GCSE Edexcel Set Work Analysis: Esperanza Spalding: 'Samba Em Preludio'

Student-friendly analysis resources to ensure your class are completely confident with their GCSE set works, and ready to excel in the exam. Build listening skills and encourage evaluation and reflection with a mix of guided analysis and independent tasks.

A lot of valuable exam practice and resources for performance

T Scammell, Teacher & Expert Reviewer

Each pack sets the scene with essential context before working through the set work bar by bar. Students are fully supported with detailed notes, annotated score extracts and key term definitions – then encouraged to reinforce and apply their knowledge with regular consolidation questions and activities.

Following the analysis, a wealth of exam preparation:

  • Concise revision summary structured by musical element to aid recall of key points
  • Musical dictation exercises using extracts from the piece, for vital transcription training
  • Section A and Section B exam-style questions with mark schemes – perfect practice for the listening paper

Totally flexible – integrate into your class teaching or use for independent learning.


GCSE Edexcel Set Work Analysis AoS4 Esperanza Spalding: ‘Samba Em Preludi’ (from the album of the cast recording of Esperanza)

Grammy-award-winning guitarist Esperanza Spalding’s much-acclaimed improvised version of ‘Samba Em Preludio’ is a masterpiece in the fusing of jazz, funk, soul, gospel, Latin American and classical music styles. Unpick the prominent features of the piece, including complex rhythms, transient harmonies and her signature electric and acoustic bass guitar sound, with ‘clear and easy to understand’ analysis, relevant activities and ‘valuable exam practice’.

What do teachers say about this resource? (9632)

The analysis of the work and score excerpts are very clear and easy to understand...The analysis is clearly set out into small sections, interspersed with relevant activities. There is always an appropriate amount of detail and good cross referencing to other works... There is a lot of valuable exam practice and resources for performance.

T Scammell, Teacher & Expert Reviewer