'Listening and Appraising' revision packs for each Area of Study. Resources feature a warm-up quiz, four extracts with questions and answers, and a checklist and 'next steps' planning page. Suitable for classwork, independent study, or cover lessons, once students have fully explored an Area of Study with a specialist.
Featuring four extracts of Baroque works by J.S. Bach, Handel and Corelli. Questions cover all musical elements including the identification of musical forms and devices characteristic of the period, as well as providing opportunities to practise melodic dictation and score reading.
Featuring four extracts of Classical works by Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. Questions cover all musical elements including the identification of musical forms and devices characteristic of the period, as well as providing opportunities to practise melodic dictation and score reading.
Featuring four extracts of Romantic period works by Schubert, Dvořák, Bruch and Tchaikovsky. Questions cover all musical elements including the identification of musical forms and devices characteristic of the period, as well as providing opportunities to practise melodic dictation and score reading.
Featuring instrumental works by Metheny arr. Mays, Walker, Ravel, Liszt arr. Luke. Questions focus on texture and sonority but cover all musical elements, and include opportunities to practise melodic dictation.
Featuring music by Emmet Cohen, Joy Brown, Tyreek McDole, Summer Camargo, Memphis Minnie and Dinah Washington. Questions focus on texture and sonority but cover all musical elements, and include opportunities to practise pitch and rhythm identification.
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 vocal works by Gershwin, Borodin, Rusby and Brahms. 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 film scores by Glass, Karpman, Newman and Desplat. Questions focus on timbre/sonority and highlight characteristics of Minimalism found in film music, but also touch on other musical elements, including opportunities to practise score reading, and hone the skills needed to describe how musical features are used to convey meaning.
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 songs by Smith, Gaga, Puth and Roan. Questions focus on the identification of the elements and characteristics associated with Pop Music, alongside providing opportunities to practise score reading, melodic dictation and rhythmic recognition.
Featuring songs by The Beatles, 10cc, Boston and Survivor. Questions focus on the identification of the elements and characteristics associated with Rock Music, alongside providing opportunities to practise score reading, and melodic and rhythmic dictation and recognition exercises.
