Chris Gill
Chris Gill has over 25 years' experience in teaching music and has worked as a Director of Music and Deputy Head in several schools.
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Chris Gill has over 25 years' experience in teaching music and has worked as a Director of Music and Deputy Head in several schools.
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Overview of set works for Edexcel GCSE 9-1 Music
Overview of set works for Edexcel GCSE 9-1 Music with space for pupils' comments.
Killer Queen listening sheet
One-page worksheet on 'Killer Queen', one of the set works for Edexcel GCSE 9-1 Music.
Listening sheet: Neil Sedaka's Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen
One-page worksheet on 'Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen', an example of early 1960s pop music.
Clara Schumann – Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 17 (first movement)
5 pages of notes, including summary of musical elements and detailed analysis
Suitable for A level listening, particularly the set work on the Pearson Edexcel syllabus.
Stravinsky's 'The Rite of Spring' - first three movements
9 pages of notes, including summary of musical elements and detailed analysis, in .docx (Word) and pdf formats.
Suitable for A level listening, particularly the set work on the Pearson Edexcel syllabus.
Includes a sample A level essay comparing the first movement of ‘The Rite of Spring’ with the first movement of ‘Petrouchka’.
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Edexcel A-level music: 6 set works
6 set works from the Edexcel A-level music syllabus. Comprehensive notes
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'New Directions' (Area of Study 6)
Summary notes under Elements of Music for all three set works in Edexcel A level Music ‘New Directions’ (Area of Study 6):
Stravinsky - ‘The Rite of Spring’ - first three movements
John Cage - No. 1 from Three Dances for Two Prepared Pianos
Kaija Saariaho - Petals for Solo Cello and Optional Electronics
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The Roots of Popular Music
Three complete schemes of work for Key Stage 3 Music lessons, each one 6-8 lessons long, including pupils' worksheets, lesson plans and assessment sheets.
GCSE Music Revision Guide for 9-1 Edexcel Pearson exam
GCSE Music Revision Guide for 9-1 Edexcel Pearson exam
Jazz
Powerpoint presentation with over 50 slides, including graphics and audio links, giving an overview of the history of jazz, covering major genres and performers. Includes brief analysis of several pieces. Suitable for GCSE/A level wider listening.
The Beatles - three songs
Three songs by The Beatles analysed and summarised under musical elements:
‘Love Me Do’
‘A Hard Day’s Night’
‘A Day in the Life’
Useful for wider listening for A level pop/rock set works.
8 Beginner's Tunes for piano, keyboard or tuned percussion
8 copyright-free tunes, using up to five notes CDEFG, with chord symbols.
Colour-coded notes which correspond to the pdf of the 'keyboard helper', which can be printed in colour and used as a guide on the keyboard.
Sibelius and pdf files included.
50 Christmas Carols
50 Traditional Christmas Carols, arranged for four parts on treble and bass staves, with lyrics.
Both Sibelius and pdf formats included.
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COMPLETE notes on Edexcel A Level Music set works
Extensive analytical notes on all 18 of the Pearson Edexcel A Level Music set works - about 200 pages in total
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Edexcel A Level Music Area of Study 1 - Vocal Music
Over 30 pages of extensive notes about the three set works in Edexcel A Level Music Area of Study 1 - Vocal Music:
J. S. Bach, Cantata, Ein feste Burg, BWV 80: Movements 1, 2, 8
Mozart, The Magic Flute: Excerpts from Act I: No. 4 (Queen of the Night) and No. 5 (Quintet)
Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge, No. 1 ‘On Wenlock Edge’, No. 3 ‘Is My Team Ploughing’ and No. 5 ‘Bredon Hill’
Familia Valera Miranda: Caña Quema –‘Se quema la chumbambà’ and ‘Alla vá candela’
5 pages of summary notes for this A level Music Edexcel set work, plus exam-style questions and answers
Petals for Solo Cello and Optional Electronics by Kaija Saariaho
4-page summary, under Elements of Music, of this Edexcel A level music set work
Courtney Pine - Three Songs from Back in the Day
Summary of musical features for this Pearson/Edexcel A Level set work
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Popular Music and Jazz (Edexcel Area of Study 4): complete notes
All ten songs from the three Set Works in the Popular Music and Jazz Area of Study (Edexcel/Pearson A Level Music):
Kate Bush, Hounds of Love (3 songs)
Beatles, Revolver (4 songs)
Courtney Pine, Back in the Day (3 songs)
Listening/analysis notes for all 10 songs in this Area of Study