[SRmusic]

Hey
I'm currently doing OCR music AS and I haven't seen a thread around for this.. so I thought I'd make one so we could all share resources and stuff

[Short_Round]

Hello!
I'm doing OCR AS Music too.
Is your performance soon? Mine's tomorrow.
I'm glad you made this thread because I really have NO idea how to do revision for the written exam...

[SRmusic]

Sorry for the late reply!
I had my performance last month.. and it was pretty bad :/
I was relying on that 40% but i just got so nervous and mucked it up.
How did yours go?
And I'm so stressed about the exam- it's in a week and I still don't feel prepared!

[Short_Round]

My performance went a bit rubbish too...
I can't believe the exam's on Monday!
How is your revision going? I'm making cards about the context of the pieces for Section C and tomorrow I'm going to cram my head full of the structure and keys of all the pieces. I don't feel very ready for it though...

[SRmusic]

haha yeah, SO much cramming going on right now! yeah I'm pretty much doing what you're doing for revision. Colorful notes usually help For the classical pieces- I'm just listening to them a million times while following the scores (we annotated them in class)
I'm just hoping for the best on Monday!

[annaliseelizabeth]

I've got my exam tomorrow too! I'm so nervous, we haven't learned all the stylistic features for each individual piece. AHH! Any good sites for the stylistic features? Good luck! *Cram cram*

[SRmusic]

I found these for Vivaldi and Beethoven reivision:

Vivaldi: http://word.office.live.com/wv/WordV...valdi+revision

Beethoven: http://word.office.live.com/wv/WordV...hoven+revision

[Short_Round]

Thanks for those links - really helpful!
I'm a bit worried about the time constraints in the exam, because our class has never done a full past paper - only the different sections separately. Have you done any? How is it for time?

[annaliseelizabeth]

(Original post by Short_Round)
Thanks for those links - really helpful!
I'm a bit worried about the time constraints in the exam, because our class has never done a full past paper - only the different sections separately. Have you done any? How is it for time?

We only done one full paper and we all finished 45minutes early. I failed but even the lad who got a B finished 45minutes early. The music exam is known for the generous time allowance. Good luck!

[annaliseelizabeth]

Has anyone got any tips for revising the listening part? I always only get about 6 right because we wasn't taught what to do just past papers. I never done GCSE so most people just went off that Any sites or anything? x

[Short_Round]

Oh good - thanks, that's given me some piece of mind!
Good luck to you too. Hope your revision goes well today.

[annaliseelizabeth]

(Original post by SRmusic)
I found these for Vivaldi and Beethoven reivision:

Vivaldi: http://word.office.live.com/wv/WordV...valdi+revision

Beethoven: http://word.office.live.com/wv/WordV...hoven+revision

I'm not doing these pieces, I'm worried now? Is this for As or A2? Because i'm doing As

[Short_Round]

(Original post by annaliseelizabeth)
Has anyone got any tips for revising the listening part? I always only get about 6 right because we wasn't taught what to do just past papers. I never done GCSE so most people just went off that Any sites or anything? x

I think the listening is the hardest part because you can't really revise for it - just make sure you know basic things like key signatures and chord labels etc.
I've practised a bit by picking a random song in my iTunes library then trying to describe its texture and stuff.
Also, remember that we have 15 minutes listening time at the start of the exam, which I am going to use to answer (in my head :P) some of the listening questions so that the exam gets off to a flying start when we can start writing.

[Short_Round]

(Original post by annaliseelizabeth)
I'm not doing these pieces, I'm worried now? Is this for As or A2? Because i'm doing As

The set works for OCR AS Music this year are:

Vivaldi - Concerto in E minor for Bassoon and Orchestra, RV484 - First Movement
Haydn - Drum Roll Symphony No. 103 in E flat - Fourth Movement
Beethoven - Concerto in D for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 61 - First Movement

Louis Armstong and His Hot Five - Alligator Crawl (1927)
Charlie Parker - Ko-Ko (1945)
Gil Evans/Miles Davis - It Ain't Necessarily So (1958)

I hope you've been taught the right ones!

[beanstalkgirl_24]

(Original post by annaliseelizabeth)
I'm not doing these pieces, I'm worried now? Is this for As or A2? Because i'm doing As

These are for AS. What pieces are you doing? If you are doing Bach, Mozart and Schubert then you have been studying the wrong set works as the classical ones changed for this exam onwards.

For June 2012 (until 2014 I think): Classical set works - Beethoven, Vivaldi and Haydn

Jazz set works - Charlie Parker (Koko), Louis Armstrong (Alligator Crawl), Gil Evans/Miles Davis (It Ain't Necessarily So)

[annaliseelizabeth]

(Original post by Short_Round)
I think the listening is the hardest part because you can't really revise for it - just make sure you know basic things like key signatures and chord labels etc.
I've practised a bit by picking a random song in my iTunes library then trying to describe its texture and stuff.
Also, remember that we have 15 minutes listening time at the start of the exam, which I am going to use to answer (in my head :P) some of the listening questions so that the exam gets off to a flying start when we can start writing.

The bit I really struggle on it when it asks what chord it is, I can do the Bach well but I can't just randomly name chords or intervals. I'm really nervous now, heyho, what will be will be

[annaliseelizabeth]

I was wondering if anyone wanted to revise over skype? I find it helpful remembering the pieces texture, harmony etc by getting tested etc. Feel free to add me: Annalise.brawn1

[annaliseelizabeth]

(Original post by beanstalkgirl_24)
These are for AS. What pieces are you doing? If you are doing Bach, Mozart and Schubert then you have been studying the wrong set works as the classical ones changed for this exam onwards.

For June 2012 (until 2014 I think): Classical set works - Beethoven, Vivaldi and Haydn

Jazz set works - Charlie Parker (Koko), Louis Armstrong (Alligator Crawl), Gil Evans/Miles Davis (It Ain't Necessarily So)

OH MY GOOD GOD! I'm doing edexcel *face palm* I think I did search 'Edexcel as mucis' but this was the only thing that came up and I didn't bother to check the title. I feel a fool, good luck guys anyways :P x

[beanstalkgirl_24]

(Original post by annaliseelizabeth)
OH MY GOOD GOD! I'm doing edexcel *face palm* I think I did search 'Edexcel as mucis' but this was the only thing that came up and I didn't bother to check the title. I feel a fool, good luck guys anyways :P x

Haha. It's good you're not doing the wrong set works though Hope the exam goes well.

[Flying Pig]

Hey. I'm doing OCR As Music too!!

At least you weren't taught the wrong syllabus (last years set works) like our class was. Going to fail the exam :/