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The rest of my class likes it too, I find it horrible

What I always do is because I get AoS 1 done really quickly, after I've finished the questions on the first piece I go through the rest of the paper and answer the questions you don't need the piece for, like "what are the ways in which you can vary the 12-tone row?" because then that saves time for the questions based on the pieces on the topics I find harder!

I go ahead too

The rest of my class likes it too, I find it horrible

What I always do is because I get AoS 1 done really quickly, after I've finished the questions on the first piece I go through the rest of the paper and answer the questions you don't need the piece for, like "what are the ways in which you can vary the 12-tone row?" because then that saves time for the questions based on the pieces on the topics I find harder!

How have you done in performance and composition? I'm pleased mine have been good because it takes the pressure off for the exam especially as coursework is 60%!!

Performance was full marks and I get the composition marks back after the holidays. I think I've done well in that too though. To be honest at GCSE the exam boards aren't expecting much haha.
I've written a minimalist piece because it's dead easy and a wind dectet Rondo. What have you written?

Performance was full marks and I get the composition marks back after the holidays. I think I've done well in that too though. To be honest at GCSE the exam boards aren't expecting much haha.
I've written a minimalist piece because it's dead easy and a wind dectet Rondo. What have you written?

Thats a good idea i've never really thought about moving ahead in the paper I just normally waste a load of time.

It was simply because I got so bored, but then I found it was useful because it gained me time later on when some of the questions were already completed in the later sections!

Have you done the practise paper with "this is a recording of a homeless tramp singing a religious song"?!

ha! that sounds like an interesting extract. No I haven't where do you get the practice papers from or did you do it in school?

It was really funny, it's an "experimental" one where he just goes "Jesus' blood never failed me yet" repeated over and over with an instrumental accompaniment, very strange, we were all laughing!!

We've done the practise papers at school, you can buy them as well from places like this:

http://www.chappellofbondstreet.co.uk/product.php?product_id=COBS012879978

WHSmith have them cheaper but out of stock so not in for 4 weeks - not much use!!

I wrote a minimalism piece too you're right they definetely are on of the easiest to do. Congrats on full marks in performance too by the way what do you play?

It was really funny, it's an "experimental" one where he just goes "Jesus' blood never failed me yet" repeated over and over with an instrumental accompaniment, very strange, we were all laughing!!

We've done the practise papers at school, you can buy them as well from places like this:

http://www.chappellofbondstreet.co.uk/product.php?product_id=COBS012879978

WHSmith have them cheaper but out of stock so not in for 4 weeks - not much use!!

Minimalism FTW. Copy and paste haha.
Thank you very much
I play Saxophone, Oboe, Bassoon, Clarinet and a bit of fiddle
You?

Ok thanks. They're quite expensive but I may have to invest in them anyway

I know cubase with a bit of copy and paste is a complete legend for minimalism. Wow thats a lot of instruments just violin and flute for me

Did you ever do the paper with the 'I want to be a hippy and I want to get stoned. MAriiiii- Marijuana!'?
Awesome songggg.

Minimalism FTW. Copy and paste haha.
Thank you very much
I play Saxophone, Oboe, Bassoon, Clarinet and a bit of fiddle
You?

They are but they're worth it (says she, doing them at school and not paying!) but it is really useful to be able to practise the sorts of questions they ask you, a lot of the marks are exam technique when you think about it!

We had one on AoS 4 - "why has this type of music (Bhangra) become more popular in the UK over the past century?" and you had to write about Bollywood, development of travel, immigration etc. which I would have had no idea about, just because it's not intuitive!!

No!! That sounds awesome!! We did one with "and when he pulls his frilly nylon panties right up tight he is a dedicated follower of fashion!"!!!