OCR GCSE Music Paper 5 2025 Question Paper

Get the official OCR GCSE Music J536/05 Listening and Appraising question paper from the June 2025 examination series. This downloadable PDF contains the complete live OCR exam paper sat on Monday 16 June 2025, including all listening-analysis questions, score-reading tasks, film-music evaluation, pop-ballad notation, Indian classical music comparison, and stylistic-analysis activities exactly as presented to candidates in the official examination.

Use this OCR J536/05 June 2025 question paper to practise under authentic timed exam conditions and prepare effectively for the 2026 GCSE Music examinations. The paper includes questions covering The Concerto Through Time, Rhythms of the World, Film Music, and Conventions of Pop, with score-reading exercises, comparative listening tasks, melodic dictation, cadence identification, instrumentation analysis, and extended evaluative writing. Pair it with the matching OCR J536/05 June 2025 mark scheme on markscheme.net for complete examiner-standard revision and self-assessment.

This document is designed for Year 11 GCSE Music students preparing for the 2026 OCR examination series, including students targeting grades 7–9, retake candidates strengthening listening and notation skills, and home-schooled learners studying OCR GCSE Music independently. It is especially valuable for students who need authentic OCR exam-style practice in musical analysis, score interpretation, stylistic recognition, comparative listening, and extended evaluative responses.

Teachers, Music departments, instrumental tutors, revision-course providers, and intervention coordinators can use this paper for timed mock examinations, classroom listening practice, score-reading workshops, and examiner-style assessment preparation. Parents supporting revision at home can also use the paper to identify weaknesses in musical terminology, listening accuracy, notation, and analytical-writing structure before the 2026 examinations.