Music

Assessment

All assessment takes place in Year 13. The coursework components 1 and 2 are worth 60% of the overall A level. The performance component is assessed through a final recital in front of an external examiner in March/ April. The composition component is submitted in April for external moderation. The appraising component worth 40% is assessed through a 2 hour 15 minute listening paper in early May, with questions on the set works and on unprepared extracts from the Western art music tradition and Rock and Pop.