AQA AS Music Study Guide, 3rd edition

For examination in June 2009 onwards

This best-selling study guide will help students to:

·         Gain an understanding of all aspects of the AQA AS course

·         Learn from leading examiners and teachers on the best way to approach the exams

·         Discover how to get better grades

The ideal companion for AQA students, this guide assists students with the entire AQA AS Music course.

Advice is offered on how to prepare for the listening examination, as well as a detailed study of Mozart’s Symphony No. 41, movements 1 and 3. 

There are also clear and helpful introductions to the areas of study:

• Baroque choral music
• Musicals, 1940 – 1980
• British popular music from 1960

Guidance is offered to students for what is involved in compositional techniques, free composition or pastiche and arranging.  There is also a section of advice for students when interpreting musical ideas.