GCSE AQA Practice Questions for Musical Notation

Hone students’ Section A aural skills with 30 exam-style questions, specifically designed for the GCSE AQA exam.

Very similar in style to the specimen paper examples

N Silvester, Teacher & Expert Reviewer
Includes:
  • Tips for developing melodic and rhythmic notation skills
  • Ready-to-use exercises with extracts covering all four areas of study:
    • Western classical tradition 1650–1910
    • Popular music
    • Traditional music
    • Western classical tradition since 1910
  • Answers for every question – great for peer-/self-assessment and easy marking

  • The advice in the students introduction is superb

    P Hughes, Teacher & Peer Reviewer
  • Differentiated activities are signposted throughout to enable:

    • support of weaker and stronger learners
    • improvement throughout the course

    Versatile! Embed into your SoW as starters, plenaries or homework activities!

What do teachers say about this resource? (8565)

I really like the range of questions and the variety of genres and different musical styles that are addressed... The presentation of each question is very good with regard to how a comparable question on an exam paper would look. This should ensure that, even visually, students become accustomed to what to expect... The advice in the students introduction is superb and will go a long way to serving pupils of all abilities... The range of questions on offer throughout the resource and the skills that it challenges are a very good match for the exam specification.... Great for enhancing musical learning across all aspects of a music course!

P Hughes, Teacher & Peer Reviewer

A useful resource... It gives [students] the opportunity to go through several GCSE-style exam questions and experience the pressure of real-time conditions.

E Russell, Teacher & Expert Reviewer

Good! A useful resource for helping students to prepare for these questions in the exam... very similar in style to the specimen paper examples.

N Silvester, Teacher & Expert Reviewer