Revision notes for A-level Music (Pearson Edexcel)
Three pages
ANOUSHKA SHANKAR
"BURN" Mind Map
Instrumentation
Melody
Rhythm, Metre and Tempo
Harmony and Tonality
Texture
"EASY" Mind Map
Instrumentation
Melody
Rhythm, Metre and Tempo
Harmony and Tonality
Texture
"BREATHING UNDER WATER" Mind Map
Instrumentation
Melody
Rhythm, Metre and Tempo
Harmony and Tonality
Texture
Revision notes for A-level Religious Studies (OCR)
Six pages
DCT – CHALLENGES
THE CHALLENGE OF SECULARISM
Secularism
Secularisation
DAVID FORD
JOSE CASANOVA
God is an illusion
SIGMUND FREUD
Humans personify ‘purpose’
Link to Plato’s forms
Coping mechanism
RICHARD DAWKINS:
Religion narrows perception, science widens it
JOHN POLKINGHORNE
Matthew 5
Objections to secularism
JO MARCHANT
Physiological benefits
“Feeling part of something bigger"
"Knowledge of our own mortality”
CHARLES TAYLOR
'Subtraction stories’
Post-Enlightenment attitude
TERRY EAGLETON
Marx
“Secularism is largely doomed”
Secular capitalism
Events of 9/11
Positivist dream of world without religion
Christianity should play no part in public life
Secular humanism
AMSTERDAM DECLARATION
Seven aims of modern humanism
Programmatic secularism
Procedural secularism
“Diversity gone mad”
ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST FAITH SCHOOLS
Radicalisation
House of Lords
Dominionism
Reconstructionism
SECULARISATION PROS AND CONS
Social cohesion
Corrupt theocracy
Disenchantment
Religious motives replaced by rational motives
MAX WEBER
Key issues
LIBERATION THEOLOGY AND MARX
Marx’s teaching on alienation + exploitation
Alienation
Dehumanisation
"Fundamental evil of capitalist society”
Exploitation
Means to an end
Historical materialism =
Praxis
Proletariat must revolt against bourgeoisie
False consciousness
‘Joined-up’ thinking
Working towards common good
Each page is set up so there is room to add revision notes. The idea is that each page contains one case study so that exam revision can be condensed and is hopefully generic enough for any school’s chosen case studies. Topics are straight from the AQA syllabus…
TECTONIC HAZARDS IN A DEVELOPED COUNTRY
TECTONIC HAZARDS IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY
TROPICAL STORMS
EXTREME WEATHER IN THE UK
CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE QUATERNARY PERIOD
SMALL SCALE UK ECOSYSTEMS
TROPICAL RAINFORESTS
HOT DESERTS
COLD ENVIRONMENTS
COASTAL LANDFORMS IN THE UK
COASTAL MANAGEMENT IN THE UK
RIVER LANDFORMS IN THE UK
FLOOD MANAGEMENT SCHEMES IN THE UK
GLACIAL LANDFORMS IN THE UK
TOURISM IN A GLACIATED UPLAND AREA OF THE UK
A MAJOR CITY IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY
IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE URBAN POOR
A MAJOR CITY IN THE UK
AN URBAN REGENERATION PROJECT
GROWTH OF TOURISM IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
RAPID ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (Parts One & Two)
SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRY IN THE UK
A LARGE-SCALE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
SUSTAINABLE FOOD AND WATER IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
A LARGE-SCALE WATER TRANSFER SCHEME
EXTRACTION OF FOSSIL FUELS
RENEWABLE ENERGY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
GEOGRAPHICAL APPLICATIONS: PHYSICAL FIELDWORK
GEOGRAPHICAL APPLICATIONS: HUMAN FIELDWORK
GLOSSARY OF KEY GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS IN THE AQA SYLLABUS
Revision notes for A-level Music (Pearson Edexcel )
Two pages
To be printed A3 size
BERLIOZ - 'SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE’
Background notes
Mind Map (‘Introduction’):
Melody
Texture
Instrumentation
Harmony & Tonality
Rhythm, Metre & Tempo
Mind Map (‘Sonata Form’):
Melody
Instrumentation
Harmony & Tonality
Rhythm, Metre & Tempo
Eight page booklet : define coastal keywords; complete a fact file about a seaside resort; SPAG exercise about Holderness erosion; annotate a map to show human uses of the Humber region; family dilemma about using fossil fuels; write a poem based on a beautiful coastal scene; explain how transport changes have affected holiday habits over time
One page Case Studies:
TROPICAL STORM (Hurricane Katrina)
DROUGHT (SE England, 2006)
TECTONIC HAZARD (Tohoku Tsunami, Japan)
COASTAL LANDSCAPE (Holderness, Yorkshire)
RIVER LANDSCAPE (Tay Valley, Scotland)
SUSTAINABLE RAINFOREST (B&Q timber policy in the Amazon)
SUSTAINABLE ARCTIC (Svalbard Environmental Protection Act , Norway)
ARCTIC TREATY (The Arctic Council)
CITY IN AN ADVANCED COUNTRY (Hull, Yorkshire)
CITY IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY (La Paz, Bolivia)
LIDC DEVELOPMENT (Top down and bottom up development, Nigeria)
UK ECONOMIC HUB (The Cambridge Cluster)
UK’S POLITICAL ROLE (Iraq War, 2003)
ETHNIC FOOD IN THE UK (origins of fish & chips and curry)
UK FOOD SECURITY (LOCAL) food banks
UK FOOD SECURITY (PAST) factory farmed chicken
UK FOOD SECURITY (PRESENT) GM crops
Glossary of key words
Revision notes for A-level Music (Pearson Edexcel)
**Three pages **
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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: 'ON WENLOCK EDGE’
Three Mind Maps:
’1. ON WENLOCK EDGE’
’3. IS MY TEAM PLOUGHING?'
’5. BREDON HILL’
Mind Map connections:
Melody
Harmony & Tonality
Rhythm, Metre & Tempo
Instrumentation
Texture
Structure
Revision notes for A-level Music (Pearson Edexcel)
One page
To be printed A3 size
KAIJA SAARIAHO: 'PETALS FOR VIOLINCELLO AND LIVE ELECTRONICS’
Background information
MIND MAP:
Harmony & Tonality
Instrumentation
Melody
Structure
Texture
Rhythm, Metre & Tempo
Revision notes for A-level Music (Pearson Edexcel)
One page
To be printed A3 size
KATE BUSH: 'HOUNDS OF LOVE’
MIND MAP:
‘Cloudbusting’
‘And dream of sheep’
‘Under ice’
Mind map connections:
Harmony & Tonality
Texture
Rhythm, Metre & Tempo
Structure
Instrumentation
Melody
Revision notes for A-level Music (Pearson Edexcel)
Three pages
To be printed A3 size
STRAVINSKY: 'THE RITE OF SPRING’
’INTRODUCTION’
Melody
Rhythm, Metre & Tempo
Harmony & Tonality
Texture
Instrumentation
’THE AUGURS OF SPRING’
Melody
Rhythm, Metre & Tempo
Harmony & Tonality
Texture
Instrumentation
‘RITUAL OF ABDUCTION’
Melody
Rhythm, Metre & Tempo
Texture
Harmony & Tonality
Revision Notes for A-level Music (Pearson Edexcel)
Two pages
To be printed A3 size
DEBUSSY - 'LA SOIREE DANS GRENADE’
Background notes
Harmony & Tonality
Rhythm, Metre & Tempo
Instrumentation
DEBUSSY - 'PAGODES’
Background notes
Impressionist features in 'Estampes' (notes)
Harmony & Tonality
Melody
Texture
Instrumentation
Rhythm, Metre & Tempo
Structure
Revision notes for A-level Music (Pearson Edexcel)
One page
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CLARA WIECK-SCHUMANN - 'PIANO TRIO IN G MINOR, OP. 17: MOVEMENT 1
Mind Map connections:
Harmony & Tonality
Rhythm, Metre & Tempo
Texture
Instrumentation
Melody
Structure
Revision notes for A-level Music (Pearson Edexcel)
One Page
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COURTEY PINE: 'BACK IN THE DAY’
‘Inner state (of mind)’
‘Lady Day and (John Coltrane)’
‘Love and affection’
Mind map connections:
Melody
Harmony and Tonality
Texture
Structure
Instrumentation
Rhythm, Metre & Tempo
Revision notes for A-level Music (Pearson Edexcel)
One Page
To be printed A3 size
THE BEATLES: 'REVOLVER’
**MIND MAP: **
**'Eleanor Rigby'**
**'Here, there and everywhere'**
** 'I want to tell you'**
** 'Tomorrow never knows'**
Mind map connections:
Melody
Harmony & Tonality
Instrumentation
Texture
Rhythm, Metre & Tempo