Eduqas GCSE Music - Essay (long answer) Writing - 12 Sample Questions

12 SAMPLE ESSAY QUESTIONS FOR GCSE MUSIC

To support students with their long answer questions in the GCSE Music exam, here are 12 Practice Questions.

The PPT is self-contained, and can be sent to students who are revising, or working remotely.

All four Areas of Study from the Eduqas specification are covered, three times - 12 Questions in total - with a wide variety of music, and mood/emotions for students to link them to.

• Q1–4: four 4-mark essays, to be used to get students’ brains warmed up!
• Q5–8: four 8-mark essays, to be used when they’re nearly ready for the full answer.
• Q9–12: four 10-mark essays, to be used to practise for the real exam.

The questions include music from the likes of Michael Giacchino, Led Zeppelin, Dusty Springfield, Britten and Sondheim.

The bundle includes:

• 22-slide PowerPoint, with all 12 questions written out, plus reflections on all previous exam essay questions from 2018–2023.
• PDF of Questions and Mark Scheme together
• PDF of the Questions (each one being two sheets of A4, perfect for printing on double-sided A3 sheets)
• PDF of the full and detailed Mark Scheme
• Access to free audio

Please have a look at my other GCSE Music resources.

Thank you!