GCSE AQA Set Work Analysis: Mozart

The exam practice content and consolidation exercises are excellent and extremely comprehensive

T Scammell, Teacher &Expert Reviewer
Clarinet Concerto in A Major was one of the last large-scale works completed by Mozart, in 1791, the year of his death. It encompasses most of the features you’d expect to find in a piece of instrumental music from this era and has a colourful backstory – with its original score missing, and Mozart’s widow insisting it had been pawned by the clarinettist Stadler! Uncover what makes this piece so distinctive with equally vivid analysis and activities written by an experienced AQA examiner.

Supportive, confidence-building resources guide your students through their chosen Set Work. Encourage them to discover the analysis for themselves while developing listening and appraising skills for the exam.

1. Learn

  • Need-to-know context and pre-listening ‘Do It Yourself!’ tasks build a firm foundation for learning
  • Student-friendly analysis organised by musical element for structured learning – fully supported by annotated score extracts!
  • Keywords and musical terms fully explained in context

2. Consolidate

  • Regular consolidation tasks encourage engagement and build confidence to apply theory independently
  • Extension activities to challenge Gifted and Talented leaners
  • Revision poster consolidates key points
  • Comprehensive glossary

3. Put into Practice

  • Five sets of exam questions, containing three 2-mark questions and one 8-mark question – perfect practice for the real thing!
  • Top tips for exam success
  • Full answers and mark schemes for easy peer, self- and teacher assessment

Integrate into your class teaching, or set for independent learning – it’s up to you!

Amazing feedback for our 2016 Set Work Analysis:

"Matches the specification exactly...
... Constant links to the AQA information...
... One can feel secure that the author is an expert... all information is covered that could be asked for in an exam"

M Thiselton, Music Teacher & Peer Reviewer

"The written quality is excellent... engaging, interesting and easy to understand"
E Samson, Music Teacher & Expert Reviewer

"A highly successful analysis... which includes a wealth of musical language and knowledge as well as many relevant and helpful examples of questions to prepare students for the exam"
L Williams, Music Teacher & Expert Reviewer

"Best resource I have found!"
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"I really could not add anything to enhance this fantastic resource"
K Tout, Head of Music & Peer Reviewer

"I was blown away by the in-depth knowledge"
R Davis, Director of Music & Peer Reviewer

Plus! New and improved – now organised by musical element for easier structured learning

What do teachers say about this resource? (10577)

The exam practice content and consolidation exercises are excellent and extremely comprehensive. The examples of how the mark scheme is applied to responses are extremely helpful to teachers and the author’s experience as an exam marker is obvious and of huge benefit here.

All aspects of the specification are more than adequately covered.

The author has a clear knowledge of the specification.

All answers to exam practice and consolidation exercises are correct and clear. Excellent.

T Scammell, Teacher &Expert Reviewer