A set of ‘10 Question Quizzes’ (with answers) designed for either student use to aid recall of key facts about the set works or as starter activities in GCSE Music lessons. These question and answer sets are based on the information contained in the official Edexcel guidance for the set works.

A set of ‘10 Question Quizzes’ (with answers) designed for either student use to aid recall of key facts about the set works or as starter activities in GCSE Music lessons. These question and answer sets are based on the information contained in the official Edexcel guidance for the set works.

This is a practice essay for the Edexcel GCSE Music (9-1) Section B for Defying Gravity by Stephen Schwartz. Included are: Student copy Mark scheme There are no scores available for this due to copyright but the Defying Gravity score is available in the anthology and the Munchkinland score is easily downloadable (the section is from ‘Come out, come out wherever you are’ until ‘came flying on her broomstick, thumbing for a hitch’)

A revision pack for independent work that includes: 1. A revision grid - students note down points about the set work under element of music headings. 2. A set of questions about the set work to support AO3 learning. 3. Two P.E.E.E. questions to support AO4 learning.

Four listening tasks based on the following pieces from Mussorgsky's 'Pictures at an Exhibition': 'Promenade', 'The Old Castle', 'Gnomus' and 'The Great Gate of Kiev'. These tasks focus on identifying instrumentation, tonality and tempo by ear.

A starter activity for the set work 'Release' by Afro Celt Sound System to introduce students to the African and Celtic instruments they may not have heard of before.