Key features

• This book is suitable for Higher Level or Ordinary Level students. • It covers all aspects of the Listening paper for Course B with notes and advice on Performing. • Chapters are broken down into easy-to-navigate sections. • Sections open with learning intentions that outline what will be covered. • Prelude activities at the start of each section get students actively listening to and engaging with the material from the beginning. • Overture introductions give students an overview of and key information on the section topic. • Key musical terms are highlighted and defined in the text when they appear for the first time. • Reprise boxes remind students of what some key musical terms mean when they appear again. • Tracks and links are clearly marked throughout to let students know when they need to listen to a musical excerpt on the app or online. • The prescribed works are broken down into shorter aural excerpts with accompanying analysis tables. • Did you know? boxes provide additional information. • Listen and Explore activity boxes appear in each chapter. • Face the music questions at the end of each section test what students have learned. • Finale activities appear at the end of each section. • End-of-chapter reflection questions allow students to reflect on and manage their learning. • Revision charts for each prescribed work allow students to revise important information easily and effectively. • Exam corner sections prepare students for the Listening paper.

Composing Skills Book

The Encore Composing Skills Book is a separate write-in book where students will build up their composing skills step by step to the level needed to successfully complete the Composing paper in the final exam.