Music study guides

A complete overview of WJEC A-Level Music Component 2 (Composing): the two compositions totalling 4 to 6 minutes worth 25 per cent, the WJEC set brief and the free composition, how handling of the musical elements and structure is marked, and how to develop material and submit.

A complete overview of the musical elements you analyse in WJEC A-Level Music Appraising: melody and harmony, tonality and structure, and rhythm, texture and sonority, the analytical toolkit used to describe listening extracts in any style across the exam.

A complete overview of the optional areas of study in WJEC A-Level Music Appraising: Rock and Pop, Musical Theatre, Jazz, Into the Twentieth Century and Into the Twenty-first Century, how they are chosen alongside the compulsory symphony study, and the features each one examines.

A complete overview of WJEC A-Level Music Component 1 (Performing): the 10 to 12 minute recorded recital worth 35 per cent, the solo and ensemble options, how accuracy, technical control and interpretation are assessed, and how to choose and prepare a programme.

A complete overview of WJEC A-Level Music Area of Study A, the Western Classical Tradition: the development of the symphony 1750 to 1900, the set works (Haydn's London Symphony and Mendelssohn's Italian Symphony), and the harmony, structure and orchestration the Appraising exam expects.