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!
These notes will help you learn and revise Component 3 (Appraising) content for the A Level Music exam, specifically concerning the following work:
Petals (for Cello Solo and Optional ELectronics) (Kaija Saariaho)
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 5: Fusions
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.
Checklist and advice for the Edexcel A Level Music Component 2 Arrangement Task.
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:
Symphonie fantastique: Movement 1 (Berlioz)
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:
Eleanor Rigby’, ‘Here, There and Everywhere’, ‘I Want to Tell You’ and ‘Tomorrow Never Knows’ from Revolver (The Beatles)
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:
The Rite of Spring: Introduction, ‘The Augurs of Spring’ and ‘Ritual of Abduction’ (Stravinsky)
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 6: New Directions
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 essays and plans based on the Edexcel A Level Music set works. These are top band responses.
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This powerpoint presentation is for modules in the AQA A Level French specification:
La famille en voie de changement
La cyber-societe
Fantastic revision resources which includes:
Recommended specification points to guide students learning
Detailed slides with francophone examples
These notes will help you learn and revise Component 3 (Appraising) content for the A Level Music exam, specifically concerning the following work:
Cantata ‘Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott’ BWV 80, 1st, 2nd and 8th movements (Bach)
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:
The Duchess’ (Opening and End titles), ‘Mistake of Your Life’, ‘Six Years Later’ and Never See Your Children Again’, from The Duchess (2008) (Rachel Portman)
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:
Estampes: No.1 ‘Pagodes’ and No.2 ‘La Soirée dans Grenade’ (Debussy)
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 1: Vocal 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.
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.
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.
Key examples for the speaking exam.
They have served me well in my A Level German 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.
This powerpoint presentation is for modules in the AQA A Level French specification:
Le role du benevolat
Une culture fiere de son patrimoine
Fantastic revision resources which includes:
Recommended specification points to guide students learning
Detailed slides with francophone examples
Key quotes list, essential for any student studying Joffo’s “Un Sac de Billes”.
They have served me well in my A Level French 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.
The Medicine & Drugs sub-topic is an integral part to the GCSE Biology course, so revise it here with:
Key definitions and notes about sports drugs, ecoli, pathogens, the body’s lines of defence, the transmission of pathogens and how to prevent it, antibiotics, viruses, pandemics, MRSA, white blood cells and bacteria.
An informative PowerPoint presentation about sports drugs, suitable for class presentation. The key statistics and facts given are crucial and suitable material to revise from.
An accompanying script to the PowerPoint allowing it to be presented to a class.
Short biographies of Semmelweis and Edward Jenner, both key figures in this topic.
This has served me well in my GCSE course and I hope it 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:
On Wenlock Edge, No.1 ‘On Wenlock Edge’, No.3 ‘Is My Team Ploughing?’ and No.5 ‘Bredon Hill’ (Vaughan Williams)
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:
Prelude’, ‘The City’, ‘Marion’, ‘The Muder’ (shower scene), ‘The Toys’, ‘The Cellar’, ‘Discovery’, ‘Finale’ from Psycho (Bernard Herrman)
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.