Pearson Edexcel A-level Music past papers and mark schemes
9 papers · June 2018 – June 2025
Only Component 3: Appraising is listed for Pearson Edexcel A-level Music (9MU0) on this page, under the code 9MU0/03. It is worth 100 marks and lasts 2 hours 10 minutes. No other components appear here, so this page is for the appraising paper alone.
There are 9 papers in all, each with a mark scheme: 8 from exam series between June 2018 and June 2025, and 1 specimen paper. Inserts come with 8 of them. The series are listed newest first and include October 2020 and November 2021. Because the list is short, it pays to spread the papers out rather than use them all at once, sitting one timed every few weeks and marking it against the mark scheme while the questions are still fresh.
Reschedule, an A-level revision planner, can space them out for you. Add your subjects, exam board, the date of each paper and the days and hours you can study, and it builds a daily plan from the specification, with past papers and mark schemes added for each paper. If you miss a day, unfinished tasks move to your next study days.
Component 3: Appraising9MU0/03
2 h 10 min · 100 marks
What this paper covers
- C3 Component 3: AppraisingMusical elements, contexts and language · Vocal Music · Instrumental Music · Music for Film · Popular Music and Jazz · Fusions · New Directions
| Series | Code | Question paper | Mark scheme | Insert |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 9MU0/03 | Question paper | Mark scheme | Insert |
| June 2024 | 9MU0/03 | Question paper | Mark scheme | Insert |
| June 2023 | 9MU0/03 | Question paper | Mark scheme | Insert |
| June 2022 | 9MU0/03 | Question paper | Mark scheme | Insert |
| November 2021 | 9MU0/03 | Question paper | Mark scheme | Insert |
| October 2020 | 9MU0/03 | Question paper | Mark scheme | Insert |
| June 2019 | 9MU0/03 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2018 | 9MU0/03 | Question paper | Mark scheme | Insert |
| Specimen (Issue 6) | 9MU0/03 | Question paper | Mark scheme | Insert |
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Common questions
- Where can I find Edexcel Music mark schemes?
- Every paper on this page has its mark scheme linked in the same row. Each link opens the PDF where it is hosted.
- Which years of Edexcel Music past papers are here?
- The page lists 8 papers from 8 exam series, June 2018 to June 2025, and 1 specimen or sample paper.
- Do any papers come with an insert?
- Yes. 8 of the papers here have a separate insert, linked in the same row as the paper.
- Are these the official Edexcel papers?
- They are the papers set by Edexcel. Links open the PDF where it is hosted: 9 on the Pearson website. Reschedule is independent and not affiliated with any exam board.
- How do I fit past papers into my revision plan?
- Add Music and Edexcel in Reschedule with the date of each paper. It builds a daily revision plan that schedules each subtopic before the paper that examines it and adds past papers for each paper, then re-fits the plan if you miss a day.
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