OCR GCSE Music - Practice / Mock Exam - Paper A

OCR GCSE MUSIC - PRACTICE / MOCK EXAM PAPER

UPDATE (June 2022): the YouTube audio for Q3 has been removed from YouTube for licensing reasons beyond the author’s control. Please contact the author (email address in the PDF) for a quick and easy solution to this problem.

This is a full practice paper for OCR GCSE Music, perfect for a mock exam, or just extra exam practice.

In the wake of the announcement on 7th February 2022, that there would be questions on:
AoS2: The Concerto Through Time
• The Classical Concerto
• The Romantic Concerto

AoS3: Rhythms of the World
• India and Punjab
• Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East

AoS4: Film Music
• Music that has been composed specifically for a film (extended response)
• Music that has been composed specifically for a film

AoS5: Conventions of Pop
• Rock 'n’ Roll of the 1950s and 1960s
• Pop Ballads of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s (part extended response)

…this paper covers all those areas.

The document comes complete with:

• YouTube links with exact timings for all musical examples
• Full and detailed mark scheme
• A 24-page mock paper, perfect for printing on five double-sided A3 sheets.

UPDATE (June 2022): the YouTube audio for Q3 has been removed from YouTube for licensing reasons beyond the author’s control. Please contact the author (email address in the PDF) for a solution to this problem.