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Kirsten Parry - Assistant Director of Music

I have been teaching Music for 6 years and many of the resources I use, I made myself. At the moment, I am particularly focusing on making resources for the Development of the Symphony aspect of the Eduqas A Level Music course, as this is an extremely broad area of study which requires a huge amount of wider listening and contextual knowledge.

I have been teaching Music for 6 years and many of the resources I use, I made myself. At the moment, I am particularly focusing on making resources for the Development of the Symphony aspect of the Eduqas A Level Music course, as this is an extremely broad area of study which requires a huge amount of wider listening and contextual knowledge.
Eduqas A Level Music - AoSA Development of the Symphony - Lesson bundle 2
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Eduqas A Level Music - AoSA Development of the Symphony - Lesson bundle 2

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Here are lessons 6-10 of my AoSA scheme of work, which complement the long-term plan I have uploaded separately and in this pack. Please do edit and tweak as appropriate for your classes. Keep an eye on the notes, as I have put links/notes on quite a few of my slides. Enjoy the elf on the shelf memes - they sustain my pupils first thing on a Monday morning! The integrated videos should work on your device/s but if they don’t, the Youtube links are in the notes for each slide. Wider reading/worksheets are also included. Lesson 6 - Early Classical music Lesson 7 - Sonata form (ft. Haydn 2) Lesson 8 - Mature Classical music (ft. various wider listenings from Haydn and Mozart) Lesson 9 - Presentations Lesson 10 - How to write an essay ** If you find my lessons useful, please keep an eye on my page as I will be selling the rest of my lessons for AoSA in bundles (I have around 60 lessons in total!)** Any questions please email! - kirstenparry12@gmail.com Hope this is helpful!
Eduqas A Level Music - AoSA Development of the Symphony - Lesson bundle 4
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Eduqas A Level Music - AoSA Development of the Symphony - Lesson bundle 4

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Here are lessons 29-39 of my AoSA scheme of work, which complement the long-term plan I have uploaded separately and in this pack. Please do edit and tweak as appropriate for your classes. Keep an eye on the notes, as I have put links/notes on quite a few of my slides. Enjoy the elf on the shelf memes - they sustain my pupils first thing on a Monday morning! The integrated videos should work on your device/s but if they don’t, the Youtube links are in the notes for each slide. Wider reading/worksheets are also included, apart from those I did not make myself. Includes suggested homework tasks. Lessons 29-30 - The Creatures of Prometheus Lesson 31 - Musicianship (ft. Beethoven’s Eroica Variations) Lessons 32-33 - Beethoven 3 (Eroica) Lessons 34-35 - Beethoven 5 Lesson 36 - Musicianship - circle of fifths Lessons 37-39 - Beethoven 6 (Pastoral) ** If you find my lessons useful, please keep an eye on my page as I will be selling the rest of my lessons for AoSA in bundles (I have around 60 lessons in total!)** Any questions please email! - kirstenparry12@gmail.com Hope this is helpful!
Eduqas A Level Music AoSA Development of the Symphony FULL Scheme of Work with 61 PowerPoints and Wider Reading
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Eduqas A Level Music AoSA Development of the Symphony FULL Scheme of Work with 61 PowerPoints and Wider Reading

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This is the full collection of all 61 PowerPoints I have created for the AoSA within Eduqas A Level Music. I made these resources to teach myself the content, as I was new to teaching Development of the Symphony, and I also of course use them to teach my students. Some of the lessons are very information-heavy, but you could adapt them to be more research-focused if that works for you. The SoW includes activities, video links and suggested homework tasks. I have also included all wider reading, although not all of it is necessary for the course - more complementary. These lessons took in excess of 3 months of daily grind to create (summer 2023 was great fun…!), and by purchasing this bundle you are saving 10% compared to purchasing them in separate, smaller bundles. Thank you for your support, and please do not hesitate to email me with any questions! kirstenparry12@gmail.com
Eduqas A Level Music - AoSA Development of the Symphony - Lesson bundle 3 (HUGE incl. Haydn 104)
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Eduqas A Level Music - AoSA Development of the Symphony - Lesson bundle 3 (HUGE incl. Haydn 104)

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Here are lessons 11-28 of my AoSA scheme of work, which complement the long-term plan I have uploaded separately and in this pack. Please do edit and tweak as appropriate for your classes. Keep an eye on the notes, as I have put links/notes on quite a few of my slides. Enjoy the elf on the shelf memes - they sustain my pupils first thing on a Monday morning! The integrated videos should work on your device/s but if they don’t, the Youtube links are in the notes for each slide. Wider reading/worksheets are also included, apart from those I did not make myself. Includes suggested homework tasks. Lesson 11 - Musicianship (ft. Haydn 94 ‘Paukenschlag’) Lesson 12 - An introduction to the London Symphonies by Haydn Lessons 13-15 - Huge analysis PPT of Haydn 104, Movements 1 and 2 Lesson 16 - Musicianship - chords and intervals Lessons 17-19 - More Movement 2 analysis of the Haydn Lesson 20 - Musicianship (ft. Beethoven 1) Lesson 21 - All about Beethoven Lessons 22-24 - Huge analysis PPT of Haydn 104, Movement 3 Lesson 25 - Musicianship - transposition Lessons 26-28 - Huge analysis PPT of Haydn 104, Movement 4 ** If you find my lessons useful, please keep an eye on my page as I will be selling the rest of my lessons for AoSA in bundles (I have around 60 lessons in total!)** Any questions please email! - kirstenparry12@gmail.com Hope this is helpful!
Edexcel GCSE Music - Year 10 - Year 11 Summer workbook
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Edexcel GCSE Music - Year 10 - Year 11 Summer workbook

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This is a highly useful 10 page resource, containing the following (all of which can be edited): What we have done so far (‘In Year 10, we have…’) What we will do in Year 11 (‘In Year 11, we will study…’) Brandenburg Concerto: Context gap fill exercise Baroque era revision page Guidance on dictation, signposting to best websites to use to practice Space to jot down composition ideas (no guidance here, just manuscript) 8 week practice diary 12 mark essay set work revision tasks - grids to fill out for Killer Queen/Let it Be, Star Wars/Hedwig’s theme and Music for a While/And the Glory of the Lord Compare and contrast grid (any musical elements) between Beethoven’s Pathetique and Mozart’s Symphony No.40 Mvt 1 An elements of music matching exercise with 40+ key words on the page to match to the elements. I hope this is helpful - thank you for your continued support of my resources! Any questions, please email kirstenparry12@gmail.com
Eduqas A Level Music Year 12-13 Summer Workbook
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Eduqas A Level Music Year 12-13 Summer Workbook

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This is a highly useful 15 page resource, containing the following (all of which can be tweaked - PDF and word document included): What we have done so far (This year, we have…’) What we will do in Year 13/Upper Sixth (Next year, we will study…’) Links to helpful wider listening playlist AoSA Development of the Symphony revision exercises on Haydn, texture, structure, harmony and tonality etc. Harmony exercise to identify and describe different tricky chords Symphony wider listening grid (blank, to fill in) AoSC Musical Theatre task - composers’ fingerprints grid AoSE 20th Century wider listening grid with provided pieces 20th Century set works creative task 20th Century extensive questions based on Tom Pankhurst’s fantastic video Guidance on dictation, signposting to best websites to use to practice Space to jot down composition ideas (no guidance here, just manuscript) A Level performance requirements 8 week practice diary An elements of music matching exercise with 40+ key words on the page to match to the elements. I hope this is helpful - thank you for your continued support of my resources! Please also check out my Symphony Wider Listening Guide and extensive schemes of work/PowerPoints. Any questions, please email kirstenparry12@gmail.com
Edexcel GCSE Music - Wider Listening Workbook
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Edexcel GCSE Music - Wider Listening Workbook

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This is an extensive 60 page resource to complement the Edexcel GCSE Music course, offering a range of wider listening questions and tasks covering 33 different pieces. This workbook suits pupils throughout their GCSE course, for in-lesson activities or for homework. It is clear, guided and improves independence and confidence in their exam technique. The document includes a clearly laid out contents page, musical element definition reminder and a reflection page at the end. The pieces are selected from the Edexcel suggested wider listening list, but I have also added in a few which I thought would be good to look at. I have created every question myself - most are typical of a Question 9 unfamiliar listening question, but some are useful tasks to help students to identify musical features in an unfamiliar piece without the pressure. The necessary score excerpts are included within the workbook, and the full scores are available within this pack. The audio can be found in this Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1vm0Of3CreRas9ecfWeyoN?si=f48e0a6b667b40b2 and the track numbers align with the score file numbers and the contents list, so everything is incredibly easy to find. I hope that this resource is as useful for your pupils as it is for mine. Any issues or questions please email me on kirstenparry12@gmail.com. Thank you for your support!
Eduqas A Level Music - AoSA Development of the Symphony Wider Listening Guide
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Eduqas A Level Music - AoSA Development of the Symphony Wider Listening Guide

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This is an extensive and exhaustive resource full of essay points and score examples for AoSA Development of the Symphony Wider Listening. It contains points for every single essay topic (13 in total), covering 21 wider listening works from Stamitz (1750) to Mahler (1894). This resource also includes extensive points on Haydn 104 and Mendelssohn 4, the A Level set works. Whilst there is a huge volume of information in here, and more than enough wider listening examples, the idea is that students can flick to the essay topic that they want to revise (e.g. C. Second/slow movements) and easily be able to compare earlier and later symphonies, accessing lots of different essay points. You can edit the document to make it work for your wider listening choices, and use it as a PDF (with hyperlinks for each essay topic), or print it as a booklet (for a physical revision resource). This resource has been a labour of love, and taken over 50 hours to complete. I hope that it is helpful! Any questions at all, please contact me on kirstenparry12@gmail.com. Thank you!