Music

Course summary

Through the interrelated disciplines of analysis, composition and performance, this course aims to offer an understanding and appreciation of music spanning a wide timeframe. Pupils learn about the Western classical tradition through detailed study of a selection of set works including the baroque solo concerto, the operas of Mozart and the piano music of Chopin, Brahms and Grieg. Additionally, there are a variety of other areas of study, two of which are selected for detailed study. These options include, amongst others: Jazz, music for media and music for theatre. Practical music making is at the heart of the course and is weighted so that pupils who are primarily performers will achieve due recognition. The composition component is sufficiently flexible to allow pupils to write freely and imaginatively.