OCR A2: Music for Screen

Students of the OCR specification at A2 have six choices of Historical Topics (Section B) within their Historical and Analytical Studies paper (unit G356). Music for Screen is one of these options and this article seeks to offer some guidance as to how this particular option might be delivered in the classroom. In it, I will clarify how the topic fits into the syllabus as a whole; suggest a scheme of work for teaching to students; and review pertinent aspects of exam technique, with specific reference to past questions and to the examiners’ reports.