Each publication is also available in computer file format (Adobe Acrobat .pdfs and iTunes .mpegs)  £45.00

(Includes permission to use on a network / multiple computers AND permission to print off worksheets.)

Multiple copies of the CDs for student use are also available (pack of six) £25

Available now   AQA - LISTENING  Unit 1.

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Index / Contents of AQA Listening Unit 1.

Section A:

Questions based on the format used in the AQA Specimen Paper - there are 35 sets of questions with appropriate tracks on CD.

Two sets of questions based on compositions for piano by Haydn.

 Section B:

Detailed analysis of the Set Work (Mozart Symphony No. 41 1st and 3rd movements) with relevant background, glossary of terms and practice questions.

Two sample pages from Sections B and C.

 Section C:

An overview of the three Areas of Study with some historical background, lists of relevant composers / artists, glossary of terms etc.

Sample page from the Mark Scheme - Teacher Pack.

Student Workbook £6 (64 x A4 pages)    

Teacher Pack £20 (Teacher Book including mark scheme + 26 tracks on CD)

Available now   AQA - COMPOSING  Unit 2.

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Index / Contents of AQA Composing Unit 2.

Brief A:

A series of graded exercises for each of the two prescribed `Compositional Techniques`, with examples on CD. The CD also contains the exercises in Sibelius 4 and MIDI format . . . students can both see and hear the music as they complete their work on computer.

Sample pages from the `Harmonisation` exercises. The exercises are graded in difficulty and are saved on the CD in Sibelius and MIDI formats.

Sample pages from the `Controlling Texture` exercises covering canon, imitation, parallel motion etc. Again, the exercises are graded in difficulty and are saved on the CD in Sibelius and MIDI formats.

 Brief B:

A series of short composing exercises for each of the four prescribed `Musical Genres` covering a range of appropriate techniques, with illustrative examples on CD.

A sample page from the `Music for small ensemble` composition tasks. There is a step-by-step approach here which allows students to choose a level appropriate to their individual needs.

 Brief C:

A series of short exercises designed to enable students to devise suitable harmonies and to identify characteristic features of a range of styles which they might wish to use in their arrangements (illustrative examples on CD). A number of folk song lead sheets are also included which can be used as the basis for candidates` final submissions.

Sample pages from Section C. Altogether, 22 different arrangement styles are covered. In each case, characteristic features are identified with illustrative tracks on CD.

Student Workbook £6 (95 x A4 pages)

Teacher Pack £20 (Teacher Book including 26 tracks + 45 Sibelius / MIDI exercises on CD)

In these 2008 publications, we have re-used SOME relevant CD tracks from our existing publications, but the questions have been re-written and are always presented in the formats used by the exam boards in their new specimen papers.