Music

Course summary

A Level Music involves written, analytical, practical and social/personal skills such as independent learning: having to be disciplined about practice; team working: particularly with involvement in weekly groups or ensembles, concerts and performances; performance and presentation skills: which are useful for any job/career; listening: these are highly developed in musicians and it is an important part of the course; analytical and essay-writing skills; confidence and self-esteem: which has a knock-on effect in all areas of life and learning; creativity and self-expression: helping young people to think differently and harness the power of their imagination.