OCR Music A2 Anyone?

Is there anyone here doing OCR Music A2?

Coming up to the exam soon and there are hardly any resources online...have people found any? I'm doing the topic 'Music for the Stage'

hello im doing this too!!

i feel so alone!! i am an external candidate so i have NO ONE to talk to about my fears on this exam!

what do you think may come up for the section B questions? i have problems processing things so when i am trying to revise n thinking "what would come up" its really hard to think of something...

also retaking the AS exam.. same applies for section C!!

good luck everyone

What topic are you doing - it'd be kinda difficult answering it if we're doing totally different things!

haha yes sorry. was too excited that there were PEOPLE that i can relate too haha.

im doing programme music

Ah, great

I'm not entirely sure, but in my case the previous questions seem to be pretty similar across the previous years.

Personally, I'd just revise all the pieces in detail individually, which I'm sure one of the questions will require you to do. Contextual information about the composer/their style in relation to the period/their canon would probably help too. And I'd also guess to take a wide approach in your revision - look at the generic conventions of programme music, and see how the composers take on these in their scores. There will be a comparison question, that's pretty much predictable (well, I'm taking a guess, aha!)

Just out of interest, what pieces do you study under the Programme Music topic? I absolutely adore romantic Programme Music - pretty much most Rimsky K and Glazunov's Seasons, dat power bro!

There really arn't that many resources; it's such a nuisance. Do you have the Rhinegold Education A2 study guide? That's been a springboard for my revision. I'm doing the 'Film Music' topic instead, but the guide would still help regardless.

As for the Section A of the exam, I really am just listening to as much relevant vocal music as possible, and going over those key terms and concepts. Then for the comparison with another composition, I am doing lots of related listening to get a sense of those composers - e.g. one of the pieces I have studied for the comparison is Britten's Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings. Thus, I've listened to a range of Britten, from 'Peter Grimes' to his War Requiem, to really understand that 'vibe' and to justify such comparisons in my answer.

As crude as it may be, lots of Music revision really is just listening and making notes, again and again.

Hope this helps, somewhat!

Hi - thanks for your reply!

I have got the Rhinegold book, however sadly I don't think it goes into enough detail...but yes at least it's somewhere to start from

For section A, I'm going to try and do as many of the past papers as possible. Is it just me who thinks that the comparison with other compositions is a lot of work for the 5 or so marks per paper?! We've looked at a few pieces in class, including the Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, so I think I'm going to make a few brief notes on these. I don't think they'll be expecting too much detail here

Yes, I agree that music revision in many ways is just going over and over the pieces learning facts and bar numbers etc...not the best really!

Hi - thanks for your reply!

I have got the Rhinegold book, however sadly I don't think it goes into enough detail...but yes at least it's somewhere to start from

For section A, I'm going to try and do as many of the past papers as possible. Is it just me who thinks that the comparison with other compositions is a lot of work for the 5 or so marks per paper?! We've looked at a few pieces in class, including the Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, so I think I'm going to make a few brief notes on these. I don't think they'll be expecting too much detail here

Yes, I agree that music revision in many ways is just going over and over the pieces learning facts and bar numbers etc...not the best really!

Hey all,

Hope exams are going well.

I wanted to know what key pieces of music for voice are people studying in relation to the first question?

I'll type up a list - it'd be nice to see if anyone is doing the same, or similar pieces for comparison.

Enjoy revision, aha :P

TMS

Hey, hope the music revision is going well

So far I've done
1. 'Thus Spake Isaiah' from Belshazzar's Feast (Walton) (Choral)
2. 'The Vagabond' (Vaughn-Williams) (Solo - English)
3. 'Creon's Announcement' from Odeipus Rex (Solo - Foreign Language)

Might do a duet, and perhaps one other, but I think that is covering most bases?

Hope that helps

Which ones are you doing?

It might be useful to do a choral accompanied and a choral unaccompanied..

Our teacher has made sure that we've done:
1) choral accompanied
2) choral unaccompanied
3) large scale dramatic work
4) solo within a work
5) accompanied work (piano)
6) accompanied work (orchestra)
7) Italian work

Is anyone doing Film Music (The hours - Philip Glass, Robin Hood - Erich Korngold, and Vertigo - Bernard Herrmann)?

I am!!
If you need any help, I'm always happy to

I am, I'm crapping it any tips for the essay


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