Music

Assessment

Unit 1: Performance (NEA) 30% Solo recital on their chosen instrument. (including Voice) recorded in March of the exam year. Eight minutes long and of Grade 7 standard or above. Externally Assessed. Unit 2: Composition (NEA) 30% Total of two compositions, one to a brief set by Pearson and one either free composition or to another brief. Compositions to a brief are in the form of a technical study. Students harmonise two short chorales in the style of JS Bach with a combined length of two minutes. Free composition must be of at least four minutes in length. Total time across both submissions must be a minimum of six minutes long. Externally assessed. Unit 3: Appraising (Exam) 40% This unit tests students’ application of knowledge through the context of thirteen set works, from each of the following areas of study: Exam consists of one written paper of 2 hours 10 minutes, with a total of 100 marks.