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BeSt SoNgS oF 2023 So FaR

JCAugust 17, 2023

So many of our favourite songs are as multi-layered as any of the textss we study in school. With the new term dawning, here are the tracks that have already k... Read More...

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sLaM dUnK 2023

JCJune 1, 2023

We went to Slam Dunk and it was the PERFECT day. Read our review, then write about your own perfect experience. MUSIC FOCUS: Enter Shikari; Malevolence; PVR... Read More...

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aNaLySiNg StRuCtuRe: ToP 10 sLAm DuNk SoNgS 23

JCMay 15, 2023

Let's think about how the final moments of Slam Dunk will hit harder because of the songs you've enjoyed during the earlier parts of the day! MUSIC FOCUS: Maggie Lindemann, Spanish Love Songs, Boston Manor, Trash Boat, VUKOVI, Holding Absence, Ch... Read More...

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iNtRoDuCinG SoUnD oF pEn: FoR sTuDeNtS & TeAcHeRs oF gCsE & a-LeVeL eNgLiSh

JCApril 28, 2023

Sound of Pen classes use music as a doorway to a deeper understanding of GCSE & A-Level English texts. Sound of Pen is home to original, unique free les... Read More...

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aNaLySiNg StRuCtUrE WiTh PvRiS & SiNcErE EnGiNeeR

JCApril 28, 2023

Why do things happen in the order they do? Who can say? YOU can. Or, at least, you will be able to once you've completed this class! MUSIC FOCUS: PVRIS, Sin... Read More...

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PvRiS @ HaMMeRsMiTh aPoLLo

JCFebruary 1, 2023

MUSIC FOCUS: PVRIS.ACTIVITY FOCUS: Review an album or live show and practise writing about structure! PVRIS, Hammersmith Apollo PVRIS have never been a band to pretend that the darkness doesn’t exist. Against the backdrop of a striking UK... Read More...

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We’LL aLwAyS hAvE PvRiS: tHe EnDuRiNg iNfLuEnCe oF wHiTe NoiSe

JCJanuary 17, 2023

PVRIS are back in England (well, almost!!) - and they're bringing the ludicrously brilliant Maggie Lindemann and Charlotte Sands with them!! Life hasn't been t... Read More...

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LiNKiN pArK, bMtH, eNtEr sHiKaRi & mOrE: aNaLySiNg dArKnEss

JCMay 17, 2022

Yes, we do know it's the school holidays, but as far as fun activities go, it's hard to think of anything more enjoyable than listening to Creeper, Against The... Read More...

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A-LeVeL: SoNgS oF tHe YeAr & VoCaBuLaRy

JCJanuary 1, 2021

We LOVED so much of the music released in 2020. Here are our top 50 songs. Each mini-review includes a word that you should be using when writing your A-Level Lit essays. You'll find a link to a document listing all the words in one place at the bot... Read More...

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tHiS iS WhAt We LiStEn To

JCOctober 19, 2020

If you say you LOVE Kim Petras as much as you LOVE Enter Shikari, some people look at you like you're craaaaaaaaazy. When, of course, what they should be doing... Read More...

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50 BeSt SoNgS oF 2020 So FaR

JCJune 28, 2020

How is it even possible to sum up the experience of living through 2020? Here are the songs that have helped us through the first 6 months! Listen to all 50... Read More...

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SoUnD oF pEn’s 75 bESt SonGS oF 2019

JCJanuary 3, 2020

We've already charted our top 20 albums/EPs of 2019, but here are our favourite individual songs. Each track stood on its own two feet as a one-off TUUUUNE x Read through our life-changing list below, then have a listen. 75: Like Torches, The ... Read More...

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SoUnD oF pEn’s 20 bESt aLbUmS & EpS oF 2019

DaisyDecember 23, 2019

Is there anything more fun than compiling an end of year album/EP list? We've loved listening to these 20 records so much! They say A LOT about who we are at S... Read More...

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