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TN-MUSC-A-LVL-56043 · v3.-7

Notation in Exam Questions

A Level · Music · Notation · OCR

Grade

A Level

Subject

Music

Topic

Notation

Subtopic

Notation in Exam Questions

Curriculum

OCR

Difficulty

Core

Time

20 minutes

Total marks

44

Student name

Teacher name

Date

Learning objectives

  • Recognise notation in exam questions accurately in music contexts.
  • Explain the underlying rule of notation in exam questions in the student's own words.
  • Apply notation in exam questions to multi-step and unfamiliar problems.
  • Justify a chosen method and identify errors in another student's work.

Skills assessed

  • Fluency and recall
  • Method and setting out
  • Reasoning and justification
  • Problem solving in context
  • Self-assessment

Instructions

  1. Write your name, your teacher's name and the date in the header.
  2. Answer every question in the space provided. Continue on the back if needed.
  3. Show all working — method marks are awarded even when the final answer is wrong.
  4. Work under exam conditions. You have 20 minutes.
  5. Complete the reflection box at the end before you hand the sheet in.

Warm-up

Bloom: Remember · 3 marks

Answer quickly. These check you are ready for the topic.

  1. 1.State one fact you already know about notation in exam questions.

    [1]
  2. 2.Circle one fact you already know about notation in exam questions.

    [1]
  3. 3.Circle one fact you already know about notation in exam questions.

    [1]

Recall

Bloom: Remember · 3 marks

Complete from memory. No calculator, no notes.

  1. 1.Label the key term used in notation in exam questions described here: item 1.

    [1]
  2. 2.Define the key term used in notation in exam questions described here: item 2.

    [1]
  3. 3.Define the key term used in notation in exam questions described here: item 3.

    [1]

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Notation in Exam Questions

Basic Practice

Bloom: Understand · 4 marks

Work through each item. Show the step you used.

  1. 1.Work out part 1 using the rule for notation in exam questions.

    [1]
  2. 2.Work out part 2 using the rule for notation in exam questions.

    [1]
  3. 3.Complete part 3 using the rule for notation in exam questions.

    [1]
  4. 4.Work out part 4 using the rule for notation in exam questions.

    [1]

Guided Practice

Bloom: Understand · 6 marks

The first step is given. Finish the reasoning.

  1. 1.Using the first step given, finish part 1. Step 1 has been started for you.

    [2]
  2. 2.Using the first step given, finish part 2. Step 1 has been started for you.

    [2]
  3. 3.Continue the working for part 3. Step 1 has been started for you.

    [2]

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Notation in Exam Questions

Independent Practice

Bloom: Apply · 8 marks

No scaffolding. Set out your full method.

  1. 1.Calculate part 1 on notation in exam questions without help.

    [2]
  2. 2.Work out fully part 2 on notation in exam questions without help.

    [2]
  3. 3.Work out fully part 3 on notation in exam questions without help.

    [2]
  4. 4.Work out fully part 4 on notation in exam questions without help.

    [2]

Challenge Questions

Bloom: Analyse · 6 marks

Harder items. Attempt every one, even partially.

  1. 1.Prove the statement in part 1 about notation in exam questions.

    [3]
  2. 2.Show that the statement in part 2 about notation in exam questions.

    [3]

Real-life Application

Bloom: Apply · 6 marks

Use the skill in context. State units in your answer.

  1. 1.Apply a real music situation that depends on notation in exam questions.

    [3]
  2. 2.Use the information to decide a real music situation that depends on notation in exam questions.

    [3]

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Notation in Exam Questions

Critical Thinking

Bloom: Evaluate · 8 marks

Explain your reasoning in full sentences.

  1. 1.Evaluate whether a student's method for notation in exam questions is or is not efficient.

    [4]
  2. 2.Explain why a student's method for notation in exam questions is or is not efficient.

    [4]

Reflection

Bloom: Create · 0 marks

Not marked. Answer honestly — this guides your next worksheet.

  1. 1.Record how confident you feel with notation in exam questions and what you will practise next.

    [—]
  2. 2.Describe how confident you feel with notation in exam questions and what you will practise next.

    [—]

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