J. S. Bach - Air “on a G string” from Orchestral Suite No. 3 arranged for string groups of various combinations: string quartet string quartet (notated with double note values) 3 violins, viola, cello 4 violins, viola, cello All provided as editable Sibelius files

Bach - Violin Concerto in A minor BWV 1014 10 pages of analysis and questions complete score in odf format (all three movements) complete score in Sibelius format (all three movements)

Sibelius files arranged for school chamber orchestra: March Dance of the Mirlitons Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

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.

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.

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

22 pages of notes on the Romantic Piano Music strand of AoS1 in the AQA Music A Level Each of the six pieces is introduced with contextual information Each piece has a detailed structural analysis Each piece has a colour-coded analysis by elements of music Also included is a checklist of 25 ‘Romantic Piano Music - typical features’

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.

5-page detailed analysis of ‘I Dreamed a Dream’ from Les Misérables, containing analysis by section and analysis by musical elements.

12 multiple-choice questions based on YouTube documentary embedded within the quiz. Provided as a Word file with a link to the online quiz template, which also contains the answers). This allows you to print hard copies of the question sheets or duplicate the Microsoft Quiz for your own students, which is automatically marked.

This assessment/quiz is provided as editable question paper and answer paper (as Microsoft Word documents), with the answer paper also containing a link to the online quiz template for Microsoft Forms. This template can be adapted and e-mailed to pupils, whose responses will then be automatically returned to the teacher. The answers are entirely multiple choice which can be marked quickly (or entirely automatically using the online version).

Four pages of notes analysing Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique (first movement) under elements of music. This is one of the set works in Edexcel A Level Music, Area of Study 2 (Instrumental Music).

12 pages of notes on ‘The Duchess’, ‘Mistake of Your Life’, ‘Six Years Later’, ‘Never See Your Children Again’ and ‘End titles’ for Edexcel A Level Music

16 pages of notes of this Edexcel A Level Music set work. All eight cues are analysed according to the Elements of Music. Includes a one-page introduction to the film and its music, and an 4-page overview of the other cues in the film, to put the set work into context.

Nine pages of notes, grouped into elements of music, for this Edexcel A Level Music set work.

9 pages of notes summarising this Edexcel A Level set work under Elements of Music. Includes text and translation.