The Edexcel GCSE Music Study Guide presents all of the key information you will need to know for the written exam (Component 3) of the 9-1 specification – For exams First teaching 2018 onwards. It includes the most important facts about each of the eight set works, a test on each set work, tips on how to prepare for the exam, a guide to the elements of music, to help you prepare for the questions on ‘unfamiliar’ works, and a glossary of the technical terms you will need to learn. A definitive study guide for the 9–1 GCSE syllabus, this comprehensive guide supports all components of the GCSE: Performing, Composing and Appraising. This title also covers the full list of Set Works and suggested Wider Listening, provides tests and practice exam questions and includes advice and tips on how to do well in the written paper.

This definitive revision guide is designed to help students to prepare for the Listening and Analysing paper (Component 3) and the Extended Response Question (Component 4) of the Edexcel AS Level Music Technology course – Suitable for exams 2018 onwards. Presented in a clear and approachable format, this guide contains a concise guide to the recording and production techniques you need to know, and an essential overview of the key features associated with each genre of popular music. Included, too, are practice questions and useful tips on producing, model answers with a helpful marking scheme, and a comprehensive glossary of key technical terms; Everything you need to fully prepare for your exam!

This Edexcel AS Music Revision Guide is the perfect preparation for students taking AS Music exams – Designed for the 2016 exams. Written in a clear and concise manner by an experienced examiner and teacher, it includes: - A summary of the musical terminology you’ll be expected to know for the exam - A succinct revision section that presents all the key facts for each set work, broken down into individual segments on the elements of music - Sample essay questions, mark schemes and answers - Helpful hints on how to improve your own written answers in the exam - A comprehensive glossary This guide will help you to understand how the exam works, how questions are worded and what your examiners are looking for, giving you the edge you need to achieve a better grade.

The Edexcel A2 Revision Guide, 3rd Edition, is designed to prepare you fully for Section B of your final A2 Music exam - For exams from 2015-2017. Written in a clear and concise manner by an experienced examiner and teacher, this guide includes: - An introduction to the exam that explains what you'll be expected to know. - A succinct revision section that presents all the key facts for each set work, broken down into individual segments on the elements of music. - Sample essay questions, mark schemes and answers. - Helpful hints on how to improve your own written answers in the exam. - A comprehensive glossary. This guide will help you to understand how the exam works, how questions are worded and what your examiners are looking for, giving you the edge you need to achieve a better grade. Author Alistair Wightman read Music at Oxford and then York University, has worked in primary, secondary and further education, and is a freelance teacher and writer, as well as principal examiner in history and analysis in A-level music.

Edexcel AS and A Level Music Study Guide is a definitive study guide for the AS and A Level syllabuses, written for exams 2017/2018 onwards. This comprehensive guide: - supports all components of the AS and A Level courses: Performing, Composing and Appraising - covers every set work in detail - provides guidance on the full list of composition briefs - includes tests and practice essay questions - Sample pages are available to view here.

Edexcel AS and A Level Music Technology Study Guide is a a definitive study guide for the AS and A Level syllabuses - For exams First teaching 2017 onwards. This comprehensive guide: - Works through each component with step-by-step guides - Offers tips for producing and for composing, as well as for the exam papers - Includes detail on the history of recording technology and on all relevant genres of music - Contains a clear glossary of all the key terms you need to know for your course

The Edexcel AS Level Music Revision Guide presents all the key information you will need to know for the written exam (Component 3 – Appraising) of the 2016 AS Level specification – For exams 2017 onwards. It includes the most important facts about each of the AS Level set works, extensive practice for the main essay question in the exam (Section B, essay 2), including sample answers and ‘examiner’s points’ and a guide to the terminology you will need to know, to help you prepare for questions on the set and ‘unfamiliar’ works. Clear and concise, this is the perfect preparation for any student taking the Edexcel AS Level Music exams.