A Level AQA Practice Exercises for Listening: Jazz

Ready-to-use exercises on a wide range of extracts, tailored to the A Level AQA specification.

I would most definitely use this resource

R Brown, Teacher & Expert Reviewer

For each pack:

  • Twenty sets of short-answer questions to prepare for the short listening tasks at the start of Section A
  • Five 10-mark questions to practise the skills needed to write a critical commentary on an unfamiliar extract in the exam
  • Answers for every exercise – great for peer-/self-assessment and easy marking

Use in class or set as homework for perfect exam preparation!

Area of Study 5: Jazz

Don’t let your students miss band practice! Three exercises for each of the six named jazz artists to ensure your students are well rehearsed for Section A of the exam.

What do teachers say about this resource? (9463)

Very good. Question style is very similar to the style used in the A Level exam.

Good range of excerpts across the named artists, good variety of questions, good ten-markers, clear mark schemes.

This helps to prepare students for the style of exam questions they will get. It covers all of the named artists and gives a variety of the styles they may hear.

All the named artists are covered comprehensively. The question styles are similar to those used in the exam. These could be used as exam practice, for mocks or in lessons. They could be broken down into tasks within lessons and could also be used as part of online learning.


N Squires, Subject Manager & Peer Reviewer

The questions are very well thought out and constructed. There is a nice variety of question type reflecting AQA exam methodology... The author demonstrates excellent musical jazz knowledge and the level of questioning at A level standard particularly impresses me - just the right level of difficulty... There is a wide scope of knowledge tested here with a well constructed format... I would most definitely use this resource in my A level curriculum.

R Brown, Teacher & Expert Reviewer