Music J536,05 June 2022 , OCR GCSE Past Papers with Mark Schemes

1. Rhythms of the World – Identifying a traditional folk style, analyzing its musical characteristics, and recognizing the role of technology in modern adaptations.

2. The Concerto Through Time – Examining a Romantic concerto by identifying the solo instrument, defining musical terms (e.g., cadenza), describing harmonic and melodic features, and suggesting a composer.

3. Film Music – Analyzing how instrumentation, rhythm, melody, and texture create tension and emotion in The Call of the Wild scene Ice Rescue.

4. Conventions of Pop – Recognizing time signature, historical context, typical pop elements, and identifying potential artists associated with a given track.

5. Music Notation and Analysis – Completing missing notes in a Mozart concerto score, identifying key modulations, describing the timbre of solo instruments, and explaining their interaction with the orchestra.

6. Comparing Pop Ballads – Evaluating similarities and differences between two interpretations of a pop ballad, analyzing melody, accompaniment, and singing style.

7. Star Trek Film Score Analysis – Identifying instrumentation, rhythmic values, dynamics, and compositional techniques used to convey a successful space mission.

8. World Music Analysis – Determining the origin of a musical style, identifying time signatures, recognizing melodic intervals, and describing common instruments and melodic features.