We deliver the AQA A Level Music course. Students develop and apply their musical knowledge, understanding and skills set out in this specification. Students form a personal and meaningful relationship with music through analysing a range of different pieces. The specification allows students to develop particular strengths and interests, encourage lifelong learning and provide access to higher education and university degree courses in music and music-related subjects. The subject content is divided into three components: Appraising Music (40%), Performance (35%) and Composition (25%). Appraising Music covers areas from Solo Baroque Concerto, Romantic Piano music and Music for Theatre. In the last five years, students who took A Level music went on to study: Music, Composition, Sound Engineering and Music, Theology and Religion, Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Archaeology, Dance, Sound Technology, German and Russian, Psychology, Acoustical Engineering, History and Russian, Audio Engineering.
The basic entry requirement onto most courses is a minimum of a grade 6 at GCSE in an appropriate subject, however those students who embark on A Level studies with a grade 7 or above are likely to find the transition much easier. In some cases there may be further restrictions e.g. a minimum of a grade 6 in Maths to do Physics. Please see the following individual subject pages for further details. Students must also have achieved at least a grade 4 in both Maths and either English Language or Literature to qualify for entry into the Sixth Form. All A Level students will have at least a grade 6 in GCSE Music, or have equivalent musical experience in lieu of this. Students are advised to be a minimum of Grade 5 standard on their main instrument when starting the A Level course. We ask A Level students to participate in ensembles relevant to their instrument/voice. We also expect A Level Music students to be members of the school choir as this greatly benefits the aural discrimination section of the listening exam.
About Education Provider
| Region | East of England |
| Local Authority | Bedford |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | Unknown |
| Sixth Form Fee | £12,324 - £16,908 |
| Address | Manton Lane, Bedford, MK41 7NT |
We deliver the AQA A Level Music course. Students develop and apply their musical knowledge, understanding and skills set out in this specification. Students form a personal and meaningful relationship with music through analysing a range of different pieces. The specification allows students to develop particular strengths and interests, encourage lifelong learning and provide access to higher education and university degree courses in music and music-related subjects. The subject content is divided into three components: Appraising Music (40%), Performance (35%) and Composition (25%). Appraising Music covers areas from Solo Baroque Concerto, Romantic Piano music and Music for Theatre. In the last five years, students who took A Level music went on to study: Music, Composition, Sound Engineering and Music, Theology and Religion, Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Archaeology, Dance, Sound Technology, German and Russian, Psychology, Acoustical Engineering, History and Russian, Audio Engineering.
The basic entry requirement onto most courses is a minimum of a grade 6 at GCSE in an appropriate subject, however those students who embark on A Level studies with a grade 7 or above are likely to find the transition much easier. In some cases there may be further restrictions e.g. a minimum of a grade 6 in Maths to do Physics. Please see the following individual subject pages for further details. Students must also have achieved at least a grade 4 in both Maths and either English Language or Literature to qualify for entry into the Sixth Form. All A Level students will have at least a grade 6 in GCSE Music, or have equivalent musical experience in lieu of this. Students are advised to be a minimum of Grade 5 standard on their main instrument when starting the A Level course. We ask A Level students to participate in ensembles relevant to their instrument/voice. We also expect A Level Music students to be members of the school choir as this greatly benefits the aural discrimination section of the listening exam.