Edexcel A-level Music (9MU0 03) : Appraising - 10th June 2024 [Exam Chat]

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Edexcel A-level Music (9MU0 03) : Appraising - 10th June 2024
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Date/Time: 10th June 2024 PM
Length: 2hr 10min

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Reply 1

haechansgf

hey ! does anyone know where to access audio files for past papers ?

Reply 2

Fmgreen

Has anyone used the study guide. Is it any good for helping with the essays?

Reply 3

ann.23

Hi, just wondering what set works people think are going to come up.

Reply 4

ample-seer

Hey, I took alevel music last year and noticed a trend in the past papers, the first multiple choice question often came up as one of the essay questions, last ysar schumann came up as one of the essays. And that was the first multiple choice in the 2022 paper. I think Bach will likely come up as one of the essays this year. Please don't use this as a 'bach will definately be one of the essays' , but looking at the trend it's likely. Anyway, good luck guys your all going to do great!!!

Reply 5

amayak06

Original post by Fmgreen

Has anyone used the study guide. Is it any good for helping with the essays?

I find that the study guide sometimes gives different information to what is on the apprasing sheets for each set work - I would stick to using your annotations in the anthology, as well as any wider listening materials !

Reply 6

michaelaaaa

Original post by Fmgreen

Has anyone used the study guide. Is it any good for helping with the essays?

The study guides on the edexcel website are good

Reply 7

michaelaaaa

Hi, Does anyone have any recommendations for how to revise for question 5/ the unseen. I've always struggled to come up with wider listening for this question

Reply 8

claudiab29

does anyone else find the mark scheme on the first few questions really specific? i always struggle to gain marks because of this, any tips?

Reply 9

sarahchrysan

Original post by Fmgreen

Has anyone used the study guide. Is it any good for helping with the essays?

Not sure. Im using Tilf website to practice essay and get a mark based on Edexcel! With the feedback I improved a lot already!

Reply 10

Anonymous37296

I’m so stressed like I’ve never really known how to revise for music I’m trying to memorise mind maps for the essay but I have no idea what to do for the first 3 questions. I feel like Stravinsky might come up for the essays but I’m not sure

Reply 11

sfl5411

i think vaughan williams is defo coming up idk if it will be essay or listening tho

Reply 12

michaelaaaa

Original post by sfl5411

i think vaughan williams is defo coming up idk if it will be essay or listening tho

Probably for the essay

Reply 13

michaelaaaa

I also think Berlioz might come up for the essay or Clara Schumann. Does anyone think that Courtney Pine could come up for Popular music as an essay? We've done the least prep for that in class

Reply 14

sukhk

Original post by michaela001

I also think Berlioz might come up for the essay or Clara Schumann. Does anyone think that Courtney Pine could come up for Popular music as an essay? We've done the least prep for that in class

clara schumann came up last year so I think berlioz may come up this year…but courtney pine came up last year too so I doubt we will get it as q6

I have a feeling we won’t get a pop and jazz q6 seeing as it’s come up almost every year and they’re running out of pieces to give us

I can’t tell if we’re gonna get a film music question or not?

Reply 15

michaelaaaa

Yeah I agree. Do you think it would be risky not revising for an essay question for Kate Bush or Courtney Pine. I haven't really had the chance to make an essay plan and our teachers haven't properly taught us those set works.

Reply 16

michaelaaaa

Original post by sukhk

clara schumann came up last year so I think berlioz may come up this year…but courtney pine came up last year too so I doubt we will get it as q6
I have a feeling we won’t get a pop and jazz q6 seeing as it’s come up almost every year and they’re running out of pieces to give us
I can’t tell if we’re gonna get a film music question or not?

I'm not sure but I think Batman could come up because I think they've asked a question on Psycho already before

Reply 17

sukhk

Original post by michaela001

I'm not sure but I think Batman could come up because I think they've asked a question on Psycho already before

thing is they asked a question on Birth of a Penguin pt 1 last year and one on pt 2 a while ago so if anything would come up it would be on Batman vs the circus and rise and fall from grace (which i wouldn’t mind tbh)…psycho hasn’t come up for a long time tho

Reply 18

sukhk

Original post by michaela001

honestly…i’m not planning to make essay plans for pop and jazz, new directions or vocal music cause they’re ones that my wider listening is pretty weak for…in any case i should still be safe and be able to be confident on at least 1/4 options they give us for q6

Reply 19

claudiab29

what's the best way to revise for the questions on key in Section A? Like Kate Bush for example, there's always questions on the chord/ key at a given point and idk is it just memory or are people able to work them out??