Cambridge OCR GCSE Music (J536) revision

Free interactive Music revision for OCR GCSE, matched to the Cambridge OCR GCSE Music (J536) specification.

Past papers for this specification

OCR GCSE Music past papers 14 official documents · 2021-2025

Question papers, mark schemes and examiner reports, free and straight from the exam board. Revise a topic here first, then mark yourself against a real paper.

Open the past papers All Music past papers

What the specification covers

VOCABULARY Appendix 5e — Language for Learning (flat glossary, applies identically across AS2-5)

AS1_MY_MUSIC AS1: My Music

AS2_CONCERTO_THROUGH_TIME AS2: The Concerto Through Time

AS3_RHYTHMS_OF_THE_WORLD AS3: Rhythms of the World

AS4_FILM_MUSIC AS4: Film Music

AS5_CONVENTIONS_OF_POP AS5: Conventions of Pop

Nothing is built for this specification yet

The topic list above is the specification itself, not our summary of it. Work down it and mark every topic you could not explain to someone else: that is your revision plan for Music.

The past papers for this specification are already here, and they are the most useful thing on the site until the activities land. Try one question, then look up what you could not do.

AQA GCSE Music (8271) already has 6 interactive activities. The exam board differs, but the content overlaps heavily, so they are worth using while this one is written.

Revise Music the fun way

Interactive activities, XP and streaks, matched to your exam board. Free to start.

Start revising free