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.
Music
J. S. Bach, Cantata, Ein feste Burg, BWV 80: Movements 1, 2, 8
11 pages of notes analysing and summarising this Edexcel set work, divided into Elements of Music, plus a 4-page essay template.
Antonio Vivaldi – Concerto in D minor, Op. 3 No. 11, RV565
4 pages of summary notes, under elements of music, for this Edexcel A level music set work
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Edexcel A level Music Area of Study 5 - Fusions
Summary notes for all three set works in this area of study:
Debussy - Estampes Nos. 1 and 2
Familia Valera Miranda - two songs from Caña Quema
Anoushka Shankar - three songs from Breathing Under Water
Anoushka Shankar - three tracks from the album 'Breathing Under Water'
10 pages of summary notes for this Edexcel A level Music set work, including advice about answering an essay question
Familia Valera Miranda: Caña Quema –‘Se quema la chumbambà’ and ‘Alla vá candela’
5 pages of summary notes for this A level Music Edexcel set work, plus exam-style questions and answers
Elfman - Four Cues from 'Batman Returns'
12 pages of summary notes for this Edexcel A level music set work
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'New Directions' (Area of Study 6)
Summary notes under Elements of Music for all three set works in Edexcel A level Music ‘New Directions’ (Area of Study 6):
Stravinsky - ‘The Rite of Spring’ - first three movements
John Cage - No. 1 from Three Dances for Two Prepared Pianos
Kaija Saariaho - Petals for Solo Cello and Optional Electronics
Petals for Solo Cello and Optional Electronics by Kaija Saariaho
4-page summary, under Elements of Music, of this Edexcel A level music set work
John Cage – No. 1 from Three Dances for Two Prepared Pianos
Two-page summary, divided into elements of music, of this Edexcel A level Music set work .
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Edexcel A-level music: 6 set works
6 set works from the Edexcel A-level music syllabus. Comprehensive notes
Debussy - Estampes Nos. 1 and 2 ('Pagodes' and 'La soirée dans Grenade’)
9 pages of notes about the musical features of Debussy - Estampes Nos. 1 and 2 (‘Pagodes’ and 'La soirée dans Grenade’), which together form one of the set works in the Edexcel A-level syllabus (Area of Study 5: Fusions).
Courtney Pine - Three Songs from Back in the Day
Summary of musical features for this Pearson/Edexcel A Level set work
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Popular Music and Jazz (Edexcel Area of Study 4): complete notes
All ten songs from the three Set Works in the Popular Music and Jazz Area of Study (Edexcel/Pearson A Level Music):
Kate Bush, Hounds of Love (3 songs)
Beatles, Revolver (4 songs)
Courtney Pine, Back in the Day (3 songs)
Listening/analysis notes for all 10 songs in this Area of Study
Kate Bush - Three Songs from the album 'Hounds of Love'
8-page Word document summarising musical features of this set work for A Level Music (Edexcel/Pearson)
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The Beatles
Seven Beatles songs analysed, including the four songs from ‘Revolver’ which are Edexcel A level set works:
Eleanor Rigby
Here, There and Everywhere
I Want to Tell You
Tomorrow Never Knows
Love Me Do
A Hard Day’s Night
A Day in the Life
Suitable for A level and GCSE listening. Includes a scheme of work on the Beatles for younger pupils.
The Beatles - Four Songs from the 'Revolver' album
Analysis (divided into elements of music) of the following songs:
‘Eleanor Rigby’
‘Here, There and Everywhere’
‘I Want to Tell You’
‘Tomorrow Never Knows’
These are set works for the current Edexcel Pearson A level music course, but they are equally suitable as wider listening for GCSE/A level.
GCSE Music Revision Guide for 9-1 Edexcel Pearson exam
GCSE Music Revision Guide for 9-1 Edexcel Pearson exam
Jazz
Powerpoint presentation with over 50 slides, including graphics and audio links, giving an overview of the history of jazz, covering major genres and performers. Includes brief analysis of several pieces. Suitable for GCSE/A level wider listening.
The Beatles - three songs
Three songs by The Beatles analysed and summarised under musical elements:
‘Love Me Do’
‘A Hard Day’s Night’
‘A Day in the Life’
Useful for wider listening for A level pop/rock set works.
Stravinsky's 'The Rite of Spring' - first three movements
9 pages of notes, including summary of musical elements and detailed analysis, in .docx (Word) and pdf formats.
Suitable for A level listening, particularly the set work on the Pearson Edexcel syllabus.
Includes a sample A level essay comparing the first movement of ‘The Rite of Spring’ with the first movement of ‘Petrouchka’.