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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Sondheim's "Into the Woods" - analysis for AQA A Level Music etc. (20 pages)
Stephen Sondheim (1930-2021) wrote the words and music for “Into the Woods” a musical which is based on several fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm and others: Cinderella, Rapunzel, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Little Red Riding Hood.
This resource discusses Sondheim’s musical style, gives an overview of “Into the Woods”, and analyses three musical numbers in detail:
Prologue
Agony
Our Little World
This resource was designed for teaching the AQA Music A Level syllabus (Area of Study 4 - Music for Theatre), but it can be used for any 14+ musical theatre lessons in either music or drama lessons.
Rodgers and Hammerstein analysis for AQA A Level Music etc. (23 pages)
23 pages of musical analysis and worksheets based on the musicals of Rodgers and Hammerstein, including in-depth analyses of:
Lonely Room (from Oklahoma!)
Oklahoma (from Oklahoma!)
What’s the Use of Wonderin’ (from Carousel)
Louise’s ballet (from Carousel)
…and many more shorter questions, exam practice questions, explanation of context, and so on.
Useful for any students of musical theatre, particularly AQA A Level Music AoS4.
Kurt Weill: Five Songs - analysis (for AQA A Level Music etc. - 14 pages)
Musical analysis of five songs from Kurt Weill’s musical theatre shows:
The Threepenny Opera: Mack the Knife
The Threepenny Opera: Pirate Jenny
The Threepenny Opera: Jealousy Duet
The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny: Alabama Song
The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny: Havana Song
The songs are given their context within each show, together with an in-depth musical analysis under each element of music.
14 pages long - enough material for five lessons (1 song per lesson)
Suitable for any study of musical theatre, particularly AQA A Level Music AoS4
Romantic Piano Music - analysis of all six AQA A Level set works (22 pages)
22 pages of notes on the Romantic Piano Music strand of AoS1 in the AQA Music A Level
Each of the six pieces is introduced with contextual information
Each piece has a detailed structural analysis
Each piece has a colour-coded analysis by elements of music
Also included is a checklist of 25 ‘Romantic Piano Music - typical features’
Mozart "The Marriage of Figaro" Act I - musical analysis for AQA Music A Level etc. (40+ pages)
A detailed analysis of all of the music numbers in “The Marriage of Figaro” Act I set for AQA A Level Music (i.e. all except No. 2 duet and No. 8 chorus), together with an introduction, synopsis, and three quizzes with answers provided. Each number is analysed over several pages by section and by elements of music (over 40 pages in total). Ideal for teaching AQA A Level Music AoS1 or as wider listening for other A Level Music courses.
Les Misérables: ‘I Dreamed a Dream’ analysis
5-page detailed analysis of ‘I Dreamed a Dream’ from Les Misérables, containing analysis by section and analysis by musical elements.
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A Midsummer Night's Dream - complete resources
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: literary devices
14-page list of literary devices and quotation, in .docx and .pdf formats
29 types of literary device, from alliteration to zeugma
105 quotations from ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’
Explanations of literary devices and quotations
Act/scene/line references
One-page worksheet on literary devices in ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, in .docx and .pdf formats
**A Midsummer Night’s Dream (abridged)
Abridged 36-page version of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ in .docx and .pdf formats
Retains act and scene structure of original and all major plot points
Ideal for quicker study or shorter performances of the play (approx. 40 minutes)
info@schoolworkshops.com
A great way to test students’ knowledge of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’
50 multiple-choice questions (10 on each act) with four choices for each question
.docx format provided for easy editing and importing into quiz apps (e.g. Microsoft Forms, Plickers)
.pdf format provided for quick, easy, ready-formatted printing
separate answer sheet provided in .pdf format
A Midsummer Night's Dream comprehension quiz
A great way to test students’ knowledge of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’
50 multiple-choice questions (10 on each act) with four choices for each question
.docx format provided for easy editing and importing into quiz apps (e.g. Microsoft Forms, Plickers)
.pdf format provided for quick, easy, ready-formatted printing
separate answer sheet provided in .pdf format
A Midsummer Night's Dream (abridged)
Abridged 36-page version of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ in .docx and .pdf formats
Retains act and scene structure of original and all major plot points
Ideal for quicker study or shorter performances of the play (approx. 40 minutes)
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: literary devices
14-page list of literary devices and quotation, in .docx and .pdf formats
29 types of literary device, from alliteration to zeugma
105 quotations from ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’
Explanations of literary devices and quotations
Act/scene/line references
One-page worksheet on literary devices in ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, in .docx and .pdf formats
Minimalist Music documentary quiz
12 multiple-choice questions based on YouTube documentary embedded within the quiz.
Provided as a Word file with a link to the online quiz template, which also contains the answers). This allows you to print hard copies of the question sheets or duplicate the Microsoft Quiz for your own students, which is automatically marked.
Bach Prelude No. 1 in C major, BWV 846: harmonic analysis quiz
This assessment/quiz is provided as editable question paper and answer paper (as Microsoft Word documents), with the answer paper also containing a link to the online quiz template for Microsoft Forms. This template can be adapted and e-mailed to pupils, whose responses will then be automatically returned to the teacher.
The answers are entirely multiple choice which can be marked quickly (or entirely automatically using the online version).
KS3-4 English quiz - spelling, punctuation and grammar
Quiz with 40 questions (50 marks) provided as editable question and answer paper (as Microsoft Word documents) with a link to the online quiz template for Microsoft Forms.
This template can be adapted and e-mailed to pupils, whose responses will then be automatically returned to the teacher.
The answers are either multiple choice or short answers and can be marked quickly (or entirely automatically using the online version).
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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 2 (Instrumental Music)
Analytical notes on the three set works in Edexcel A Level Music’s Area of Study 2 (Instrumental Music):
Vivaldi - Concerto in D minor, Op. 3 No. 11
Clara Schumann - Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 17 (first movement)
Berlioz - Symphonie fantastique (first movement)
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique (first movement)
Four pages of notes analysing Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique (first movement) under elements of music. This is one of the set works in Edexcel A Level Music, Area of Study 2 (Instrumental Music).
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Edexcel A Level Music - Area of Study 3 - Music for Film
Extensive notes for all three set works in Area of Study 3 - Music for Film:
Bernard Hermann - Psycho
Rachel Portman - The Duchess
Danny Elfman - Batman Returns
Rachel Portman: Five Cues from The Duchess
12 pages of notes on ‘The Duchess’, ‘Mistake of Your Life’, ‘Six Years Later’, ‘Never See Your Children Again’ and ‘End titles’ for Edexcel A Level Music
Bernard Herrmann - Psycho
16 pages of notes of this Edexcel A Level Music set work. All eight cues are analysed according to the Elements of Music. Includes a one-page introduction to the film and its music, and an 4-page overview of the other cues in the film, to put the set work into context.
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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’