OCR AS Music Study Guide

It includes: sensible advice on performing that will help you to prepare successfully and achieve your best on the day, both in the recital and the discussion; in-depth guidance on composing that covers both Section A (Western tonal harmony) and Section B (Instrumental techniques); detailed information on the orchestral and jazz set works, providing background context and a comprehensive analysis of each one; 40 exercises presented throughout the book that will help you to test your knowledge; and annotated music examples to aid explanations of concepts encountered in the music.

Table of Contents:
Introduction Performing The areas of study Composing: Section A Western tonal harmony, Section B Instrumental techniques Introduction to historical study in music Orchestral Scores: Vivaldi: Bassoon Concerto in E minor RV 484 Haydn: Drum Roll Symphony No. 103 in E flat, Hob. I:103 Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 Jazz recordings: Louis Armstrong: Alligator Crawl Charlie Parker: Ko-Ko Gil Evans/Miles Davis: It Ain't Necessarily So Louis Armstrong: Hotter Than That Duke Ellington: Koko Miles Davis: Boplicity Section C questions Index

About the Author :
Veronica Jamset taught music to young people aged between four and 18 years, in primary and secondary schools, selective and non-selective, in both the state and private sectors in the West Midlands, before taking up her first post in Higher Education as a teacher trainer. She worked in two colleges in Birmingham and then moved to St Mary's College at Strawberry Hill in Twickenham, where she became principal lecturer in music and director of in-service and continuing education. Veronica also has considerable experience in adult education. She has been an examiner at various levels since 1990 and, until 2000, was chief examiner for OCR's AS and A-level music syllabuses. She was a member of the team that drafted OCR's current AS/A2 music specification. Susan Wynne Roberts holds a Masters Degree in Composing, Analysis and Criticism from the University of Surrey. She has taught music in a wide range of schools, and for some 16 years has been a senior examiner and moderator for A-level composing, developing well-received materials and schemes of work for A-level teachers. She was part of the team that wrote the current specification for OCR. Sue is an enthusiastic advocate of 20th-century and contemporary music, her interest in the way composers learn to compose taking her as far afield as Boston and Athens. She now teaches music at Greenhead College, Huddersfield. Huw Ellis-Williams was brought up in Bangor and studied in Oxford and Exeter. A pianist, organist and part-time composer, he teaches at a comprehensive school in north Wales where he is head of sixth form. Huw has a particular interest in instrumental music of the early 20th century, and in music for theatre and film. He is an examiner for OCR and is co-author of the Rhinegold Education OCR AS and A2 Music Study Guides.

Review :
This guide enables students to bridge the gap between GCSE and AS quickly and painlessly. One of the most important things it does is to explain clearly the necessary technical terms and procedures for each part of the course and it is invaluable to have practice questions and exercises devised by senior OCR examiners. Iain Cooper, St Margaret's School, Exeter