AS / A Level Eduqas Area of Study Guide
Introduce
- Set the scene with contextual information provided on all relevant periods, including a timeline of key works
- Introductory vocabulary gives students a foundation for study
Analyse
- Thorough analysis of the genre using Eduqas’s musical elements ensures all aspects are covered
- Keywords are defined throughout, and a full glossary reinforces the essential terminology
- Learning activities, covering unfamiliar listening and transcription, get students familiar with the music and teach analysis skills
Give[s] students a clear path to tackling real exam questions
Assess
- Information about the exam shows students exactly what to expect
- Concise revision summaries bring it all together
- Exam-style questions, including short-answer questions, musical dictation and longer, 10-mark questions, give students the practice they need
Area of Study E: Into the Twentieth Century
Examine expressionism, impressionism, and neoclassicism in depth with this broad-based guide to wider listening and unfamiliar music from the period 1895–1935. Give students the overview and level of detail they need with focused analyses, broken down by musical element, of prominent pieces by key composers:
- Debussy – Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
- Ravel – ‘Pantomime’ from Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2
- Schoenberg – ‘Der kranke Mond’ from Pierrot Lunaire
- Webern – Quartet Op. 22, Movement 1
- Berg – Violin Concerto ‘To the Memory of an Angel’, Movement 1, Section 1: Andante
- Prokofiev – Symphony No. 1 in D major, ‘Classical’, Movement 1
- Stravinsky – Octet for Winds, Movement 2
- Poulenc – Sonata for Horn, Trumpet and Trombone, Movement 1
Plus! Unfamiliar listening and exam-style questions introduce Wozzeck, Pulcinella and more.
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