Chris Gill
Chris Gill has over 25 years' experience in teaching music and has worked as a Director of Music and Deputy Head in several schools.
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Chris Gill has over 25 years' experience in teaching music and has worked as a Director of Music and Deputy Head in several schools.
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Sondheim's "Into the Woods" - analysis for AQA A Level Music etc. (20 pages)
Stephen Sondheim (1930-2021) wrote the words and music for “Into the Woods” a musical which is based on several fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm and others: Cinderella, Rapunzel, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Little Red Riding Hood.
This resource discusses Sondheim’s musical style, gives an overview of “Into the Woods”, and analyses three musical numbers in detail:
Prologue
Agony
Our Little World
This resource was designed for teaching the AQA Music A Level syllabus (Area of Study 4 - Music for Theatre), but it can be used for any 14+ musical theatre lessons in either music or drama lessons.
Rodgers and Hammerstein analysis for AQA A Level Music etc. (23 pages)
23 pages of musical analysis and worksheets based on the musicals of Rodgers and Hammerstein, including in-depth analyses of:
Lonely Room (from Oklahoma!)
Oklahoma (from Oklahoma!)
What’s the Use of Wonderin’ (from Carousel)
Louise’s ballet (from Carousel)
…and many more shorter questions, exam practice questions, explanation of context, and so on.
Useful for any students of musical theatre, particularly AQA A Level Music AoS4.
Kurt Weill: Five Songs - analysis (for AQA A Level Music etc. - 14 pages)
Musical analysis of five songs from Kurt Weill’s musical theatre shows:
The Threepenny Opera: Mack the Knife
The Threepenny Opera: Pirate Jenny
The Threepenny Opera: Jealousy Duet
The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny: Alabama Song
The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny: Havana Song
The songs are given their context within each show, together with an in-depth musical analysis under each element of music.
14 pages long - enough material for five lessons (1 song per lesson)
Suitable for any study of musical theatre, particularly AQA A Level Music AoS4
Mozart "The Marriage of Figaro" Act I - analysis + scores + Sibelius files
A detailed analysis of all of the music numbers in “The Marriage of Figaro” Act I set for AQA A Level Music (i.e. all except No. 2 duet and No. 8 chorus), together with an introduction, synopsis, and three quizzes with answers provided. Each number is analysed over several pages by section and by elements of music (over 40 pages in total). Ideal for teaching AQA A Level Music AoS1 or as wider listening for other A Level Music courses.
Including the full score in pdf and editable Sibelius formats.
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A Midsummer Night's Dream - complete resources
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: literary devices
14-page list of literary devices and quotation, in .docx and .pdf formats
29 types of literary device, from alliteration to zeugma
105 quotations from ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’
Explanations of literary devices and quotations
Act/scene/line references
One-page worksheet on literary devices in ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, in .docx and .pdf formats
**A Midsummer Night’s Dream (abridged)
Abridged 36-page version of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ in .docx and .pdf formats
Retains act and scene structure of original and all major plot points
Ideal for quicker study or shorter performances of the play (approx. 40 minutes)
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A great way to test students’ knowledge of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’
50 multiple-choice questions (10 on each act) with four choices for each question
.docx format provided for easy editing and importing into quiz apps (e.g. Microsoft Forms, Plickers)
.pdf format provided for quick, easy, ready-formatted printing
separate answer sheet provided in .pdf format
A Midsummer Night's Dream comprehension quiz
A great way to test students’ knowledge of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’
50 multiple-choice questions (10 on each act) with four choices for each question
.docx format provided for easy editing and importing into quiz apps (e.g. Microsoft Forms, Plickers)
.pdf format provided for quick, easy, ready-formatted printing
separate answer sheet provided in .pdf format
A Midsummer Night's Dream (abridged)
Abridged 36-page version of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ in .docx and .pdf formats
Retains act and scene structure of original and all major plot points
Ideal for quicker study or shorter performances of the play (approx. 40 minutes)
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: literary devices
14-page list of literary devices and quotation, in .docx and .pdf formats
29 types of literary device, from alliteration to zeugma
105 quotations from ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’
Explanations of literary devices and quotations
Act/scene/line references
One-page worksheet on literary devices in ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, in .docx and .pdf formats