This activity is designed to get students thinking about how to hit the Ao3 and Ao4 criteria for the 12-mark essay using P.E.E.E paragraphs (point/evidence (Ao3) - explain/evaluate (Ao4)).
There is one question per set work, with two answers. In each answer the parts that are Ao3, and Ao4, are labelled.
This resource comes with full answers.
A set of 10 Question Quizzes for both the Bach and Beethoven set works.
These can be used for:
Starter activities
In class revision
Independent revision
10 starter activities based around the elements of music acronym MAD T SHIRT.
Each activity involves listening to a piece of unfamiliar music and answering questions based around each EoM. Each activity also highlights important key words and gives definitions.
Each activity should take around 10-15 minutes and are designed to be used as ‘do it now’ activities.
This is a practice essay for the Edexcel GCSE Music (9-1) Section B for Defying Gravity by Stephen Schwartz.
Included are:
Student copy
Mark scheme
There are no scores available for this due to copyright but the Defying Gravity score is available in the anthology and the Munchkinland score is easily downloadable (the section is from ‘Come out, come out wherever you are’ until ‘came flying on her broomstick, thumbing for a hitch’)
A self-study pack designed for students to study and revise the Baroque era elements of AoS1: Musical forms and devices on the Eduqas GCSE specification.
The pack includes all the information students need to know on the Baroque era, with explanations YouTube clips to illustrate key words.
A set of ‘10 Question Quizzes’ (with answers) designed for either student use to aid recall of key facts about the set works or as starter activities in GCSE Music lessons.
These question and answer sets are based on the information contained in the official Edexcel guidance for the set works.
A set of ‘10 Question Quizzes’ (with answers) designed for either student use to aid recall of key facts about the set works or as starter activities in GCSE Music lessons.
These question and answer sets are based on the information contained in the official Edexcel guidance for the set works.
A set of ‘10 Question Quizzes’ (with answers) designed for either student use to aid recall of key facts about the set works or as starter activities in GCSE Music lessons.
These question and answer sets are based on the information contained in the official Edexcel guidance for the set works.
A set of ‘10 Question Quizzes’ (with answers) designed for either student use to aid recall of key facts about the set works or as starter activities in GCSE Music lessons.
These question and answer sets are based on the information contained in the official Edexcel guidance for the set works.
A set of ‘10 Question Quizzes’ (with answers) designed for either student use to aid recall of key facts about the set works or as starter activities in GCSE Music lessons.
These question and answer sets are based on the information contained in the official Edexcel guidance for the set works.
A set of ‘10 Question Quizzes’ (with answers) designed for either student use to aid recall of key facts about the set works or as starter activities in GCSE Music lessons.
These question and answer sets are based on the information contained in the official Edexcel guidance for the set works.
A set of 10 Question Quizzes for both the Spalding and Afro Celt Sound System set works.
These can be used for:
Starter activities
In class revision
Independent revision
A starter activity for the set work 'Release' by Afro Celt Sound System to introduce students to the African and Celtic instruments they may not have heard of before.
A self-study pack designed for students to study and revise the Western Classical Era elements of AoS1: Musical forms and devices on the Eduqas GCSE specification.
The pack includes all the information students need to know on the Baroque era, with explanations YouTube clips to illustrate key words.
This pack includes all three powerpoints relating to the Baroque, Classical and Romantic eras, also available separately.
This booklet includes:
4/5 10 question quizzes for each of the eight set works with answers.
A reflection page for each set work so that students can make notes about what they don’t understand / need to revise.
This booklet can be used for:
Starter activities (pick a quiz a lesson)
In class revision
Independent revision
Cover work
All the information in this booklet is from the official Edexcel guidance for the set works on their website.
Four listening tasks based on the following pieces from Mussorgsky's 'Pictures at an Exhibition': 'Promenade', 'The Old Castle', 'Gnomus' and 'The Great Gate of Kiev'.
These tasks focus on identifying instrumentation, tonality and tempo by ear.
A revision pack for independent work that includes:
1. A revision grid - students note down points about the set work under element of music headings.
2. A set of questions about the set work to support AO3 learning.
3. Two P.E.E.E. questions to support AO4 learning.
A set of ‘10 Question Quizzes’ (with answers) designed for either student use to aid recall of key facts about the set works or as starter activities in GCSE Music lessons.
These question and answer sets are based on the information contained in the official Edexcel guidance for the set works.
A set of ‘10 Question Quizzes’ (with answers) designed for either student use to aid recall of key facts about the set works or as starter activities in GCSE Music lessons.
These question and answer sets are based on the information contained in the official Edexcel guidance for the set works.
A set of 10 Question Quizzes for both the Purcell and Queen set works.
These can be used for:
Starter activities
In class revision
Independent revision