REVISE FOR YOUR EXAM · A660QS
Eduqas A Level Music Revision
Prepare for listening, score-based analysis and extended responses across the Western Classical Tradition, a chosen popular-music area and a chosen twentieth- or twenty-first-century area.
Eduqas A Level set works change from the 2028 examination. Use the correct list for your year; older sample papers may use earlier works.
Pick a short revision course
Start in Practice, or ask your teacher to set the sequence as homework. Each activity gives feedback; a completed course has one final result code. No account needed.
Listening and dictation
Four short activities: Melody Dictation, Interval Trainer, Cadence Trainer, Rhythm Dictation.
- Melody Dictation · Advanced
- Interval Trainer · Descending intervals
- Cadence Trainer · All four in major and minor keys
- Rhythm Dictation · Dotted rhythms
Harmony and analysis
Four short activities: Advanced Harmony, Advanced Harmony, Chord Challenge, Mode Learner & Spotter.
- Advanced Harmony · Sevenths & suspensions
- Advanced Harmony · Secondary dominants & keys
- Chord Challenge · Add half diminished
- Mode Learner & Spotter · 5 · Modal melodies
Work on the skill that needs attention
These are suggested practice matches to your specification, not official exam questions. Start below the suggested level if you need to build confidence.
Advanced Harmony →
Use short notation and theory questions to practise Roman numerals, inversions, suspensions and chromatic chords.
Suggested starting point: Sevenths & suspensions. Adjust if you need an easier step.Chord Challenge →
Recognise chord qualities by ear. Move from triads to sevenths, then extended chords when relevant.
Suggested starting point: Add half diminished. Adjust if you need an easier step.Cadence Trainer →
Hear a lead-up and identify the phrase ending. Add plagal and interrupted cadences when ready.
Suggested starting point: All four in major and minor keys. Adjust if you need an easier step.Melody Dictation →
Hear a short phrase and place its missing pitches. Use the key signature and the given notes as your anchors.
Suggested starting point: Advanced. Adjust if you need an easier step.Mode Learner & Spotter →
Compare modal scales and phrases. Listen for the changed scale degree rather than just the first note.
Suggested starting point: 5 · Modal melodies. Adjust if you need an easier step.Interval Trainer →
Work out the distance between notes by ear. Start melodically before trying harmonic intervals.
Suggested starting point: Descending intervals. Adjust if you need an easier step.Musical Elements Word Match →
Match terms and definitions. Choose an element and edit the word list to target what you need.
Suggested starting point: Choose GCSE or A Level terms and your element. Adjust if you need an easier step.
How this helps with Component 3: Appraising
Use harmony and tonality practice to build a vocabulary for explaining real passages. Compare what changes between two sections, then connect the change to the musical structure.
Your areas of study
- The Western Classical Tradition: development of the symphony
- Choose Pop and Rock, Musical Theatre or Jazz
- Choose Into the Twentieth Century or Into the Twenty-first Century
Try this way of thinking
A secondary dominant temporarily points towards a chord other than the tonic. Identify its destination before deciding whether the music has established a new key.
Finish with your board’s music
Check the set works for your exam year: the specification changes prescribed works from the 2028 examination. Continue score study, wider listening and extended writing alongside these skills courses.
The courses above mark short skill exercises. They do not mark exam essays, assess performance or replace your composition coursework. For creative practice, try Composition Challenge separately from assessed coursework.
Your next 15 minutes
- Choose one skill and complete a short round.
- Read the feedback, then repeat the part you missed.
- Open a class extract or an official paper and apply the skill in context. Explain your answer with musical evidence.
Official specification and papers
Eduqas A Level specification → · Official assessment resources and papers →
Some listening recordings and recent papers are available only through your school. Check the examination year and your teacher’s selected works or options.
Independent practice mapping checked 26 October 2026. MusicClassLab is not affiliated with or endorsed by any examination board.