Edexcel AS Music Revision Guide - Softcover

Written in a clear and concise manner by an experienced examiner and teacher, it includes: A summary of the musical terminology you'll be expected to know for the exam 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 A comprehensive glossary

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).