Please find below some information about Music exams during exam week:
Year 7
Your exam will be mainly listening based, with a short written element. You will be asked about:
Instruments of the OrchestraSambaFanfaresGeneral listening/musicianship
Year 8
Your exam will be mainly listening based, with a short written element. You will be asked about:
RiffsThe BluesFolk MusicNew Directions (Terry Riley's 'In C' and Steve Reich's 'Clapping Music')
Year 10
Your exam will be a shortened version of a GCSE listening exam. Topics will include Areas of Study we have looked at since the start of the course.
How to revise?
Listen to music! Links to Spotify playlists for certain topics can be found below:
Year 7: Fanfares Year 7: Instruments of the OrchestraYear 7: Samba Year 8: Riffs Year 8: The Blues Year 8: New Directions Year 8: Folk MusicDSO KIDS - A great resource for instruments of the orchestra.
For GCSE students, you know what is going on. See us for help with revision.
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