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Listening Paper Companions for AS and A2 AQA Music

Invaluable companions to Section A of the AQA A Level Unit 1 and Unit 4 exams – from learning and revising to exam practice.

Learn about:
• Recognising instruments
• Tempo and time signatures
• Texture
• Chord progressions
• Tonality and modulations
• Ornaments
• Other musical features
• Completing a melody

For each:

  1. Topic-by-topic guidance to the musical knowledge required in the listening paper
    • Score excerpts and accompanying tracks on CD help students connect visual and aural
    • Practice exercises throughout consolidate learning
    • Builds on previous knowledge, growing confidence in listening

  2. Three practice papers with excerpts on CD – just like the AQA exams
    • First question accompanied by helpful advice to ease students into the question format
    • Mark schemes included for easy peer- or self-marking – with hints and tips for tricky questions throughout
    • Everything you need to set practice questions or mock exams!

Plus: Comprehensive glossary defines key terms in student-friendly language – great for revision!