Music study guides

A complete OCR GCSE Music guide to Area of Study 4 Film Music: the purpose of film music, diegetic and non-diegetic music, leitmotif and thematic writing, how the elements create mood and tension, and composing for a moving image.

A complete OCR GCSE Music guide to the components and exam skills that cut across the course: the Integrated Portfolio and the Practical Component, performing skills and recording, composing techniques and development, the Listening and Appraising exam, the elements of music vocabulary, and describing an unfamiliar extract.

A complete OCR GCSE Music guide to Area of Study 1 My Music: the candidate-centred area examined through the Integrated Portfolio, covering the solo performance, the free-brief composition, and the use of music technology to perform, compose and record.

A complete OCR GCSE Music guide to Area of Study 3 Rhythms of the World: the traditional music of India and the Indian subcontinent, the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East, Africa, and Central and South America, covering the key instruments, rhythmic features and how to recognise each region in the listening exam.

A complete OCR GCSE Music guide to Area of Study 2 The Concerto Through Time: the Baroque, Classical and Romantic concerto, the structures and forms, the instruments and texture, and how to recognise the period of an unfamiliar concerto extract by ear in the listening exam.

A complete OCR GCSE Music guide to Area of Study 5 The Conventions of Pop: rock and roll of the 1950s and 60s, rock anthems of the 1970s to 90s, pop ballads, and solo artists and pop production, covering the structures, instruments, hooks and studio techniques and how to recognise each in the listening exam.