Melody, Metre and Texture Revision Questions Appendix C of the Eduqas GCSE Music Spec includes many terms that students need to know, and be able to identify, but which aren’t covered by many of the styles of music studied. This revision resource brings together every word (apart from “leitmotif” and “thematic”, for obvious reasons!) from three of the sub-menus: Melody Metre Texture There are 20 questions, totalling 60 marks. The assessment comes with a link to FREE audio, running for 40 minutes: just press play! Perfect for a revision lesson, or as homework, or to set for some students when you need to speak to others individually. Nearly all of the extracts are from Area of Study 2: Music for Ensemble, and feature a range of music by Toots Thielemans, Norah Jones, Don Ellis, Fauré, John Tavener, Nancy Sinatra, Schubert, and many more. The bundle includes the full paper and mark scheme, plus the questions and mark scheme separately, in case you want to set it remotely. Please have a look at my shop for a wide variety of resources to support the Eduqas GCSE course. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/NPTJ

Melody, Metre and Texture - Revision Questions The GCSE Music course includes many terms that students need to know, and be able to identify, but which aren’t regularly covered by many of the styles of music studied. This revision resource brings together many of the key musical terms from these three areas of GCSE Music: Melody Metre Texture There are 20 questions, totalling 60 marks. The assessment comes with a link to FREE audio, running for 40 minutes: just press play! Perfect for a revision lesson, or as homework, or to set for some students when you need to speak to others individually. The extracts feature a wide range of music by Toots Thielemans, Norah Jones, Don Ellis, Fauré, John Tavener, Nancy Sinatra, Schubert, and many more. The bundle includes the full paper and mark scheme, plus the questions and mark scheme separately, in case you want to set it remotely. Please have a look at my shop for a wide variety of resources to support the GCSE course. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/NPTJ NB This resource was originally written to support the Eduqas GCSE course, and is the same as the one with “Eduqas” in the title in the TES shop.

FOUR PRACTICE COMPARISON QUESTIONS These questions were written to provide authentic examples of the comparison questions found in OCR GCSE Music exams (ie finding similarities and differences between extracts). They cover all four Areas of Study. Each question contains two extracts of music. The total duration of all four tests, including silences, is c40 minutes, perfect for a single period assessment These questions contain music by Beethoven, Björk, Chuck Berry, Lavern Baker, Small Island Pride, and more! This pack contains one document with questions and answers, and separate documents for just the questions (incl. YouTube links), and just the answers, in case teachers want to set the exercises as homework. The document comes complete with: YouTube links with exact timings for all musical examples Full mark scheme Perfect for printing on double-sided A3 sheets. Please contact the author for details of a free audio file.

EDUQAS GCSE MUSIC – HIP HOP (AoS4) A PowerPoint and accompanying Student Workbook, designed to take students through the genre of Hip Hop, all within the context of listening practice, and exam-style questioning. This is Lesson 5 of a series, exploring all the Eduqas-prescribed genres of Popular music, and as such, the listening exercises are between 6 and 8 marks. This helps teachers who are less-familiar with the style, and are uncertain of which examples to use. The PPT also includes explanations of terms from Eduqas’ Appendix C: Sampling Reverb Phasing Looping Panning Balance Listening exercises on songs by: Biz Markie Akala Queen Latifah A Tribe Called Quest …and more. Please see my TES shop for other PPTs and Workbooks in the Popular Music series, coving all prescribed styles for the Eduqas GCSE Music.

Performance Techniques, Articulation, Technology Questions Appendix C of the Eduqas GCSE Music Spec includes many terms that students need to know, and be able to identify, but which aren’t covered by many of the styles of music studied. This revision resource brings together every word (apart from “divisi”, for obvious reasons!) from three of the sub-menus: Performance Techniques Articulation Technology There are 17 questions, totalling 50 marks. The assessment comes with a link to FREE audio, running for 37 minutes: perfect for a revision lesson, or as homework. All (but one!) of the extracts are from Area of Study 4: Popular Music, and feature a range of music by Buddy Holly, Primus, Maria Muldaur, Extreme, Nitro, Queen and Bon Jovi, plus more. The bundle includes the full paper and mark scheme, plus the questions and mark scheme separately, in case you want to set it remotely. Please have a look at my shop for a wide variety of resources to support the Eduqas GCSE course. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/NPTJ

50 questions on Africa by Toto (Instrumental Solo and Chorus 3) 50 short questions, mostly 1-mark, designed to cover everything that could be asked about the Instrumental Solo and Chorus 3 of Africa by Toto. Includes skeleton score, link to the audio, and full mark scheme. Bundle contains: Full document (Questions, Score, and Mark Scheme) Questions and score only Mark scheme …so that you can send to students to work on remotely if necessary. Please have a look at my other resources for Africa by Toto, and other Area of Study 4 lessons and assessments.

EDUQAS GCSE MUSIC – REGGAE (AoS4) A PowerPoint and accompanying Student Workbook, designed to take students through the genre of Reggae, all within the context of listening practice, and exam-style questioning. This is Lesson 3 of a series, exploring all the Eduqas-prescribed genres of Popular music, and as such, the listening exercises are between 3 and 5 marks. This helps teachers who are less-familiar with the style, and are uncertain of which examples to use. Listening exercises on songs by: Bob Marley and the Wailers Millie Small The Jamaicans PPT and Workbook both have YouTube links, with timings. Please see my TES shop for other PPTs and Workbooks in the Popular Music series, coving all prescribed styles for the Eduqas GCSE Music.

EDUQAS GCSE MUSIC – SOUL (AoS4) A PowerPoint and accompanying Student Workbook, designed to take students through the genre of Soul, all within the context of listening practice, and exam-style questioning. This is Lesson 4 of a series, exploring all the Eduqas-prescribed genres of Popular music, and as such, the listening exercises are between 6 and 10 marks. This helps teachers who are less-familiar with the style, and are uncertain of which examples to use. Listening exercises on songs by: Etta James Otis Redding Barry White Billy Joel Marvin Gaye PPT and Workbook both have ad-free YouTube links, with timings. NB If the links say that YouTube can’t find the video, just refresh, and it appears. (Don’t ask me why!) Please see my TES shop for other PPTs and Workbooks in the Popular Music series, coving all prescribed styles for the Eduqas GCSE Music.

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!

GCSE MUSIC – KEY MUSICAL ELEMENTS This 36-page PPT is a great way to kick off the GCSE course, providing an accessible introduction to (or refresher of!) key musical elements: Pulse Metre (including regular and irregular) Rhythm (including syncopation, off-beat rhythms, dotted rhythms and triplets) Chords (including triads and inversions) Melody-writing Basic arranging for ensemble It is expected that most students will have encountered many of these at Key Stage 3, and so whilst this PPT can act as an introduction with clear explanations, it can also act as a useful refresher, with the exercises very much aimed at Key Stage 4. Students will need access to keyboard or guitars, and notation software or manuscript paper. Update (19.09.24): I have added answers to the PPT, so that it could be used by a non-specialist teacher, or even set as cover / homework. Please have a look at my other GCSE Music resources. Thank you!

A pack of TEN sample listening assessments, formatted in the manner of Eduqas, complete with mark scheme, timings, and YouTube links. Please visit my TES shop for many more resources connected with Africa by Toto, and the Eduqas GCSE course. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/NPTJ

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.

A WHOLE PRACTICE PAPER COMPRESSED INTO ONE LESSON A quick, exam-practice sample assessment containing 20 separate pieces of music, that can be done within one (60’) lesson. **20 separate extracts of music covering all four Areas of Study! 20 QUICK QUESTIONS 1–5: AoS1 Forms and Devices 6–10: AoS2 Music for Ensemble 11–15: AoS3 Film Music 16–20: AoS4 Popular Music Each question is worth four marks, rather than the usual 12, and contains shorter extracts, each played twice. The idea is to get as much exam practice done across all four Areas of Study, but within one lesson. Questions include: Dictation Comparison All the musical elements covered This TES bundle includes: PDF of all 20 Questions and Mark Scheme PDF of just the 20 Questions (in case you need to set these remotely) PDF of just the Mark Scheme Author’s email address for help with the audio Extracts include music by Elgar, Saint-Saens, Harry Connick Jr, Billie Holiday, Tiomkin, Rachel Portman, Groove Armada, Duran Duran and Dua Lipa. This would also work well for Year 10s, as an introduction to exam-style questioning. Audio solution available by contacting the author. Please have a look at my other GCSE Music resources. Thank you!

The most thorough and detailed analysis of Africa by Toto available, the only analysis written in connection with the Full Score, enabling both teacher and student to understand the song fully. It has been written in an engaging and approachable manner, with full, detailed explanations of the song’s harmony, structure and individual instruments’ roles, using musical examples not available anywhere else. This is the only analysis you will need in order to get inside one of the greatest songs ever written. This analysis references the full score, transcribed by Patrick Johns, available on Sheet Music Plus. (For copyright reasons, it can’t be sold on TES).

Africa by Toto - Revision Guide 7-page revision guide Eight questions, to consolidate students’ knowledge All the key points about this set-work, summarised on one 7-page revision guide. No superfluous information - just the stuff the students need to know for the exam! Formatted in the style of a student’s revision booklet, with sticky notes, to encourage familiarity and engagement. Each page covers a new section of the song: Intro Verse 1 Chorus 1 & 2 Verse 2 Instrumental Solo Chorus 3 (&4) Outro Each page has musical examples, and clear labelling to ensure that students are ready to answer any question on this set work. Following this, there are seven 6-mark questions (ie half the marks in the exam), one for each section and one 8-mark General Knowledge at the end, totalling 50 marks. The bundle includes the full document, plus the three sections (revision, tests, mark scheme) separately, in case you want to set it remotely. Please have a look at my shop for a wide variety of resources to support the Eduqas GCSE Music course. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/NPTJ

EDUQAS GCSE MUSIC - PRACTICE / MOCK EXAM PAPER A This is a full practice paper for Eduqas GCSE Music, perfect for a mock exam, or just extra exam practice. There are questions on: JS Bach Badinerie Part B Romantic Music Vocal Ensembles Film Music essay Toto Africa Verse 2 and Chorus 2 Pop Music The document comes complete with: YouTube links with exact timings for all musical examples Full and detailed mark scheme A 20-page mock paper, perfect for printing on five double-sided A3 sheets.

EDUQAS GCSE MUSIC – PRACTICE / MOCK EXAM PAPER – WITH SCORES This is the fourth in a series of full practice papers for Eduqas GCSE Music, perfect for a mock exam, or just extra exam practice. This exam is written to practise questions that use SCORES. All eight questions have accompanying skeleton scores, with questions focussing on these, as well as more general listening. Eight questions, covering all Areas of Study, but not including the set works (JS Bach and Toto, as these are covered extensively elsewhere), or an essay. The questions include a wide range of music, written and/or performed by: Ralph Vaughan Williams Joseph Haydn Julie Andrews Count Basie John Williams Henry Mancini Dionne Warwick Sparks All questions include a slightly shorter dictation (4-marks), including melodic and rhythmic, and there is lots of practice on cadences, and comparisons between sections. The document comes complete with: • YouTube links with exact timings for all musical examples • Full and detailed mark scheme • Perfect for printing on double-sided A3 sheets. This TES bundle includes: • PDF of the Question Paper and Mark Scheme together • PDF of just the Question Paper (in case you need to set it remotely) • PDF of just the Mark Scheme (ditto) • A guide to accessing the free audio (timed and edited mp3) Please have a look at my other GCSE Music resources. Thank you!

Sonority – Instrument Recognition Questions The GCSE Music Specification includes many terms that students need to know, and be able to identify, but which aren’t covered by many of the styles of music studied. Using only music from Popular Music, this revision resource brings together every instrument, voice and ensemble (apart from “basso continuo”, for obvious reasons!) from the sub-menu “Sonority”, ie instruments, voices, and ensembles. In order to be accessible to students who really struggle with such things, there are 50 simple, 1-mark questions, which ask students to identify an instrument, voice type, or ensemble. In addition, there is also a bonus question alongside every simple question, for students who find such things easier – so 100 questions in total! So that the first group of students don’t feel like they’re underachieving, there are two different PDFs: one with just the 50 simple questions, and one with the bonus questions as well, so teachers can choose which to give their students. The questions are in ten sections: Strings Woodwind Brass Percussion Keyboards Rock and Pop Indian Voices Miscellaneous Ensembles The resource comes with a link to FREE audio, running for 1h15’, either as one file or ten separate files: perfect for a revision lesson, or as homework. The extracts cover a wide range of Popular Music, and features music by the likes of Eva Cassidy, Led Zeppelin, Björk, Yes, Primus, Tanita Tikaram, The Meters, Minnie Riperton, Tom Waits, Genesis, Jamiroquai, Badly Drawn Boy, Freak Power, Blood, Sweat & Tears, and The Cure! The bundle includes the full paper and mark scheme, plus two PDFs of questions (50, or 100), and mark scheme separately, in case you want to set it remotely. Please have a look at my shop for a wide variety of resources to support the GCSE Music course. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/NPTJ

AN END-OF-UNIT PRACTICE PAPER, COMPRESSED INTO ONE LESSON A quick (55’) exam-practice sample assessment containing 20 separate pieces of music, that can be done within one (60’) lesson. This paper focuses on Area of Study 2: Music for Ensemble, and includes essays, dictation and comparisons. 20 separate extracts of music covering all topics within Area of Study 2 Jazz Blues Musical Theatre Chamber Music Questions include: 3 Dictation questions 3 Comparison questions 3 Essay questions (1 x Jazz, 1 x Musical Theatre, 1 x Chamber Music) Each question is worth five marks, rather than the usual 12, and contains shorter extracts, each played twice. This is perfect as an end-of-unit assessment, to give students practice at exam questions, but testing them on just one Area of Study. This TES bundle includes: PDF of all 20 Questions and Mark Scheme PDF of just the 20 Questions (in case you need to set these remotely) PDF of just the Mark Scheme (ditto) Information about accessing the audio Extracts include music by Nina Simone, Tim Minchin, Billie Holiday, Haydn, Corelli, Jackie Wilson, Barbra Streisand, Japan, Alan Menken, Gerry Mulligan, LaVern Baker, and Shostakovich, Kurt Weill, and Rodgers & Hammerstein. This would also work well for Year 10s, as an introduction to exam-style questioning. A full, free audio file is available from the author. Please have a look at my other GCSE Music resources. Thank you!

This is a PowerPoint version of the full, accurate, detailed analysis of Africa by Toto, available on TES as a PDF. It covers all aspects of the song Africa, part of the Eduqas GCSE Music syllabus. Harmony, arrangement, voicings, structure - everything is explained in accessible detail, with bespoke musical examples unavailable elsewhere (except the PDF, of course!). Written in conjunction with the Ten Sample Listening Tests (available on TES) and the Full Score (available on Sheet Music Plus, for copyright reasons).