Music

Course summary

Pupils opt to study Music for a variety of reasons. For some it is a prelude to the study of Music at university or music college, whilst others pursue it as a passion, knowing that music will be a part of their life whatever path they decide to take. Whatever your reason for taking Music, the course offered at Mill Hill develops a wide range of musical disciplines and complements scientific, linguistic and humanist A-level combinations. Because of the wide range of skills it requires, A-level Music is considered a highly demanding and valuable course and is therefore looked upon favourably by the most competitive universities. Lessons aim to build and develop a wide variety of skills including aural recognition, composing in a Classical vein, free composition, score reading, musical analysis, independent research, presenting, essay writing, performing, appraising, identifying differences between performances of the same piece, learning about historical, musical and social contexts and the provenance of pieces.