If you have a keen interest in music or are looking to pursue a career in music, A Level Music teaches students to develop performance and composition skills and to further develop knowledge of a variety of music including classical, film, jazz and popular music. The course is designed to extend the GCSE skills of performing, composing, listening and appraising. The course is aimed at those who have previously attained some knowledge in music or aspects relating to it, either through a GCSE qualification or an instrumental/vocal/music theory qualification. Students may have also acquired suitable experience through less formal means as a performer or as an attentive listener.
A minimum of 4 subjects at grade 5 or above at GCSE plus English Language at grade 4 or above. You should be able to play an instrument (including voice), to at least grade 5 standard and be at, or working towards, grade 5 standard in music theory. (If you have not followed the grading route, applications will still be considered.) Students are required to do an audition and attend a guidance discussion.
The Performing and Composing elements are assessed by means of a filmed recital performance and composition scores submitted to OCR, the Awarding Body. The Listening & Appraising component of the course culminates in an exam that includes the following elements: - Analysing and Evaluating Music - Familiar and Unfamiliar Pieces - Prescribed Works that students will have studied in detail - Questions based on Aural Extracts
About Education Provider
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Local Authority | York |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Sim Balk Lane, York, YO23 2BB |
If you have a keen interest in music or are looking to pursue a career in music, A Level Music teaches students to develop performance and composition skills and to further develop knowledge of a variety of music including classical, film, jazz and popular music. The course is designed to extend the GCSE skills of performing, composing, listening and appraising. The course is aimed at those who have previously attained some knowledge in music or aspects relating to it, either through a GCSE qualification or an instrumental/vocal/music theory qualification. Students may have also acquired suitable experience through less formal means as a performer or as an attentive listener.
A minimum of 4 subjects at grade 5 or above at GCSE plus English Language at grade 4 or above. You should be able to play an instrument (including voice), to at least grade 5 standard and be at, or working towards, grade 5 standard in music theory. (If you have not followed the grading route, applications will still be considered.) Students are required to do an audition and attend a guidance discussion.
The Performing and Composing elements are assessed by means of a filmed recital performance and composition scores submitted to OCR, the Awarding Body. The Listening & Appraising component of the course culminates in an exam that includes the following elements: - Analysing and Evaluating Music - Familiar and Unfamiliar Pieces - Prescribed Works that students will have studied in detail - Questions based on Aural Extracts