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!

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.

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.

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.

EDUQAS GCSE MUSIC - PRACTICE / MOCK EXAM PAPER This is the second in a series of full practice papers for Eduqas 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: • JS Bach Badinerie Part B • Romantic Music • Vocal Ensembles • Film Music essay • Toto Africa Verse 2 and Chorus 2 • Pop …this paper covers all those areas, with questions on orchestral music, musicals, jazz, film music and pop. 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.

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.

Ten sample listening tests for Area of Study 4 - Popular Music. Written in the style of the Eduqas GCSE Music exam. All styles listed in the Specification are covered: Rock, Soul, Hip Hop, Reggae, Ballads, Pop, Bhangra, Fusions, and a Comparison question. Artists covered include Aretha Franklin, Gnarls Barkley, The Police, A Tribe Called Quest and Earth, Wind & Fire. Written by BBC Radio 2 and 3 producer, subject expert (Ofqual and Trinity), professional musician, and classroom teacher. Please look at my other resources (Africa by Toto, and Jazz) on TES. Thank you for your interest. NB This is the slightly updated version of the resource (Feb 2022).

Ten Jazz listening questions for A Level students, focussing on wider (previously unheard) listening. Five 10-mark questions, and five 20-mark questions, including a comparison and essay. Complete with full Mark Schemes, YouTube links, and timings. Please also look out for the “A Level Music - Jazz - Ten MORE Sample Questions” document, on TES. These tests are the same as those in the “Eduqas A Level Music AoS4 Jazz: Ten Sample Listening Questions” document, and therefore follow Eduqas-style questions. Following feedback from teachers teaching other syllabi, I’ve re-published them as general wider listening tests for A Level students. Written by a BBC Radio 2 and 3 Jazz producer, and teacher (and Jazz nerd).

Ten MORE Sample Assessments for the Eduqas A Level Area of Study D. Following the popularity of the initial Ten Sample Jazz Assessments, here are ten more, covering all areas of Jazz: Five Question 5s (10-mark) Five Question 6s (20-mark) Full mark schemes, and YouTube links with timings. Written by BBC Radio 2 Jazz producer, and BBC Radio 3 Classical producer, and teacher. Please also see the resource “JAZZ - Ten Sample Jazz Assessments”.

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).

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”.

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).

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