The A-Level Music course is divided into three distinct assessment components that are designed to develop your abilities as a musician but also develop your understanding in a wider range of music. Component 1, Appraising Music, focusses on listening, analysis and contextual understanding. The final 2 hour exam for this part of the course will challenge you in all three of these areas, so an ability to read music is important. The contextual understanding element refers to Areas of Study that will be looked at throughout the course. These include The Western Classical Tradition 1650-1910, Pop Music, Music for Media, Music for Theatre and Jazz. Component 2, Performance, is a chance to demonstrate your skills as a performer in either a solo or ensemble setting. Performances must last a minimum of 6 minutes but can be made up of multiple pieces of music. Component 3, Composition, you will produce 2 pieces of music during the course. One of these is completely free to your imagination, the other will be in response to a brief provided by the exam board.
To gain entry onto the A-Level Music course students do not have to have taken GCSE Music, although if they have, a Grade 5 or above is required. Students should be able to play an instrument or sing to approximately grade 5 standard or above.
One, two hour examination plus two submitted Non Exam Assessments. The first of these is a music performance - Solo and/or ensemble performing as an instrumentalist, or vocalist and/or music production (via technology) The second is a two part composition. Composition 1: Composition to a brief (25 marks) Composition 2: Free composition (25 marks) Requirement A minimum of four and a half minutes of music in total is required. This component is worth 25% of A-level marks (50 marks). NEA will be externally marked by AQA examiners.
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| Local Authority | York |
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The A-Level Music course is divided into three distinct assessment components that are designed to develop your abilities as a musician but also develop your understanding in a wider range of music. Component 1, Appraising Music, focusses on listening, analysis and contextual understanding. The final 2 hour exam for this part of the course will challenge you in all three of these areas, so an ability to read music is important. The contextual understanding element refers to Areas of Study that will be looked at throughout the course. These include The Western Classical Tradition 1650-1910, Pop Music, Music for Media, Music for Theatre and Jazz. Component 2, Performance, is a chance to demonstrate your skills as a performer in either a solo or ensemble setting. Performances must last a minimum of 6 minutes but can be made up of multiple pieces of music. Component 3, Composition, you will produce 2 pieces of music during the course. One of these is completely free to your imagination, the other will be in response to a brief provided by the exam board.
To gain entry onto the A-Level Music course students do not have to have taken GCSE Music, although if they have, a Grade 5 or above is required. Students should be able to play an instrument or sing to approximately grade 5 standard or above.
One, two hour examination plus two submitted Non Exam Assessments. The first of these is a music performance - Solo and/or ensemble performing as an instrumentalist, or vocalist and/or music production (via technology) The second is a two part composition. Composition 1: Composition to a brief (25 marks) Composition 2: Free composition (25 marks) Requirement A minimum of four and a half minutes of music in total is required. This component is worth 25% of A-level marks (50 marks). NEA will be externally marked by AQA examiners.