‘The Western Classical Tradition’ is a compulsory area of study and focuses on the development of the symphony from 1750- 1900. You will study Symphony No. 104 in A major, ‘London’, by Haydn for detailed analysis and Symphony No.4 in A major, ‘Italian’, by Mendelssohn for general study and learn how to analyse and compare symphonies from the Classical and Romantic periods. You can choose one area of study from Rock & Pop, Musical Theatre and Jazz. You will explore different stages of development and learn how to identify specific musical fingerprints. ‘Into the Twentieth Century’ explores the development of Impressionism, Expressionism, Serialism, Neoclassicism and the move away from traditional diatonic harmony. You will study Debussy's Nuages’ and Poulenc's Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano: Movement 11’ in depth. The coursework is broken up into 25% and 35% modules and you can choose which element you will specialise in. Performing and Composing are the two areas of assessment. The performance is live, in front of the examiner. The composition is submitted online and consists of two or three pieces, depending on which weighting you choose.