AQA GCSE Music Revision Guide

This AQA GCSE Music Revision Guide presents all the key information that you will need to know for your written exam. This is for exams first teaching 2011 onwards.


This clear and concise revision guide has been written by Alan Charlton, an experienced teacher and examiner, to help you to achieve the best results possible. It includes a revision section on the elements of music, the key facts about all the topics in each of the three strands, revision tips, test-yourself questions, listening suggestions and a comprehensive glossary.


Alan Charlton is a freelance composer. He was awarded the first ever PhD in Composition from Bristol University in 1997 and was the first Eileen Norris Fellow in Composition at Bedford School (1999–2002). He was head of music technology at Bedford School from 2000–2009 and is also an examiner for Edexcel.