Senior Music Bundle: NCEA Levels 1–3 & New Phase 5 Years 11–13

Three year levels. Current NCEA resources. New Phase 5 programmes. One coordinated senior Music collection.

Support your senior Music department with teaching resources for Years 11, 12 and 13. This bundle brings together NCEA Levels 1–3 resource packs and new Phase 5 Music programmes, helping you organise current teaching while preparing for curriculum change.

Created by experienced music educator Meghan McNally, the collection combines student learning materials, teacher guidance, theory references and class trackers to support practical music-making, independent learning and clear programme planning.

Part One: NCEA Levels 1–3 Resource Collection

419 pages of teaching and learning materials, plus three Excel class trackers.

Each NCEA level includes four complementary components:

• Student Workbook: Structured learning activities, project planning, checkpoints and reflection.

• Teacher Guide: Programme organisation, suggested pathways and delivery guidance.

• Theory Toolkit & Word Bank: Accessible reference material connecting musical vocabulary and theory to practical work.

• Excel Class Tracker: Tools for organising milestones, evidence and student progress.

Student workbooks, teacher guides and toolkits are supplied in digital colour and print editions. Trackers are supplied as Excel files.

NCEA Level 1 — Year 11

82 pages + an 8-sheet Excel tracker

Support students as they develop practical music skills, musical understanding and greater independence.

• Teacher Booklet — 11 pages: Year overview and unit milestones.

• Student Workbook — 38 pages: Step-by-step project planning and evidence tracking.

• Toolkit & Word Bank — 33 pages: Chord menus, DAW beat grids, songwriting templates and musical vocabulary.

• Excel Class Tracker — 8 sheets: Evidence sign-offs, milestones and progress recording.

NCEA Level 2 — Year 12

154 pages + a 15-sheet Excel tracker

Connect performance, composition, research and regular musicianship learning through a structured senior programme.

• Teacher Guide — 19 pages: Suggested pathways, assessment guidance and programme planning.

• Student Workbook — 59 pages: Learning activities, working agreements, milestones and reflection.

• Theory Toolkit & Word Bank — 76 pages: Theory foundations, score analysis and a glossary of more than 450 terms.

• Excel Class Tracker — 15 sheets: Student pathways, evidence monitoring and credit and endorsement tracking.

The suggested programme centres on 2.4 Composition, 2.1 Solo Performance and 2.3 Ensemble Performance, with additional pathways into instrumentation, New Zealand music, second-instrument performance, Māori music and external exam preparation.

NCEA Level 3 — Year 13

183 pages + a 16-sheet Excel tracker

Develop confident performance, intentional composition, evidence-based analysis and independent research, alongside preparation for further music study.

• Teacher Booklet — 13 pages: Suggested student pathways, credit planning and programme organisation.

• Student Workbook — 67 pages: Learning milestones, project planning, reflection and tertiary preparation.

• Theory Toolkit & Word Bank — 103 pages: Advanced harmony, four-part chorale writing, Roman numeral analysis and a 555-term indexed glossary.

• Excel Class Tracker — 16 sheets: Evidence checkpoints, credit tracking and support for monitoring Music’s contribution to University Entrance requirements.

The suggested programme centres on 3.4 Composition, 3.1 Solo Performance and 3.3 Ensemble Performance, with pathways into songwriting, arranging, second-instrument performance, analysis, research and external exam preparation.

New Phase 5 Music — Years 11, 12 & 13

Three complete senior programmes, with student resources, teacher guidance and Excel trackers—all available now.

Year 11 Phase 5 — Hack the Track

A structured programme organised across Terms 1–4, with matching student and teacher resources for each term.

Included Resources:

• Four Student Books: One for each term.

• Four Teacher Booklets: Accompanying guidance for programme delivery.

• Four Excel Class Trackers: Term-specific tools for monitoring learning and progress.

• Colour and Print Editions: Both formats supplied for all student and teacher books.

Year 12 Phase 5 Music

136 pages of teaching and learning materials, plus an Excel Class Tracker.

A year-long programme offering four practical units: Solo Performance, Ensemble Performance, Composition & Songwriting, and Instrumentation. Students follow a suggested three-unit pathway, supported by shared musicianship, work study, writing and music technology learning.

Included Resources:

• 46-Page Student Workbook: Pathway selection, practical units, evidence checkpoints, work study, writing activities, technology tasks and reflection.

• 70-Page Theory Toolkit & Word Bank: Theory, listening, score reading, instruments, composing, performing and work-study support, with approximately 280 glossary terms and an A–Z index.

• 20-Page Teacher Guide: Four-term planning, suggested pathways, weekly musicianship teaching, unit guidance, evidence checkpoints and progress descriptors.

• Excel Class Tracker: Organises pathways, unit evidence, progress levels, musicianship, work study, writing and technology activities for up to 32 students.

• Integrated Learning: Weekly musicianship sessions and drills, an in-depth musical work study, four writing moves—evaluate, argue, connect and reflect—and six practical technology activities.

• Colour and Print Editions: Both formats supplied for the workbook, toolkit and teacher guide.

Year 13 Phase 5 Music

152 pages of teaching and learning materials, plus an Excel Class Tracker.

A year-long programme offering Solo Performance, Ensemble Performance, Composition & Songwriting, and Arrangement. Suggested three-unit pathways support specialisation, with an emphasis on refined musical control, independent interpretation, deliberate stylistic choices and critical reflection.

Included Resources:

• 46-Page Student Workbook: Individual pathways, practical units, evidence checkpoints, work study, writing, technology activities and reflection.

• 86-Page Theory Toolkit & Word Bank: Advanced theory, listening, score reading, instruments, arranging, composing, performing and work-study support, with more than 300 glossary terms and an A–Z index.

• 20-Page Teacher Guide: Four-term planning, suggested pathways, weekly musicianship teaching, unit guidance, evidence requirements and progress descriptors.

• Excel Class Tracker: Organises pathways, unit evidence, progress levels, musicianship, work study, writing, technology activities and next steps for up to 32 students.

• Advanced Musicianship: Metre, keys, intervals, extended chords, modulation, transposition, instrumental notation, larger musical forms and counterpoint.

• Integrated Learning: An in-depth musical work study, four writing moves—synthesise, judge, interpret and critique—and six practical technology activities.

• Colour and Print Editions: Both formats supplied for the workbook, toolkit and teacher guide.

Thoughtful Planning Across Senior Music

The Year 12 and 13 programmes include guidance on cultural integrity and kaitiakitanga, authentic student evidence, acknowledgement of sources and AI use. Shared planning structures and handover tools help teachers support progression between year levels.

Availability: All NCEA Levels 1–3 and Phase 5 Years 11–13 resources are complete, available now and included in this bundle.

Curriculum basis: The Phase 5 programmes are independent teaching resources developed from the Ministry of Education’s October 2026 draft. They distinguish draft curriculum content from teacher-designed sequences and activities, with space to incorporate future assessment requirements. They are not Ministry- or NZQA-approved assessment packages.

Phase 5 materials will be reviewed and updated as further curriculum and assessment information becomes available.

Practical Support Across Your Senior Department

• Coordinate multi-level teaching: Use consistent approaches to planning, milestones and progress monitoring.

• Support individual pathways: Organise learning around students’ strengths, interests and future goals.

• Build student independence: Give learners accessible reference tools, clear checkpoints and opportunities to reflect.

• Connect theory and practice: Bring vocabulary, listening, analysis and musicianship into practical music-making.

• Prepare for change: Keep current NCEA programmes and new Phase 5 planning clearly organised.

  Complete Senior Music Bundle — $399 NZD

The NCEA and Phase 5 collections are distinct programmes. Phase 5 materials are not presented as NCEA assessment tasks.

Purchasing & School Invoicing

We accept official school purchase orders and can arrange a manual invoice for your school’s accounts department. Please contact McNally Vocal Studio to organise your purchase.

Single-School / Department Licence: Teachers within one school may print, photocopy and share the purchased resources digitally with their students for ongoing classroom use. Files may not be resold, publicly uploaded or shared outside the licensed school.