Featuring music by Sippie Wallace, Memphis Minnie, Dinah Washington and Louis Jordan. Questions focus on the identification of elements, devices, characteristics and musical language associated with The Blues.
Featuring music by Soulsha, Laufey, Barbatuques and Courtney Pine. Questions focus on the identification of elements, devices, characteristics and musical language associated with a range of fusions.
Featuring four extracts of music by Soulsha, Laufey, Lady Gaga, and Courtney Pine. Questions focus on the identification of elements, compositional devices and characteristics of styles and genres in this AOS. All four questions feature melodic and rhythmic dictation or identification exercises.
Featuring music by Soulsha, Laufey, Balkan Paradise Orchestra and Courtney Pine. Questions focus on the identification of elements, in particular - timbral combinations, alongside opportunities to practise pitch and rhythm identification.
Featuring four extracts of music by the Balkan Paradise Orchestra, Laufey, Kasiva Mutua and Amjad Ali Khan. Questions focus on the identification of elements, and characteristics of musical genres and traditions, as well as providing opportunities to practise rhythm recognition.
Featuring four extracts of songs by Burt Bacharach, Charles Fox, George Michael and Cyndi Lauper. Questions focus on the identification of musical features and devices characteristic of the genre, as well as providing opportunities to practise score reading, pitch and rhythm recognition, and melodic dictation.
Featuring four extracts of music by Lloyd Webber, Loesser, Bareilles and Sondheim. Questions focus on the identification of elements, compositional devices and characteristics of the genre. Three of the four questions feature melodic and rhythmic dictation, and score reading.
Featuring music by Bareilles, Sondheim, Tesori and Larson. Questions focus on texture and sonority but cover all musical elements, and include opportunities to practise score reading and the identification of pitch and rhythm.
Featuring four extracts of songs by Smith, Gaga, Puth and Roan. Questions focus on the identification of musical features and devices commonly found in contemporary Pop, as well as providing opportunities to practise score reading, pitch recognition and melodic dictation.
Featuring extracts of scores by Loesser, Sondheim, Tesori and Larson. Questions focus on the elements, characteristics, context and musical language associated with the genre.
