Monday 29 February 2016

1a Topics.



Example Question from OCR 1a


Ideas and theories to help you.

"A process needed for problem solving...not a special gift enjoyed by a few but a common ability possessed by most people" (Jones 1993)

"The making of the new and the re arranging of the old" (Bentley 1997)

"Creativity results from the interaction of a system composed of three elements: a culture that contains symbolic rules, a person who brings novelty into the symbolic domain, and a field of experts who recognise and validate the innovation." (Csikszentmihalyi 1996)

"There is no absolute judgement [on creativity] All judgements are comparisons of one thing with another." (Donald Larning)

Wednesday 10 February 2016


  1. Energy – Drake (Hip-Hop, Pop- Rap)
  2. On & on – Erykah Badu (R&B, Soul, Quiet storm)
  3. Deserve it – big Sean (Hip-Hop)
  4. It’s Good – Young Money (Hip-Hop)
  5. Right Now – Mary j. Blige (R&B, Neo Soul, Hip Hop Soul)
  6. Unforgettable – Drake (Hip-Hop, Pop- Rap)
  7. Raster should be deeper – Junior Kelly (Reggae)
  8. Moment – Lil Wayne (Hip-Hop)
  9. All of the light interlude – Kanye West (Hip Hop)
  10. Mercy.1 – Kanye West (Hip Hop)
  11. On The Way – Wiz Khalifa (Hip-Hop)
  12. Forever – Chris Brown (R&B, Pop, Dance, Hip Hop)
  13. Hooked on a feeling – Blue Swede (Pop Rock)
  14. I heard it through the grape vine – Marvin Gaye (Psychedelic Soul, Fuck, Jazz)
  15. Dear Old Nicki – Nicki Minaj (EDM, Hip Hip, Pop)
  16. Main Chick – Kid Ink (Hip-Hop)
  17. Truffle Butter – Nicki Minaj (EDM, Hip Hip, Pop)
  18. Smash Into You – BeyoncĂ© (R&B, Pop)
  19. Partition – BeyoncĂ© (R&B, Pop)
  20. Don’t Break it – Estelle (Reggae, Grime, Neo Soul, R&B)
  21. Trouble – Jose James (Neo Soul, Hip Hop)
  22. Each other – Kelly Rowland (R&B, Soul, Pop)