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!

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

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).

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.

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!

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

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 - ROCK MUSIC (AoS4) A PowerPoint and accompanying Student Workbook, designed to take students through the genre of Rock Music, all within the context of listening practice, and exam-style questioning. Plus, an explanation of falsetto, with a listening exercise, within the world of Pop/Rock. This helps teachers who are less-familiar with the style, and are uncertain of which examples to use. Listening exercises on songs by: Rainbow Girlschool Lenny Kravitz AC/DC Bon Jovi PPT and Workbook both have YouTube links (updated October 2023), with timings. This is Lesson 2 of a series, exploring all the Eduqas-prescribed genres of Popular music.

EDUQAS A LEVEL MUSIC - JAZZ: COOL JAZZ PRACTICE LISTENING TESTS On 7th February 2022, it was announced that students studying AoS D: Jazz would be tested on Bebop and Cool Jazz. The term ‘Cool Jazz’ covers a wide range of music, and there is plenty that can be asked of students, but surprisingly few good quality 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 Cool Jazz, using recordings by: The Modern Jazz Quartet Miles Davis Frank Rosolino Sextet Chet Baker Art Blakey Lambert, Hendricks and Ross There are three sample Question 5s, and two sample Question 6s (comparison between two recordings), including a vocal question. 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, plus the sample Bebop Questions. Thank you! This resource was updated on 4th May 2022.

50 questions on JS Bach’s Badinerie (Part B) In the 2022 GCSE Music exam, question 1 will be on JS Bach’s Badinerie, Part B. Here are 50 1-mark questions, designed to cover everything that I believe could come up in the exam. Some questions are similar (eg identifying cadences and keys), and the questions are in no particular order, so that students don’t go onto auto pilot. Includes full score, link to the audio, and full mark scheme. Bundle contains: Full document (Questions, Score, and Mark Scheme) Questions and score only Mark scheme and score only …so that you can send to students to work on remotely if necessary.

Harmony, Form and Structure 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. Many students struggle with recognising musical elements, especially cadences, chord inversions, and other elements of harmony, form and structure, so this resource comprises 17 short extracts of music, five of which have skeleton scores, as in the exam. Each extract has four questions attached, covering all the terms associated with Harmony, Form and Structure: HARMONY Primary chords Secondary chords Inversion Diatonic Tonic Subdominant Dominant (7th) Perfect cadence Imperfect cadence Plagal cadence Interrupted cadence Chord progression/chord sequence Harmonic rhythm Drone Pedal Dissonance Power chords FORM AND STRUCTURE Binary Ternary Rondo Minuet and Trio Repetition Contrast Theme and variations Strophic 32 bar song form/AABA 12 bar Blues Call and response Ostinato Bridge Break Loop Improvisation Verse Chorus Middle 8 Fill Introduction Outro Coda Riff Regular phrasing Irregular phrasing The extracts cover a wide range of music, featuring the likes of Joan Jett, Mahler, Primus, Jimmy Rushing, Mel Tormé, Carly Simon, Henry Mancini, Katrina & the Waves, and Blu Cantrell. The resource comes with a link to FREE audio, running for 38’20”. The bundle includes the full paper and mark scheme, plus the PDF question paper 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

EIGHT PRACTICE DICTATION QUESTIONS These dictation tests provide authentic examples of the dictation questions found in GCSE Music exams. They cover various styles and genres of music: Orchestral and Choral Music Jazz and Popular Song Film Music Pop music (ballads) The questions come in groups of four, one for each of the categories above, and each group of four features music by musicians whose names begin with the same letter. In this pack, the musicians’ names begin with the letters A and B. The main feature of all these shorter questions is dictation, to help students practice this type of exam question, worth five marks. I have added a few additional shorter questions, totalling three additional marks, so that every question is worth eight marks. As these are shorter questions, to focus on dictation, the extracts are shorter (generally 20–25 seconds long), and there is less time after the question for students to complete their answers. Each listening test is approx. 5’30"-6’00" long. 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. NB These questions are also released as “GCSE Music Dictation Practice Tests [Eduqas]”, as they were originally written with a focus on the Eduqas syllabus.

Ten Sample Assessments for the Eduqas A Level Area of Study D. Five Question 5s (10-mark) Five Question 6s (20-mark) Full mark schemes, and YouTube links with timings. Written by former BBC Radio 3, and current BBC Radio 2 Jazz producer. Please also see the resource “JAZZ - Ten MORE Sample Assessments”.

Musical Styles – Tonality – Tempo – Rhythm – Dynamics 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. Many students struggle with recognising musical elements on a printed score, so this resource comprises 20 short extracts of music, 17 of which have skeleton scores, as in the exam. Each extract has four questions attached, covering the terms associated with: Musical Styles Tonality Tempo Rhythm Dynamics The extracts cover a wide range of music, featuring music from the likes of Abba, Count Basie, Anthrax, Tupac, Berlioz, Whitney Houston, Al Green, JS Bach, Pluto Shervington, Sting, and Dame Judi Dench! The resource comes with a link to FREE audio, running for 37’, either as one file or 20 separate files: perfect for a revision lesson, or as homework. The bundle includes the full paper and mark scheme, plus the PDF question paper 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

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).

EDUQAS GCSE MUSIC - AFRICA BY TOTO LESSON 4 - MELODY 38-page PPT and accompanying PDF workbook. Fourth in a series of five lessons designed to cover every aspect of the set work, Africa by Toto. Lesson 4 focusses on the melody of the Verses, Choruses, Riff B, Synth Solo, Electric Guitar, and the use of backing vocals. Clear examples are given, alongside numerous mini-tests, and 1-point questions. There is a 10-mark exam-style question at the end, to consolidate the learning. Please see my TES shop for other resources designed to support the Eduqas GCSE course.

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!

Eduqas GCSE Music - Final Revision - JS Bach Badinerie [Part A] This resource contains 30 short questions, split into five sections, to focus students on main musical areas of Part of JS Bach’s Badinerie. The larger questions are: Keys [5] Cadences [5] General Theory [5] Pitches [5] Miscellaneous [10] Questions come with a clearly-labelled score on each page, plus full mark scheme and YouTube link. Perfect for setting as an individual activity, if you need to see students separately about coursework! 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

EIGHT PRACTICE DICTATION QUESTIONS These dictation tests were written to provide authentic examples of the 5-mark dictation questions found in Eduqas GCSE Music exams. They cover the four Areas of Study, with a focus on the focus areas announced on 7th February 2022: Romantic Music Vocal Ensembles Film Music Popular music The questions come in groups of four, one for each of the categories above, and each group of four features music by musicians whose names begin with the same letter. In this pack, the musicians’ names begin with the letters A and B. The main feature of all these shorter questions is dictation, to help students practice this type of exam question, worth five marks. I have added a few additional shorter questions, totalling three additional marks, so that every question is worth eight marks, rather than the 12 in the actual exam. As these are shorter questions, to focus on dictation, the extracts are shorter (generally 20–25 seconds long), and there is less time after the question for students to complete their answers. Each listening test is approx. 5’30"-6’00" long. 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.