OCR A2 Music Study Guide - Softcover

Ellis-Williams, Huw; Richards, Gavin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1906178755 ISBN 13: 9781906178758

Publisher: Rhinegold Education, 2009

Synopsis

This study guide can be used throughout your OCR A2 Music course as an effective supplement to your school work. There is plenty of space for you to add your own margin notes and comments. The book offers sensible guidance on the performing requirements at A2 and how to prepare successfully for the viva-voce exam. There is a comprehensive chapter on what is required for your composing units and how to prepare for your harmony exercise under centre supervision. The guide also offers help and advice in preparing for the listening exam and the type of questions you might expect. The detailed information on each of the historical topics is written by experts in a clear and approachable style. The chapters cover the set works for historical topics on Song, Programme Music, Music for the Screen, Music and Belief, Music for the Stage and Popular Music, as well as suggestions for further listening and related study. The text is illustrated throughout with helpfully annotated music examples to aid explanation of the concepts encountered in music. Sample exam-style questions at the end of the sections provide exam practice throughout the year.

About this title

About the Author

Huw Ellis-Williams was brought up in Bangor and studied in Oxford and Exeter. A pianist, organist and part-time composer, he teaches at a comprehensive school in north Wales where he is head of sixth form. Huw has a particular interest in instrumental music of the early 20th century, and in music for theatre and film. He is an examiner for OCR. Gavin Richards has been director of music at the Perse School in Cambridge since 2002. He has a music honours degree from Cambridge University and studied piano as a part-time student at the Royal Academy of Music. He has taught piano to students of all ages and has performed widely as a concerto and recital soloist including a performance of Rachmaninovs Piano Concerto No 2 at the Symphony Hall in Birmingham. He created the MusicLand website, which has become one of the leading online communities for music education in the UK, and he too contributes as a freelance writer to Rhinegold Publishings Classroom Music.

Edition details

• Publisher: Rhinegold Education
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1906178755
• ISBN 13: 9781906178758
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 176