Unit 3 Appraising

All Set works covered Brief notes that are manageable to learn With all of these you can average at 20-25/30 on an essay

Mind maps for each area of study in a level music: Vocal, Instrumental, film, popular and jazz, fusion and new directions. I’ve included examples of wider listening and provided basic analysis of each given example. This really helped me out cause question 5 always scared me but this was good help so hoping it can help anyone else out who also struggled to find some wider listening :)

Context notes for the Edexcel Music A Level set works Courtney Pine Details of key dates and information, as well as context points that can be easily used in essays

Context notes for the Edexcel Music A Level set works Anoushka Shankar Details of key dates and information, as well as context points that can be easily used in essays

Context notes for the Edexcel Music A Level set work Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring Details of key dates and information, as well as context points that can be easily used in essays

Context notes for the Edexcel Music A Level set works The Beatles Details of key dates and information, as well as context points that can be easily used in essays

A summary of the set works from Batman Returns (Birth of a Penguin Part 1, Birth of a Penguin Part 2, Batman Vs the Circus, Rise and Fall From Grace). Concise, bullet pointed lists that include all of the musical elements and context for each piece. Should be enough information for listening questions and essay.

Revision notes for studying Kate Bush with summaries of each piece (Cloudbusting, And Dream of Sheep, Under Ice) in bullet pointed lists categorised into each musical element. I've included 2 examples of wider listening (Fast Car by Tracey Chapman and Running Up That Hill by Kate Bush) with their individual similarities to the set works pieces and specific locations in the songs. I hope this is helpful for someone.

This document contains a summary of all 13 set works in the Edexcel A-Level specification for the appraising exam. It approaches AoS 1, 2 and 4 (Vocal Music, Instrumental Music and Popular Music & Jazz) in a holistic manner, describing the key features for each movement of each set piece. AoS 3, 5 and 6 (Music for Film, Fusions and New Directions) are approached in a more linear way, with each movement being described in detail in chronological order. This is because these areas are the ones I r...