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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!
A Level Music: Mozart Opera Notes & Wider Listening
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A Level Music: Mozart Opera Notes & Wider Listening

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These notes will help you learn and revise Component 3 (Appraising) content for the A Level Music exam, specifically concerning the following work: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), No.4 (recit and aria: ‘O zittre nicht’) and No. 5 (quintet: ‘Hm!’) from Act 1 (Mozart) 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 Level Music: Bach Cantata Notes & Wider Listening
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A Level Music: Bach Cantata Notes & Wider Listening

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These notes will help you learn and revise Component 3 (Appraising) content for the A Level Music exam, specifically concerning the following work: Cantata ‘Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott’ BWV 80, 1st, 2nd and 8th movements (Bach) 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.
Edexcel A Level Music Model Essay: Kaija Saariaho 'Petals'
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Edexcel A Level Music Model Essay: Kaija Saariaho 'Petals'

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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.
Edexcel A Level Music Arrangement Task Materials
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Edexcel A Level Music Arrangement Task Materials

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Checklist and advice for the Edexcel A Level Music Component 2 Arrangement Task. 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 Level Music: Berlioz Symphony Notes & Wider Listening
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A Level Music: Berlioz Symphony Notes & Wider Listening

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These notes will help you learn and revise Component 3 (Appraising) content for the A Level Music exam, specifically concerning the following work: Symphonie fantastique: Movement 1 (Berlioz) 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 Level Music: Herrmann 'Psycho' Notes & Wider Listening
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A Level Music: Herrmann 'Psycho' Notes & Wider Listening

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These notes will help you learn and revise Component 3 (Appraising) content for the A Level Music exam, specifically concerning the following work: Prelude’, ‘The City’, ‘Marion’, ‘The Muder’ (shower scene), ‘The Toys’, ‘The Cellar’, ‘Discovery’, ‘Finale’ from Psycho (Bernard Herrman) 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.
Edexcel A Level Music Essay Plan: Stravinsky 'The Rite of Spring'
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Edexcel A Level Music Essay Plan: Stravinsky 'The Rite of Spring'

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Essay plan based on the Edexcel A Level Music set works. This is a top band response to the following question: Evaluate Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring movements 1 – 3 with reference to the different moods, atmospheres and dances. Relate your discussion to other relevant works. These may include set works, wider listening or other.
A Level Music: Stravinsky 'The Rite of Spring' Notes & Wider Listening
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A Level Music: Stravinsky 'The Rite of Spring' Notes & Wider Listening

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These notes will help you learn and revise Component 3 (Appraising) content for the A Level Music exam, specifically concerning the following work: The Rite of Spring: Introduction, ‘The Augurs of Spring’ and ‘Ritual of Abduction’ (Stravinsky) 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.
Edexcel A Level Music: Mega Bundle Revision Pack
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Edexcel A Level Music: Mega Bundle Revision Pack

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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. 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 Level Music: Anoushka Shankar Notes & Wider Listening
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A Level Music: Anoushka Shankar Notes & Wider Listening

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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.
AQA A Level French Model IRP Exemple: Charles de Gaulle
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AQA A Level French Model IRP Exemple: Charles de Gaulle

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Model IRP example based on the following question: Les Français font le portrait de Charles de Gaulle comme un héros national : quelles preuves est ’ce qu’il y a pour appuyer ou contester ceci ? 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.
AQA A Level German Model IRP Exemple: Merkel
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AQA A Level German Model IRP Exemple: Merkel

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Model IRP example based on the following question: Warum musste Merkel ihr Amt niederlegen? They have served me well in my A Level German 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.
GCSE English Literature Pride & Prejudice Quotes List
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GCSE English Literature Pride & Prejudice Quotes List

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Key quotes list, essential for any student studying Austen’s “Pride & Prejudice”. They have served me well in my GCSE English Literature 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.
GCSE English Language Descriptive Writing Model Example
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GCSE English Language Descriptive Writing Model Example

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A great material to demonstrate to students a high level example of Component 2 Writing for their English exam. 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.
A Level Music: Pine 'Back in the Day' Notes & Wider Listening
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A Level Music: Pine 'Back in the Day' Notes & Wider Listening

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These notes will help you learn and revise Component 3 (Appraising) content for the A Level Music exam, specifically concerning the following work: Lady Day and John Coltrane’, ‘Inner State of Mind’ and ‘Love and Affection’ from Back in the Day (2000) (Courtney Pine) 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 Level Music: Saariaho 'Petals' Notes & Wider Listening
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A Level Music: Saariaho 'Petals' Notes & Wider Listening

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These notes will help you learn and revise Component 3 (Appraising) content for the A Level Music exam, specifically concerning the following work: Petals (for Cello Solo and Optional ELectronics) (Kaija Saariaho) 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 Level Music: Debussy 'Estampes' Notes & Wider Listening
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A Level Music: Debussy 'Estampes' Notes & Wider Listening

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These notes will help you learn and revise Component 3 (Appraising) content for the A Level Music exam, specifically concerning the following work: Estampes: No.1 ‘Pagodes’ and No.2 ‘La Soirée dans Grenade’ (Debussy) 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.
GCSE Physics Long Sight & Short Sight Poster
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GCSE Physics Long Sight & Short Sight Poster

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The Medical Applications of Physics sub-topic is an integral part to the GCSE Physics course, so revise it here with: Key definitions and properties of Short Sight and Long Sight Details about the effect on the eye and the lens Clear diagrams Details about Range of Vision 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.
A Level Music Set Work & Wider Listening Comparison Mindmaps
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A Level Music Set Work & Wider Listening Comparison Mindmaps

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Handwritten mind maps comparing Edexcel A level set works to each other and making wider listening links. They contain: Key notes facts and examples regarding all musical elements relevant to the set work: sonority, instrumentation, texture, structure, melody, harmony, tonality, rhythm, metre, tempo and dynamics. Relevant wider listening comparisons (both similarities and differences) which will be essential for higher level responses to an exam question. 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.