A Level Music Tutoring
Develop as a performer, composer, and listener. Our expert tutors help you excel in all three components and write musical analyses that score at the top.
Whether you're developing your performance programme and composition portfolio in Year 12, preparing for your appraising exam in Year 13, or building written analysis skills for the listening paper, our tutors provide structured support tailored to your exam board, instrument, and goals.
What You Get with A Level Music Tutoring
Comprehensive support designed to help you achieve your target grade
Appraising (Written Exam)
- Set work analysis: detailed technical knowledge of every set work
- Unfamiliar extract analysis: applying musical vocabulary to unseen scores
- Comparison questions: connecting set works through style, period, and technique
- Past paper practice with mark scheme analysis and examiner tips
Composition
- Developing melodic, harmonic, and structural ideas from a brief
- Idiomatic writing for your chosen instruments and ensemble
- Technical development: voice leading, harmonic language, texture, and form
- Using notation software (Sibelius, Finale, MuseScore) effectively
Performance & Musicianship
- Guidance on programme selection and building a coherent recital
- Aural training: interval recognition, rhythm dictation, chord identification
- Music theory: harmony, counterpoint, musical forms, and analysis vocabulary
- Regular progress tracking and personalised study plans
Students Improving Their Music Grades
"Written analysis was the part holding my grade down - I could hear everything but couldn't describe it precisely. My tutor built my musical vocabulary and my appraising marks went from B to A*."
Elise P.
A Level Music, AQA, Summer 2024
"My compositions were unstructured - good ideas but no shape. My tutor taught me how to plan harmony and form before writing and my portfolio marks jumped dramatically."
Josh W.
A Level Music, Edexcel, Summer 2024
"Set work analysis questions were where I kept losing marks. My tutor did systematic work through every set work with me and I stopped leaving points on the table."
Caitlin B.
A Level Music, OCR, Summer 2023
How It Works
Simple steps to get started with A Level Music tutoring
Buy a Bundle
Choose 3 to 100 hours based on your needs. Split across subjects if needed.
Complete Onboarding
Tell us your exam board, year group, weak areas, goals, and scheduling preferences.
Get Matched & Start
Matched within 24 hours. Schedule your first session immediately.
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A Level Music Syllabus Coverage
Our tutors are experienced with all major A Level Music exam boards - AQA, OCR, Edexcel, and Cambridge. Whether you need support with written analysis, composition technique, or theory underpinning, we provide targeted support exactly where you need it.
1Set Work Analysis
- Detailed technical analysis of all exam board set works
- Musical elements: melody, harmony, rhythm, texture, dynamics, timbre
- Form and structure: ternary, sonata, rondo, through-composed
- Historical and stylistic context of each set work
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2Musical Vocabulary & Theory
- Harmony: diatonic, chromatic, modal, jazz, extended chords
- Counterpoint and voice leading principles
- Musical forms: binary, ternary, rondo, sonata, theme and variations
- Texture: monophonic, homophonic, polyphonic, melody-dominated homophony
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3Composition Techniques
- Developing a musical idea: motif, sequence, inversion, augmentation, diminution
- Harmonic progression and cadence planning
- Writing idiomatically for specific instruments and voices
- Structural planning: introduction, development, climax, resolution
- +1 more
4Unfamiliar Music Analysis
- Identifying period, genre, and style from musical features
- Describing harmony and tonality: modulation, chromaticism, non-functional harmony
- Identifying textures, forms, and structural devices
- Commenting on performance forces and their use
- +1 more
5Aural and Musicianship Skills
- Interval recognition: all diatonic and chromatic intervals
- Chord identification: triads, seventh chords, inversions
- Rhythm reading and dictation
- Recognising melodic and harmonic features in played extracts
- +1 more
6Performance
- Programme selection: balance, contrast, and development across the recital
- Technical preparation: specific exercises for your instrument or voice
- Musical interpretation: dynamics, phrasing, tone colour, expression
- Ensemble performance: if choosing a chamber or accompanied programme
- +1 more
A Level Music Assessment Structure
Understand exactly how you'll be assessed and prepare strategically for each component
Component 1 - Performing
Coursework / NEAA solo recital (and optionally ensemble performance) demonstrating technical and musical development
Component 2 - Composing
Coursework / NEAA portfolio of two compositions: one free composition and one to a set brief or stimulus
Component 3 - Appraising
Written ExamWritten exam: analysis of set works, unfamiliar extracts, and extended comparative or contextual writing
Grade Boundaries (Summer 2024)
Grade boundaries shift each session. These are indicative based on recent exam-board data.
Key Assessment Notes
- Performing and composing (60% combined) are assessed as coursework - start developing your programme and compositions early
- The appraising exam is closed book - set work knowledge must be secure and musical vocabulary precise
- Composition can be submitted as audio + score or audio + lead sheet depending on the board and style
- Grade boundaries shift each year based on overall cohort performance
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about A Level Music tutoring