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:
Breathing Under Water: ‘Burn’, ‘Breathing Under Water’ and ‘Easy’ (Anoushka Shankar)
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 3: Music for Film
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 Saariaho’s use of sonority, dynamics and tempi as a means of exploiting the expressive and technical potential of the cello. Relate your discussion to other relevant works. These may include set works, wider listening or other.
Key quotes list, essential for any student studying Becker’s “Good Bye Lenin”.
They have served me well in my A Level German course and I hope they can be of benefit to you too!
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This powerpoint presentation is for modules in the AQA A Level French specification.
Fantastic revision/teaching resources which include:
Recommended specification points to guide students learning
Detailed slides with francophone examples
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 Plants & Photosynthesis sub-topic is an integral part to the GCSE Biology course, so revise it here with:
Key definitions and notes about plants and photosynthesis.
A detailed report on plant organs, plant requirements and deficiencies, leaf adaptations, specialised cells, the photosynthesis equation, limitations of photosynthesis, how to increase photosynthesis.
A comprehensive evaluation of photosynthesis.
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
The Atoms & Elements sub-topic is an integral part to the GCSE Chemistry course, so revise it here with:
Key definitions and notes, including:
Atom
Molecule
Element
Compound
Mixture
Mixtures and Compounds
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.