Music

Assessment

Unit 1 – Integrated Portfolio 30%: Candidates must record one performance on their own instrument and one composition for their own instrument. The composition brief is set by the student and can be in a style of their choosing. Unit 2 – Practical Portfolio 30%: Candidates must record one performance, which must be an ensemble, and a composition to a brief set by the exam board. The ensemble performance must be a minimum of one minute long. The combined length of performance for Units 1 and 2 must be a minimum of four minutes. Unit 3 – Listening and Appraising 40%: The listening test is a written examination in which candidates will have to answer questions about extracts of music from four areas of study: •The Concerto through the Ages •Rhythms of the World •Film Music •Conventions of Pop The examination is approximately an hour and a half long.