BRAND NEW RESOURCE 9 questions, all based on similar questions in the A level paper. Screenshots give a good idea of content. Most questions are 10-12 marks, and do not always feature the 5 mark extended writing. Features the following pieces of music: NEO-CLASSICAL Prokofiev – Gavotte (Classical Symphony) – page 2 Stravinsky – Pulcinella – page 3 Stravinsky – Dumbarton Oaks – page 5 IMPRESSIONISM Debussy - Colloque Sentimental – page 8 Lili Boulanger – Nocturne – page 10 Debussy – Prelude a l’apres-midi – page 13 EXPRESSIONISM Schoenberg – Premonitions – page 15 Berg – Wozzeck – page 16 Schoenberg – Valse de Chopin – page 18 All answers are provided, but probably not exhaustive. As usual, any problems, please email misscreativecurriculum@gmail.com I am always happy to look at any issues, make corrections etc

Brand new resource 30 symphony questions based on the WJEC and EDUQAS As Level syllabus. Titles of each work can be seen in the screenshots. I have included some lesser known composers, as well as the symphonic masters. Please email misscreativecurriculum@gmail.com if you have any further questions. Thanks for looking

6 practice questions (based on typical questions in the EDUQAS A Level exam) All 5 rotations of Nuages, by Debussy are covered (from Area of Study E - Into the 20th Century) Screenshots give a good idea of content. Mark scheme is also included Any issues/questions, please email misscreativecurriculum@gmail.com

Brand new resource. Contains 7 exam-style questions for the new WJEC set work, Everything Must Go, by the Manic Street Preachers. Youtube links to the recording All answers provided

Brand new resource 4 questions on Poulenc’s Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano (2nd movement). There is an overview of Poulenc’s style and there are also extension tasks intended for class discussion or paired work. Each question focuses on one section (so A1, B1, B2, A2) Screenshots give a good idea of content. All answers provided, (although I’m sure that there may be more!) The score that I used for reference was one found on imslp (only one on there, but not public domain in the EU)

NEW RESOURCE Any issues/queries, please email me on misscreativecurriculum@gmail.com I’ll do whatever I can to sort any problems out for you. Exam practice questions created specifically for Year 10 embarking on a GCSE Music course, in particular EDUQAS and WJEC. It would also benefit pupils studying other exam board specifications (screenshots illustrate this). Split into the following areas of study, with key words from the specification developed. MELODY RHYTHM, TEMPO & METRE HARMONY & TONALITY FORM, STRUCTURE & STYLE TEXTURE, TIMBRE & DYNAMICS The following units of work are examined: Forms and Devices Music For Ensemble Film Music Popular Music

Brand new resource for the EDUQAS A Level Music exam. (PLEASE NOTE THERE IS A TYPO ON PAGE 21 IN QUESTION B. THE OPTIONS SHOULD BE MAJOR CHORD, THEN MINOR CHORD. EMAIL ME IF YOU WOULD LIKE AN UPDATED COPY - MISSCREATIVECURRICULUM@GMAIL.COM I CAN’T UPLOAD IT ON HERE FOR SOME REASON) An in-depth coverage of the 60s and 70s with a brief overview of the 80s The following pieces are examined, with a mixture of individual and class development tasks. All answers are provided in a separate booklet. As always, please email misscreativercurriculum@gmail.com if there are any issues/queries. I hope you enjoy working through the resource as much as I enjoyed writing it! Screenshots give a good overview of content. FOLK Silver Dagger – Joan Baez Class Development Tasks 1 & 2 Blowing in the Wind – Bob Dylan Class Development Task 3 FOLK ROCK Jethro Tull Norwegian Wood – The Beatles Class Development Task 4 ROCK A Little Piece of My Heart – Janice Joplin You Really Got Me – The Kinks Class Development Task 5 Jumpin’ Jack Flash – The Rolling Stones Caroline, No – The Beach Boys Class Development Task 6 Class Development Task 7 Jugband Blues – Pink Floyd Interstellar Overdrive – Pink Floyd Class Development Task 8 SOUL & FUNK Try A Little Tenderness – Otis Redding This Is A Man’s World – James Brown Class Development Task 9 You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman – Aretha Franklin Class Development Task 10 Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag – James Brown Class Development Task 11 Class Development Task 12 It’s Your Thing – The Isley Brothers California Dreamin- The Mamas & The Papas Good Vibrations – The Beach Boys The 70s 70s Folk Listening Class Development Task 13 Country Traveling Man – Dolly Parton Class Development Task 14 Heavy Rock Iron Man – Black Sabbath Class Development Task 15 Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap – AC/DC Hard Lovin’ Man – Deep Purple Bass Riffs Development Task Class Development Task 17 Punk Rock Pretty Vacant – Sex Pistols Class Development Task 18 DISCO Rock The Boat – Hues Corporation Class Development Task 19 I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor Class Development Task 20 Class Development Task 21 Class Development Task 22

10 pieces of film music - questions all based on typical GCSE questions in exam paper. Pieces include: Dances With Wolves Theme from The Mission Rupert Bear, from The English Patient Theme from Batman Snowpiercer X Men Apocalypse Theme from Godzilla Hatikvah (The Hope) from Munich A Fateful Meeting/Central Park, from King Kong Conan the Barbarian All the listening tests are designed to test varying abilities. The final question in some of the pieces tends to be an extended answer which will test the more able students. All questions are marked out of 12. There are a couple of different types of questions Filling in the blanks (melody and rhythm) and adding onto a score – pupils can listen 4 times to these questions, with a minute preparation time, 30 seconds in between playings and 3 minutes completion time at the end. Extended answer – pupils can listen 3 times with a 30 second gap in between playings and 6 minutes completion time at the end. General musicianship questions – pupils can listen 3 times to these questions with a 30 second pause between playings and 2 minutes completion time at the end. Please note that the answers to the extended writing questions are NOT exhaustive. All reasonable answers should be considered, so please use your professional judgement. Please email misscreativecurriculum@gmail.com if you have any issues or queries, and I will be only too pleased to help.

Brand new resource For teaching from September 2024. First exam in 2026 This is the new set work for the Area of Study Western Classical Tradition 1650 - 1910 It replaces the Mozart Clarinet Concerto It features Section A style questions on the entire movement, split up into slow introduction, 1st subject, 2nd subject etc There are several Section B style questions (8 mark questions) Screenshots give a good idea of content. There are 28 pages in total Answers are provided in a separate booklet. As always, if you have any queries, please email misscreativecurriculum@gmail.com

Brand new resource A 29 page resource that aims to develops all sections of the exam paper Section A - short answer Section B - 10 mark essay question Section C - 30 mark essay question The 4 composers are presented Shostakovich Messiaen Reich Macmillan Features the following: Essential vocabulary DIMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH EXTRACT 1 : SHOSTAKOVICH - THREE FANTASTIC DANCES (NO.1) EXTRACT 2 : Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 3 “The First of May” EXTRACT 3: Symphony № 10 in E minor, Op 93. Movt.3 (1953) EXTENSION TASK – essay preparation EXTRACT 4 Shostakovich String Quartet No. 4 in D major, Op.83 (1949) STEVE REICH EXTRACT 1 : Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ (1974) EXTRACT 2 : Nagoya’s Marimbas EXTRACT 3 : 2X5 (2008) EXTRACT 4 : PROVERB (1995) EXTRACT 5 : Tehellim (1981) EXTENSION TASK OLIVIER MESSIAEN EXTRACT 1 : Vision de L’Amen (Movt. 1) (1943) EXTRACT 2 : Dieu Parmis Nous (from La Nativité) – final movement (1935) EXTRACT 2 : Dieu Parmis Nous (from La Nativité) – final movement (1935) EXTRACT 3 Quartet for the End of Time (Movement 7) Movement 1 from Quartet for the End of Time (Liturgie de Cristal) Movement 1 from Quartet for the End of Time (Liturgie de Cristal) Movement 3 (Abime des Oiseaux) EXTRACT 4 Saint Francois d’Assisse (scene 1 The Cross) (1975 – 79) JAMES MACMILLAN EXTRACT 1 : Magnificat opening (1999) EXTRACT 2 : Who Shall Separate Us? (2022) EXTRACT 3 : Identity from Cantos Sagrados (1989) EXTRACT 4 : Strathclyde Motets, No.5 Radiant Dawn (2006) EXTRACT 5 : The Gallant Weaver (1997) The screenshots give a good idea of content. Any problems or suggestions, please email misscreativecurriculum@gmail.com

All questions are based on the EDUQAS exam style questions and marked out of 10. Please see screenshots for types of questions. The exercises are a combination of the question 10 and 11 on the exam paper (so rhythm and pitch dictation and general musicianship) As always, please email misscreativecurricum@gmail.com for any problems or questions. Haydn String Quartet Op. 72 No.1 Mozart Divertimento No. 3 K. 166 Mozart Divertimento K. 138 Haydn String Quartet Op.76 No.3 Haydn Piano trio Op.39 Mozart String Quartet No.20 K. 499 Mozart – Chorus of the Priests “Oh Isis and Osiris” Mozart – Ave Verum Corpus

Brand new resource Features the following pieces. All questions are based on the WJEC exam style questions and marked out of 10. Please see screenshots for types of questions. As always, please email misscreativecurricum@gmail.com for any problems or questions. Haydn String Quartet Op. 72 No.1 Mozart Divertimento No. 3 K. 166 Mozart Divertimento K. 138 Haydn String Quartet Op.76 No.3 Haydn Piano trio Op.39 Mozart String Quartet No.20 K. 499 Mozart – Chorus of the Priests “Oh Isis and Osiris” Mozart – Ave Verum Corpus

A fantastic resource to help prepare your students for the 2022 summer listening exam - Section A 4 full questions based on each section of the piano trio. Questions are marked out of 13 or 15 and all answers are provided.

Brand New Resource For teaching from September 2024 for the first exam in 2026 Practice questions based on the 3 songs by Queen Bohemian Rhapsody Seven Seas of Rhye Love of My Life The resource splits each song up into manageable sections and then has 2 mark contextual understanding questions. Screenshots give a good idea of content, but please email misscreativecurriculum@gmail.com if you would like any further information.

Brand New Resource for teaching the new set work for OCR A Level Music SET WORK 2024 Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op.58 The 26 page resource contains 14 exam type questions (similar in style to Section A of the exam paper), but develops knowledge for Section B. The questions cover the whole of the first movement. The screenshots give a good idea of the content. All answers are provided, but these are not exhaustive, particularly in terms of the extension tasks. These are designed to support the essay writing in Section B. Any questions, please email misscreativecurriculum@gmail.com If there are any issues with downloads, please contact TES for support if I am unable to answer your queries. Many thanks.

8 exam -style question papers to test students’ knowledge of Anitra’s Dance. Follows the WJEC style of questions in previous past papers. All mini mocks are out of 9 marks. Mark scheme is provided. Ideal for in-class use or for setting as homework. Each question has both Spotify and Youtube links, with timings. Set these questions ideally once ALL learning and knowledge has been done in class. Any problems, please email misscreativecurriculum@gmail.com I have edited the resource slightly - there is now a new YouTube link

PLEASE NOTE THIS RESOURCE HAS BEEN UPDATED AS THE BRAHMS STRING QUARTET LINK HAD EXPIRED/ALTERED. THIS NOW CONTAINS THE CORRECT TIMING FOR THIS QUESTION. IF YOU HAVE ALREADY BOUGHT THE RESOURCE AND WANT THE UPDATED COPY, PLEASE EMAIL ME MISSCREATIVECURRICULUM@GMAIL.COM A series of 10 questions including the following pieces: Schumann – Symphony No. 2 Op.61 Dvorak Violin Trio Op.74 Schumann – Traumerei Op.15 Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5, 2nd Movement Schumann – Der Dichter Spricht Op. 15 Brahms – String Quartet No. 3 in B Flat, Op.67-2 Andante Grieg Lyric Pieces Book 1, Op.12-3 Watchman’s Song Brahms – String Quartet No.1 in C minor, Op.51, No 1 – Romanze Clara Schumann – Piano Trio Op.17 Andante Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – Ballade for violin and Piano in C minor Op.73 Each question is worth 10 marks and focuses on: chord recognition correcting errors in pitch and rhythm melodic dication WJEC focuses on general western classical music in the Romantic period, whereas EDUQAS only focuses on the symphony. However it is excellent preparation for the exam. WORD and PDF files included, as well as question only booklet, and question and answer booklet.

Following the advance information announcement, this resource has been developed to help pupils answer the extended 9-mark question, which will be based on Area of Study 1 - Musical Forms and Devices All forms are included (binary, ternary, rondo, strophic, theme and variation, minuet and trio) The featured pieces include: Gavotte from French Suite No.6 – Bach Coppelia, Suite – Variation on a Slave Theme – Delibes Das Wandern – Schubert Horn Concerto No.4 – Mozart Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - Mozart YouTube links and timings are provided, as well as answers. There is an example of the extended writing, however the answers are in bullet form.

Brand new practice paper, following on from Papers A, B and C (If you require these papers, please contact me as I will do a bundle deal including this paper for £20) It features the following pieces of music: Anitra’s Dance (section B) Furchtenmachen (Frightening) - Schumann Farmer Refuted from Hamilton Suo Gan Terminator 1 Main Theme The Great Duel from Kill Bill Everything Must Go (intro, verse, pre-chorus, chorus) This is a Man’s World Screenshots give a good idea of content Please email misscreativecurriculum@gmail.com

Originally written in 2020 to support evidence of pupil attainment.