GCSE OCR Guide to the Conventions of Pop
Give your class all the knowledge, skills and practice they need with these targeted and flexible study guides for each Area of Study. By exploring the historical context of the period, studying musical elements, and applying knowledge to activities and exam-style questions, students will be completely familiar with the Area of Study!
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Regular analysis activities with answers help students actively apply their new understanding and engage with the music – and annotated musical examples, listening links and key term definitions support learning throughout.
Perfect exam preparationExcellent explanations of the suggested works...
...excellent suggestions for wider listening...
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- Boost retention with 1-page revision summaries and comprehensive glossaries
- Prepare for the listening paper with practice exam-style questions and answers
| AoS 5: Conventions of Pop | Study the transformation of pop from the 1950s to the present day with a comprehensive approach that introduces contextual information in chronological order before delving deeper into each subtopic. |
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The entire resource is excellent... It is comprehensive and covers everything in the specification with excellent explanations of the suggested works and excellent suggestions for wider listening. The practice questions are all at an appropriate level... [It] will be extremely valuable to teachers and pupils alike.
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I like the simple layout and straight forward structure, and that the resource discusses each genre of the Area of Study in the order that it appears in the specification... Useful as a revision aid... There is a range of questions that follow typical formats that you would expect to see in a listening and appraising exam... Clear and user friendly.
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Very good! Accessible for students and aids teacher planning... The choice of songs provided variety and the activities develop listening skills and understanding of the different genres and were appropriate for the exam content.