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:
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:
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!
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.
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.
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.
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:
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:
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.
This resource provides an in-depth lesson and homework task, experimental results and a detailed model answer in response to the following task:
To investigate the main changes in your body as a result of exercise and explain the physiological changes that are happening in your body and produce a report of your findings.
If you don’t wish to use this as a lesson resource, there is still plenty of information for revision purposes on:
Aerobic and Anaerobic Respiration
Heart Rate and Blood Pressure
Bones, Ligaments, Joins and Muscles
The cardiovascular system
The respiratory system
Injury from excessive exercise
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.
The Homeostasis sub-topic is an integral part to the GCSE Biology course, so revise it here with:
Key definitions and notes about Homeostasis.
Comprehensive collated diagrams and notes regarding:
Body Temperature
Blood Sugar Level
Water Content
Negative Feedback
Regulating Body Temperature
The skin
Vasoconstriction and vasodilation
Regulating Blood Glucose
Diabetes
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.
The Nervous System sub-topic is an integral part to the GCSE Biology course, so revise it here with:
A key definitions and notes about the nervous system, stimuli receptor cells, sensory organs, the reflex action and the reflex arc.
An informative PowerPoint presentation suitable for class presentation. The key statistics and facts given are crucial and suitable material to revise from.
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.
The Healthy Lifestyle sub-topic is an integral part to the GCSE Biology course, so revise it here with:
A key definitions and facts revision poster.
An amusing and informative PowerPoint presentation 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 a class.
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.
The Hormones sub-topic is an integral part to the GCSE Biology course, so revise it here with:
Key definitions and notes about hormones, the Menstrual cycle, in-vitro fertilisation and plant hormones (including auxin).
An informative PowerPoint presentation about hormones suitable for class presentation. The key statistics and facts given are crucial and suitable material to revise from.
A small poster showing the method for In-Vitro fertilisation.
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.
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.
This powerpoint presentation is for modules in the AQA A Level French specification:
Les aspects positifs d’une societe diverse
Quelle vie pour les marginalises?
Fantastic revision resources which includes:
Recommended specification points to guide students learning
Detailed slides with francophone examples
This powerpoint presentation is for modules in the AQA A Level French specification:
Comment on traite les criminels
Les ados et la politique
Fantastic revision resources which includes:
Recommended specification points to guide students learning
Detailed slides with francophone examples
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
This powerpoint presentation is for modules in the AQA A Level French specification:
La musique francophone contemporaine
Le septieme art
Fantastic revision resources which includes:
Recommended specification points to guide students learning
Detailed slides with francophone examples
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.
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