This A level consists of three units: Appraising Music, Performance and Composition. 1. Appraising music: Area of Study: Western classical tradition 1650–1910 (compulsory) Optional Areas of Study: These include pop music and music for theatre. 2. Performance: Students perform music using one or both of the following ways: instrumental/vocal: as a soloist, and/or as part of an ensemble production: via music technology. 3. Composition Students learn how to develop musical ideas, including extending and manipulating musical ideas, through two compositions. One must be in response to an externally set brief.
Students who take GCSE Music must achieve a minimum of grade 5 but should also be able to sing or play a musical instrument to at least grade 5 ABRSM/LCM/Trinity or Rockschool standard. Students who don't take GCSE Music may still be able to take A Level Music provided they have achieved grade 5 in Music Theory and are performing at grade 6 standard or beyond. We strongly recommend that students take lessons on their chosen instrument.
1. Appraising music exam paper with listening and written questions using excerpts of music. Section A: Listening (56 marks) Section B: Analysis (34 marks) Section C: Essay (30 marks) 2. Performance solo and/or ensemble performing as an instrumentalist, vocalist and/or music production (via technology). A minimum of ten minutes of performance in total is required. This component is 35% of A-level marks. 3. Composition: - Composition to a brief (25 marks) - Free composition (25 marks).
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| Local Authority | North Tyneside |
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This A level consists of three units: Appraising Music, Performance and Composition. 1. Appraising music: Area of Study: Western classical tradition 1650–1910 (compulsory) Optional Areas of Study: These include pop music and music for theatre. 2. Performance: Students perform music using one or both of the following ways: instrumental/vocal: as a soloist, and/or as part of an ensemble production: via music technology. 3. Composition Students learn how to develop musical ideas, including extending and manipulating musical ideas, through two compositions. One must be in response to an externally set brief.
Students who take GCSE Music must achieve a minimum of grade 5 but should also be able to sing or play a musical instrument to at least grade 5 ABRSM/LCM/Trinity or Rockschool standard. Students who don't take GCSE Music may still be able to take A Level Music provided they have achieved grade 5 in Music Theory and are performing at grade 6 standard or beyond. We strongly recommend that students take lessons on their chosen instrument.
1. Appraising music exam paper with listening and written questions using excerpts of music. Section A: Listening (56 marks) Section B: Analysis (34 marks) Section C: Essay (30 marks) 2. Performance solo and/or ensemble performing as an instrumentalist, vocalist and/or music production (via technology). A minimum of ten minutes of performance in total is required. This component is 35% of A-level marks. 3. Composition: - Composition to a brief (25 marks) - Free composition (25 marks).