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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.
Huge Big Band Christmas medley!
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Huge Big Band Christmas medley!

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This is a super fun arrangement I created, of 4 different well-known Christmas songs, for Big Band and vocalists. Songs and instruments are listed below. A standard performance lasts for around 5m45s. It is so much fun to perform and really shows a range of styles. Perfect for an intermediate-advanced school Jazz Band or Big Band. Songs: Have yourself a merry little Christmas Baby it’s cold outside Rockin’ around the Christmas tree Jingle Bell Rock Parts included: Alto sax 1 Alto sax 2 Tenor sax 1 Tenor sax 2 Bari sax Trumpet 1 Trumpet 2 Trumpet 3 Trumpet 4 Trombone 1 Trombone 2 Trombone 3 Voice x2 (but can be split into 3/4 parts) Piano Bass Drums Guitar chords over the vocal line If you email me proof of purchase, I will gladly send you the Musescore file! (can’t upload Musescore files on Tes) kirstenparry12@gmail.com
Frozen 2 - Show Yourself - HUGE orchestral and choral arrangement!
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Frozen 2 - Show Yourself - HUGE orchestral and choral arrangement!

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This is a mammoth arrangement of Show Yourself from the wonderful Frozen 2. This pack includes the full orchestral score, SATB+piano, and separate parts alongside MP3s of the arrangement with and without voices. I used Musescore 4 to create this arrangement and the sound packs are really good. Perfect for an SATB choir with or without orchestra - it’s all there for you as a backing track or arrangement either way. The arrangement includes the following parts: Solo voice Soprano Alto Tenor Bass Violins Violas Cellos Double bass Piano 1 Piano 2 Guitar Bass guitar Triangle Cymbal Drumkit Bass drum Gong Horn in F Trumpet in Bb Trombone If you email me proof of purchase I will happily send you the Musescore file, which can’t be uploaded onto Tes!
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!
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!
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