Extremely useful GCSE and A Level revision materials for both students and teachers. They have served me well in my courses and I hope they can be of benefit to you too!
Extremely useful GCSE and A Level revision materials for both students and teachers. They have served me well in my courses and I hope they can be of benefit to you too!
A great material to demonstrate to students a high level example of Component 2 Writing for their English exam.
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3 great eye-catching and memorable posters on:
Weather
Clothes
Food and shopping
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The Space sub-topic is an integral part to the GCSE Physics course, so revise it here with a useful and colourful poster on:
The sequence for the birth of a star
The sequence for a stars with a small mass (like our Sun)
The sequence for stars with a mass at least four times that of our Sun
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The Planet sub-topic is an integral part to the GCSE Chemistry course, so revise it here with:
The objective of the experiment
A clearly presented method for the experiment
The conclusion to the experiment
A diagram
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Key quotes list, essential for any student studying Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing”.
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A great material and very powerful story to demonstrate to students a high level example of Component 2 Writing for their English exam.
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The Energy Transfer and Kinetic Theory sub-topic is an integral part to the GCSE Physics course, so revise it here with:
Key definitions and notes about the three states of matter: solid, liquid and gas
Descriptions of their energy levels, arrangement and movement.
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The Medical Applications of Physics sub-topic is an integral part to the GCSE Physics course, so revise it here with:
Comparisons in the lens, focusing screw/ciliary muscles, aperture/iris and photosensitive surface/retina.
Differences between the eye and the camera (e.g. shutter)
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These notes will help you learn and revise Component 3 (Appraising) content for the A Level Music exam, specifically concerning the following work:
Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), No.4 (recit and aria: ‘O zittre nicht’) and No. 5 (quintet: ‘Hm!’) from Act 1 (Mozart)
This resource includes:
Historical and stylistic context of the set work and key vocabulary.
Detailed key information regarding all musical elements relevant to the set work: sonority, instrumentation, texture, structure, melody, harmony, tonality, rhythm, metre, tempo and dynamics.
A* examples to give you an in-depth knowledge ready for essay and listening questions in the exam.
Relevant wider listening comparisons (both similarities and differences) which will be essential for higher level responses to an exam question.
Possible ways of revising this material include:
Highlighting key words in the notes
Write an essay question and see if you have remembered all the points and examples listed Listening to the wider listening suggestions and seeing if you can recognise the key features listed and compare them to the piece
These notes are also really good for making revision cards from
They have served me well in my A Level music course and I hope they can be of benefit to you too!
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These notes will help you learn and revise Component 3 (Appraising) content for the A Level Music exam, specifically concerning the following work:
Birth of a Penguin’ Parts 1 & 2, ‘Rise and Fall from Grace’ and ‘Batman vs the Circus’, from Batman Returns(1992) (Danny Elfman)
This resource includes:
Historical and stylistic context of the set work and key vocabulary.
Detailed key information regarding all musical elements relevant to the set work: sonority, instrumentation, texture, structure, melody, harmony, tonality, rhythm, metre, tempo and dynamics.
A* examples to give you an in-depth knowledge ready for essay and listening questions in the exam.
Relevant wider listening comparisons (both similarities and differences) which will be essential for higher level responses to an exam question.
Possible ways of revising this material include:
Highlighting key words in the notes
Write an essay question and see if you have remembered all the points and examples listed
Listening to the wider listening suggestions and seeing if you can recognise the key features listed and compare them to the piece
These notes are also really good for making revision cards from
They have served me well in my A Level music course and I hope they can be of benefit to you too!
There’s also plenty more where this came from, so please check out my other resources.
These notes will help you learn and revise Component 3 (Appraising) content for the A Level Music exam, specifically concerning the following work:
Alla va candela’ from ‘Se Quema la chumbamba’ from Cana Quema (La Familia Valera Miranda)
This resource includes:
Historical and stylistic context of the set work and key vocabulary.
Detailed key information regarding all musical elements relevant to the set work: sonority, instrumentation, texture, structure, melody, harmony, tonality, rhythm, metre, tempo and dynamics.
A* examples to give you an in-depth knowledge ready for essay and listening questions in the exam.
Relevant wider listening comparisons (both similarities and differences) which will be essential for higher level responses to an exam question.
Possible ways of revising this material include:
Highlighting key words in the notes
Write an essay question and see if you have remembered all the points and examples listed
Listening to the wider listening suggestions and seeing if you can recognise the key features listed and compare them to the piece
These notes are also really good for making revision cards from
They have served me well in my A Level music course and I hope they can be of benefit to you too!
There’s also plenty more where this came from, so please check out my other resources.
A bundle of thorough revision notes and wider listening!
These notes will help you learn and revise Component 3 (Appraising) content for the A Level Music exam, specifically concerning the area of study:
Area of Study 2: Instrumental Music
This resource includes:
Historical and stylistic context of the set work and key vocabulary.
Detailed key information regarding all musical elements relevant to the set work: sonority, instrumentation, texture, structure, melody, harmony, tonality, rhythm, metre, tempo and dynamics.
A* examples to give you an in-depth knowledge ready for essay and listening questions in the exam.
Relevant wider listening comparisons (both similarities and differences) which will be essential for higher level responses to an exam question.
Possible ways of revising this material include:
Highlighting key words in the notes
Write an essay question and see if you have remembered all the points and examples listed
Listening to the wider listening suggestions and seeing if you can recognise the key features listed and compare them to the piece
These notes are also really good for making revision cards from
They have served me well in my A Level music course and I hope they can be of benefit to you too!
There’s also plenty more where this came from, so please check out my other resources.
Model essay based on the Edexcel A Level Music set works. This is a top band response to the following question:
Evaluate Portman’s use of melody, rhythm and harmony in ‘Six Years Later’ and ‘Never See Your Children Again’ with particular reference to the changing circumstances of the heroin. Relate your discussion to other relevant works. These may include set works, wider listening or other.
These notes will help you learn and revise Component 3 (Appraising) content for the A Level Music exam, specifically concerning the following work:
Concerto in D minor Op.3 No. 11 RV 565 (Vivaldi)
This resource includes:
Historical and stylistic context of the set work and key vocabulary.
Detailed key information regarding all musical elements relevant to the set work: sonority, instrumentation, texture, structure, melody, harmony, tonality, rhythm, metre, tempo and dynamics.
A* examples to give you an in-depth knowledge ready for essay and listening questions in the exam.
Relevant wider listening comparisons (both similarities and differences) which will be essential for higher level responses to an exam question.
Possible ways of revising this material include:
Highlighting key words in the notes
Write an essay question and see if you have remembered all the points and examples listed
Listening to the wider listening suggestions and seeing if you can recognise the key features listed and compare them to the piece
These notes are also really good for making revision cards from
They have served me well in my A Level music course and I hope they can be of benefit to you too!
There’s also plenty more where this came from, so please check out my other resources.
These notes will help you learn and revise Component 3 (Appraising) content for the A Level Music exam, specifically concerning the following work:
Lady Day and John Coltrane’, ‘Inner State of Mind’ and ‘Love and Affection’ from Back in the Day (2000) (Courtney Pine)
This resource includes:
Historical and stylistic context of the set work and key vocabulary.
Detailed key information regarding all musical elements relevant to the set work: sonority, instrumentation, texture, structure, melody, harmony, tonality, rhythm, metre, tempo and dynamics.
A* examples to give you an in-depth knowledge ready for essay and listening questions in the exam.
Relevant wider listening comparisons (both similarities and differences) which will be essential for higher level responses to an exam question.
Possible ways of revising this material include:
Highlighting key words in the notes
Write an essay question and see if you have remembered all the points and examples listed
Listening to the wider listening suggestions and seeing if you can recognise the key features listed and compare them to the piece
These notes are also really good for making revision cards from
They have served me well in my A Level music course and I hope they can be of benefit to you too!
There’s also plenty more where this came from, so please check out my other resources.
These notes will help you learn and revise Component 3 (Appraising) content for the A Level Music exam, specifically concerning the following work:
Three Dances for Two Prepared Pianos: No. 1 (John Cage)
This resource includes:
Historical and stylistic context of the set work and key vocabulary.
Detailed key information regarding all musical elements relevant to the set work: sonority, instrumentation, texture, structure, melody, harmony, tonality, rhythm, metre, tempo and dynamics.
A* examples to give you an in-depth knowledge ready for essay and listening questions in the exam.
Relevant wider listening comparisons (both similarities and differences) which will be essential for higher level responses to an exam question.
Possible ways of revising this material include:
Highlighting key words in the notes
Write an essay question and see if you have remembered all the points and examples listed
Listening to the wider listening suggestions and seeing if you can recognise the key features listed and compare them to the piece
These notes are also really good for making revision cards from
They have served me well in my A Level music course and I hope they can be of benefit to you too!
There’s also plenty more where this came from, so please check out my other resources.
A bundle of thorough revision notes and wider listening!
These notes will help you learn and revise Component 3 (Appraising) content for the A Level Music exam, specifically concerning the area of study:
Area of Study 4: Popular Music and Jazz
This resource includes:
Historical and stylistic context of the set work and key vocabulary.
Detailed key information regarding all musical elements relevant to the set work: sonority, instrumentation, texture, structure, melody, harmony, tonality, rhythm, metre, tempo and dynamics.
A* examples to give you an in-depth knowledge ready for essay and listening questions in the exam.
Relevant wider listening comparisons (both similarities and differences) which will be essential for higher level responses to an exam question.
Possible ways of revising this material include:
Highlighting key words in the notes
Write an essay question and see if you have remembered all the points and examples listed
Listening to the wider listening suggestions and seeing if you can recognise the key features listed and compare them to the piece
These notes are also really good for making revision cards from
They have served me well in my A Level music course and I hope they can be of benefit to you too!
There’s also plenty more where this came from, so please check out my other resources.
Essay plan based on the Edexcel A Level Music set works. This is a top band response to the following question:
Evaluate Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring movements 1 – 3 with reference to the different moods, atmospheres and dances. Relate your discussion to other relevant works. These may include set works, wider listening or other.
These notes will help you learn and revise Component 3 (Appraising) content for the A Level Music exam, specifically concerning the following work:
Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 17: Movement 1 (Clara Schumann)
This resource includes:
Historical and stylistic context of the set work and key vocabulary.
Detailed key information regarding all musical elements relevant to the set work: sonority, instrumentation, texture, structure, melody, harmony, tonality, rhythm, metre, tempo and dynamics.
A* examples to give you an in-depth knowledge ready for essay and listening questions in the exam.
Relevant wider listening comparisons (both similarities and differences) which will be essential for higher level responses to an exam question.
Possible ways of revising this material include:
Highlighting key words in the notes
Write an essay question and see if you have remembered all the points and examples listed
Listening to the wider listening suggestions and seeing if you can recognise the key features listed and compare them to the piece
These notes are also really good for making revision cards from
They have served me well in my A Level music course and I hope they can be of benefit to you too!
There’s also plenty more where this came from, so please check out my other resources.
These notes will help you learn and revise Component 3 (Appraising) content for the A Level Music exam, specifically concerning the following work:
Cloudbusting’, ‘And Dream of Sheep’ and ‘Under Ice’ from Hounds of Love (Kate Bush)
This resource includes:
Historical and stylistic context of the set work and key vocabulary.
Detailed key information regarding all musical elements relevant to the set work: sonority, instrumentation, texture, structure, melody, harmony, tonality, rhythm, metre, tempo and dynamics.
A* examples to give you an in-depth knowledge ready for essay and listening questions in the exam.
Relevant wider listening comparisons (both similarities and differences) which will be essential for higher level responses to an exam question.
Possible ways of revising this material include:
Highlighting key words in the notes
Write an essay question and see if you have remembered all the points and examples listed
Listening to the wider listening suggestions and seeing if you can recognise the key features listed and compare them to the piece
These notes are also really good for making revision cards from
They have served me well in my A Level music course and I hope they can be of benefit to you too!
There’s also plenty more where this came from, so please check out my other resources.