Eduqas A Level Music - Jazz - Bebop Practice Tests

EDUQAS A LEVEL MUSIC - JAZZ: BEBOP PRACTICE LISTENING TESTS

On 7th February 2022, it was announced that students studying AoS D: Jazz would be tested on Bebop and Cool Jazz.

Bebop is arguably the most difficult of the Jazz styles for students and teachers to engage with and analyse by ear, and the one for which there are fewest resources.

As a Jazz nerd (and BBC Radio 2 and 3 Jazz producer), as well as classroom teacher, I’m pleased to present these sample questions, focussing on Bebop, using recordings by:

• Charlie Parker
• Miles Davis
• Red Norvo
• Claude Thornhill

There are three sample Question 5s, and two sample Question 6s (comparison between two recordings).

The document comes complete with:

• YouTube links with exact timings for all musical examples
• Full and detailed mark scheme

Please look out for my other Jazz resources, including “Ten Sample Assessments” and “Ten MORE Sample Assessments”, covering all the areas of Jazz in the specification.

Updated version of the document uploaded on 1st April 2022.

Thank you!