Unit 1: Listening to and Appraising Music: 20%
Unit 2: Composing and Appraising Music: 20%
Unit 3: Performing Music: 40%
Unit 4: Composing Music: 20%
= 100%
Written exam (1 hour): based on CD of musical extracts
Questions:
◦ Listen to musical extracts, and appraise them.
◦ Musical extracts cover a broad range of styles.
All questions and musical examples based on…
5 Areas of Study 3 Strands of Learning
AoS1:Rhythm and Metre 1) The Western Classical Tradition
AoS2: Harmony and Tonality 2) Popular Music of the 20th and 21st centuries
AoS3: Texture and Melody 3) World Music
AoS4: Timbre and Dynamics
AoS5: Structure and Form
Requirement =
1. 10% = 1 x Composition that…
o Explores 2 or more of the 5 areas of study.
o Links to 1 of 3 strands –
2. 10% = An appraisal the process and product
Composition is completed entirely within 20
hours of controlled time,
Appraisal is completed within 2 hours of
controlled time (exam conditions!)
Externally assessed
2 Assessed Performances:
1) Solo:
o Can be acoustic, or technology based
o Can be accompanied by piano, guitar, backing track, etc
o Performances are recorded & don’t have to be public
performances
2) Ensemble:
o Must have two or more live players. You must have a
unique part within it
o Can include musicians from outside the class, or even
from outside school
o Ensemble: Internally assessed; externally moderated.
Requirement = 1 x free composition
Use any style of your choice.
Must explore 2 or more of the 5 Areas of Study.
Must submit:
◦ Composition (written score or annotation)
◦ Recording of the composition (can be performed by
anybody or by computer!)
Internally assessed; externally moderated.