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There is advice on how best to tackle research and the collection of information, and how to structure an essay. Examples are provided, drawing on many different types of music. Help is given on how to approach detailed set-work questions, extended essays and programme notes. Also included are some argument-provoking, open-ended questions that invite you to consider and structure responses to broader musical issues. Suitable for AS and A2 students of music, progressing on to those taking the IB diploma or Cambridge Pre-U exams, and designed to bridge the gap for those continuing on to university studies, this book supports the development of skills useful to many areas of academic life.

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Alistair Wightman has worked in primary, secondary and further education, and continues to teach at the Staffordshire County Council School for talented young musicians. He is also a freelance teacher and writer, and serves as a principal examiner in music history and analysis in A-level music with one of the English examination boards. In addition to appearing as a pianist, both as a soloist and as a member of the Chiarina Trio, he continues to pursue his interests in Polish music, his publications including several books and articles devoted to Tadeusz Baird, Karlowicz, and Szymanowski.

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