xlsx): Pre-configured with automatic formulas and 16 tracking tabs.

• Licensing: Single-School / Department License (Unlimited print and digital use within your school).

THREE LEVELS. ONE BUNDLE.

Four parts at every level. Students plan and look things up. You plan the year and see who is where.

Created by Mrs Meghan McNally | www.mcnallyvocalstudio.org

12 Resources • 419 Pages • 3 Class Trackers

Managing multi-level NCEA Senior Music classes requires complete clarity across year levels. The Level 1, 2, and 3 Senior Music Bundle delivers a unified, zero-stress system for your entire senior department.

Every level includes four matching, high-impact components—a Teacher Guide, a Student Workbook, a Theory Toolkit & Word Bank, and an Excel Class Tracker—available in both Full-Color (for Google Classroom/screens) and Print-Optimized editions.

LEVEL 1 — YEAR 11 (82 Total Pages + 8-Sheet Tracker)

• Focus: Compose, re-create a beat, and perform, with a clear route to Achieved on every page.

• Three Core Units: 1.4 Original Composition, 1.1b Beats Re-creation, and 1.2c Music Between Whānau and Friends.

• Included Components:

  • Teacher Booklet: 11 pages (Year at a Glance & unit milestones).

  • Student Workbook: 38 pages (Step-by-step project planning & evidence tracking).

  • Toolkit & Word Bank: 33 pages (Chord menus, DAW beat grids, songwriting templates, & glossary).

  • Excel Class Tracker: 8 sheets (Automated evidence sign-offs & milestone dates).

💙 LEVEL 2 — YEAR 12 (154 Total Pages + 15-Sheet Tracker)

• Focus: Plan the year, teach theory weekly, and track every student’s choices.

• Core & Choice Pathways: Core 2.4, 2.1, and 2.3, plus menu options (2.8 Instrumentation, 2.9 NZ Music, 2.2 Second Instrument, US31192 Māori Music, and exam standards 2.5, 2.6, 2.7).

• Included Components:

  • Teacher Guide: 19 pages (Recipe cards breaking down Achieved, Merit, & Excellence).

  • Student Workbook: 59 pages (Original, evidenced, and honest student working agreement).

  • Toolkit & Word Bank: 76 pages (Theory foundations, score analysis, & 450+ word glossary).

  • Excel Class Tracker: 15 sheets (Pathway detectors & endorsement calculators).

💛 LEVEL 3 — YEAR 13 (183 Total Pages + 16-Sheet Tracker)

• Focus: Compose, perform, analyse, and research, with university-level preparation.

• Complete Senior Suite: Core 3.4, 3.1, and 3.3, plus full menu options (3.11 Songwriting, 3.9 Arranging, 3.2 Second Inst., 3.7 Analysis, 3.10 Research, and exam standards 3.5, 3.6, 3.8).

• Included Components:

  • Teacher Booklet: 13 pages (Four pre-built student pathway models & credit totals).

  • Student Workbook: 67 pages (Full-year milestone roadmaps & tertiary audition prep).

  • Toolkit & Word Bank: 103 pages (Advanced harmony, 4-part chorale, Roman numerals, & 555-word indexed glossary).

  • Excel Class Tracker: 16 sheets (Detailed credit tallying & University Entrance checks).

Take a Peek Inside All Three Levels

• Year at a Glance: Clear term-by-term timelines so teachers and students never miss a hand-in or moderation checkpoint.

• Recipe Cards (The Core): Plain-language breakdowns showing students exactly what Achieved, Merit, and Excellence look like for composition and performance.

• Pathways and Credits: Flexible course planning guides helpingkaiako advise students on internal vs. external credit balances.

• Chord Loops & Theory Menus: Ready-to-use progression charts, chord symbol guides, and Roman numeral breakdowns for classroom composing.

• The Whole Bundle (Levels 1, 2 & 3): $399.00 NZD (Save over $190 compared to individual levels)