Cadbury's dairy milk advert, accompanied by Queen - Don't Stop Me Now. We hear Queen's 'Don't stop me now' as the soundtrack, while models of airport ground support vehicles race along the runway.

KS2/3 idea: Ask pupils to describe (using musical vocabulary) how the music changes as the race begins. On which beats of the bar does the snare drum play? [Ans: beats 2 and 4 (the backbeats)]

This advert has no voice-over so the soundtrack features strongly. Architectural scenes of the refurbished St. Pancras international terminal are shown to music by Philip Glass (Heroes).

KS3 idea: Discuss with pupils the musical features in the soundtrack that match the idea of rail transport. What features of the soundtrack are typical of the minimalist style of composition?

The soundtrack to this advert is 'Something in the Air' by Phil Collins. To start with the mood is quite gentle and the gorilla sits passively in facial close-up. But then about two thirds of the way through the camera pulls back to reveal that the gorilla is seated at a drum kit. The gorilla suddenly plays a loud tom fill followed by very heavy two-handed (flams) snare hits on beats 2 and 4 of the bar (the 'backbeats').

KS2/3 idea: Discuss with pupils what is the musical effect of the heavy backbeats. Get them to count the beats of the bar out loud at the beginning, then after a few more seconds get them to mime (or play) on beats 2 and 4 - do they match the gorilla when it begins playing? Can KS3 pupils describe what the bass drum is doing (even though they can't see)

This advert features two kids performing a rapid 'eyebrow dance' whilst sitting in a photography studio. The song featured in the advert is "Don't Stop The Rock" by Freestyle.

KS2/3 idea: Ask pupils on which beats of the bar do the kids first twitch their eyebrows? [Ans: beats 2 and 4 (the backbeats)]. The girl improvises a sycopated rhythm on the balloon toward the end. Which percussion instrument in the track also plays similar syncopated patterns? [Ans: cowbell] Can pupils improvise their own syncopated rhythms as the soundtrack plays?

KS3/4 idea: The soundtrack is based on 2 chords (Fm and Eflat) and might be used as a stimulus for pupils to compose a similar advert soundtrack using, say, Am and G.

Also known as "The Politician", this is an a cappella song sung recorded in 1970, days before Joplin died and appearing on the 1971 album Pearl, the song is a critical social commentary on how people relate happiness to money and material possessions, a great example for a songwriting theme and for a capella singing, the song has also been used on adverts for... guess who?!