EDEXCEL A2 Music Revision Guide - Softcover

Wightman, Alistair

 
9781780380650: EDEXCEL A2 Music Revision Guide

Synopsis

Written in a clear and concise manner by an experienced examiner and teacher, it an introduction to the exam that explains what you'll be expected to know; a succinct revision section that presents all of the key facts for each set work, broken down into individual segments on the elements of music; sample essay questions, mark schemes and answers; helpful hints on how to improve your own written answers in the exam; and a comprehensive glossary.

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About the Author

Alistair Wightman read Music at Oxford and then York University, where he was awarded a D.Phil for his study of Karol Szymanowski. He has worked in primary, secondary and further education, and is a freelance teacher and writer, as well as principal examiner in history and analysis in A-level music. His publications include Writing about Music (Rhinegold, 2008) and several books and articles devoted to Tadeusz Baird, Karlowicz, and Szymanowski, including Karlowicz, Young Poland and the Musical Fin-de-siecle (Ashgate, 1996), Karol Szymanowski: his Life and Music (Ashgate, 1999) and Szymanowski on Music: Selected Writings of Karol Szymanowski (Toccata Press, 1999).

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