Exam strategies for the written paper for the Pearson Edexcel AS and A Level Music syllabus. Includes advice in regards to: Listening questions Questions about specific musical elements Dictation Question 5: Previously unheard piece essay Question 6: Set work essay 2x A5 pages

Edexcel A Level Music Revision: 8 pieces of further listening for Clara Schumann - Piano Trio in Gm Five features of each further listening piece that relate to the set work 4 works composed before or around the set work’s composition 4 works composed after the set work’s composition

Notes on the key features of 17 specific eras and genres of music. Related specifically to the set works on the Pearson Edexcel syllabus but useful to any board. Eras/genres covered: Baroque Classical Romantic Impressionist Cuban Indian classical Gamelan Suspense films Jazz Funk African tradition Popular music 20th Century classical Experimental Folk Musique concrète Spectralism

A detailed list of musical terminology, no definitions, for 10 musical elements. Suitable for GCSE and A Level Music students. Elements included: Melody Vocal style Texture Harmony Tonality Word setting Form and structure Dynamics Rhythm, metre and tempo Sonority

Edexcel A Level Music Revision: 8 pieces of further listening for Vivaldi - Concerto in Dm Five features of each further listening piece that relate to the set work 4 works composed before or around the set work’s composition 4 works composed after the set work’s composition

Edexcel A Level Music Revision: 8 pieces of further listening for Anoushka Shankar - Breathing Underwater Five features of each further listening piece that relate to the set work 4 works composed before or around the set work’s composition 4 works composed after the set work’s composition

Edexcel A Level Music Revision: 8 pieces of further listening for Familia Valera Miranda - Caña Quema Five features of each further listening piece that relate to the set work 4 works composed before or around the set work’s composition 4 works composed after the set work’s composition

Edexcel A Level Music Revision: 8 pieces of further listening for Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique Five features of each further listening piece that relate to the set work 4 works composed before or around the set work’s composition 4 works composed after the set work’s composition

Edexcel A Level Music Revision: 8 pieces of further listening for Rachel Portman - The Duchess Five features of each further listening piece that relate to the set work 4 works composed before or around the set work’s composition 4 works composed after the set work’s composition

Edexcel A Level Music Revision: 8 pieces of further listening for Bernard Herrmann - Psycho Five features of each further listening piece that relate to the set work 4 works composed before or around the set work’s composition 4 works composed after the set work’s composition

Edexcel A Level Music Revision: 8 pieces of further listening for Danny Elfman - Batman Returns Five features of each further listening piece that relate to the set work 4 works composed before or around the set work’s composition 4 works composed after the set work’s composition

Edexcel A Level Music Revision: 8 pieces of further listening for Debussy - Les Estampes Five features of each further listening piece that relate to the set work 4 works composed before or around the set work’s composition 4 works composed after the set work’s composition

Lists of 8 further listening works for each of the 18 Pearson Edexcel A Level Music set works. For each one, 4 are from before the set work was published, and 4 from after.