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OCR GCSE Music Listening and Appraising - 16th June 2025 [Exam Chat]


OCR GCSE Music Listening and Appraising (J535/05) - Monday 16th 2025 [Exam Chat]

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Date/Time: 16th June 2025
Length: 1hr 30m PM

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Reply 1

hey people! i’m alice and i play guitar and alto saxophone. i’m aiming for a 9 as i want to be a music teacher one day :smile:

i actually love the listening paper, my strong point is probably concerto or pop. my coursework was sent in last week and i get it back tomorrow i think so hopefully it goes well!!

i did mr brightside and comfortably numb for my recordings and concerto for exam board brief comp.

hope everyone’s revision is going well <3

Reply 2

how do i get full marks in melodic dictation

Reply 3

Original post by CoolCola981
how do i get full marks in melodic dictation

How many marks are you getting at the moment?

Reply 4

Hello, please can someone provide the link where I can download the OCR GCSE music files for past exam papers. The OCR site only provides exam question papers and exam answers but not music audio files?

Reply 5

Original post by John_in_London
Hello, please can someone provide the link where I can download the OCR GCSE music files for past exam papers. The OCR site only provides exam question papers and exam answers but not music audio files?

go to the bottom of the mark scheme and you will see all the links

Reply 6

Original post by flowersinmyhair
How many marks are you getting at the moment?

like 2 or 3

Reply 7

Original post by CoolCola981
like 2 or 3

Why are you losing marks?

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