AQA GCSE Music Study Guide - Softcover

Richard Knight

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1906178798 ISBN 13: 9781906178796

Publisher: Rhinegold Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

For first examination in June 2011This new edition of the GCSE guide for AQA is specifically tailored to the new GCSE Music specification starting in 2009.The guide has an exciting new layout, designed to make the content more approachable and interesting. It includes regular exercises for students to complete, practical ideas to try out, examiner's tips and suggestions for further music to explore. Many clear musical examples and diagrams are included, as well as colour illustrations. A comprehensive glossary and index help students to get the best out of the guide.The author of A Student's Guide to GCSE Music has a strong understanding of the AQA specification and knows exactly what is required to do well in the course. He has many years' experience of teaching GCSE music, and presents information in a clear and accessible manner.The guide explores each of the three Strands of the GCSE course - the Western Classical tradition, Popular Music of the 20th and 21st centuries, and World Music - through the course's five Areas of Study. It provides advice on Performing, Composing, Listening and Appraising - this is useful in helping to develop general musicianship skills, and relates specifically to the components of the AQA GCSE Music course.Students will understand all areas of the GCSE music course using the regular exercises, practical ideas to try out and by reading examiner's tips and suggestions for further music to explore. Detailed advice is given on what to expect in the exam and strategies to ensure students get the best from their coursework time. Also included is a full glossary of all musical terms students are likely to meet at GCSE.

About this title

Product Description:

This guide has been specifically written for the new AQA GCSE specification (for first teaching in 2009 and first exam in 2011) and covers everything you need to know to succeed in the examinations and coursework. Covering each of the three Strands in details - the Western Classical Tradition, Popular Music of the 20th and 21st centuries, and World Music - it explores the five Areas of Study through both well-known and novel pieces of music. It includes exercises, practical ideas to try out, examiner's tips and suggestions for further music to explore. Musical examples and diagrams are used throughout, and there is a glossary of all musical terms you are likely to meet at GCSE. Written by a senior examiner with many years' experience of teaching GCSE music.

Review:

This book will help to support the practical work carried out in the classroom and at home, giving pupils a sound base from which to feed their creative and artistic instincts within the confines of the subject. --Peter R Kay, Principal Lecturer (Teacher Training), University of Sunderland

About this edition

• Publisher: Rhinegold Publishing
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1906178798
• ISBN 13: 9781906178796
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 160