A Level OCR Practice Exercises for Unfamiliar Listening

for Area of Study 1: Instrumental Music of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven


Take the mystery out of unfamiliar listening!

Students can’t know what music will come up, but they can have all of the analytical tools at their disposal! Prepare students for Section A of the A Level OCR Appraising exam.

Each resource contains 12 sets of exercises (4 for each composer) and consists of a series of short questions, each ranging from 1 to 6 marks, up a total of 15 marks – just like the real thing!

As students work through each of the carefully structured exam-style exercises, they will:
  • listen to music analytically
  • improve their aural skills
  • draw contextual links between works
Great for independent study!
  • Links to recordings on Spotify and YouTube for easy access
  • Self-contained exercises with skeleton scores – students can complete independently at home

Answers to all questions provided – easy to set and quick to mark!

What do teachers say about this resource? (10751)

Will provide teachers with exactly what they need from it - high-quality ready-to-use practice questions of a suitable standard to prepare students for the OCR listening exam... It enhances learning by providing students with realistic exam practice - you want students to feel familiar with the layout of the paper, so they can go into the real exam confident that the paper isn't going to throw up any surprises. The refinement of exam technique is so important and this resource provides the tools to work on this.

A Moxon, Head of Performing Arts & Peer Reviewer