Music A level Teachers in Charge of Subject: Mr Galley Entry Requirements: We strongly recommend you receive instrumental tuition and are able to perform on your chosen instrument / voice at approximately grade 5 standard. Course Details: AS
Performing (30%)
Composing (30%)
Developing Musical Understanding (40%)
Perform as a soloist and/ or part of an ensemble on any instrument or voice for between 5/6 minutes
Compose a piece of music lasting 3 minutes in response to a chosen brief.
This unit focuses on listening to familiar music and understanding how it works. You study set works and learn to understand important musical features and their historical context. You also learn to identify harmonic and tonal features and then apply this knowledge in the completion of a short simple passage for SATB (soprano, alto, tenor, bass).
Composing (30%)
Further Musical Understanding (40%)
Compose 2 pieces of music lasting 3 minutes in response to a chosen brief.
This unit focuses on listening to familiar music and understanding how it works. You study set works and learn to understand important musical feature, context and / or elements of continuity and change.
A2 Extended Performance (30%) Perform as a soloist and/ or part of an ensemble on any instrument or voice for between 12/15 minutes.
Exams/Coursework: AS
40% exam
60% coursework – performing & composition
A2
40% exam
60% coursework – performing & composition
Career Options: Music is a fascinating and challenging course. Many students go on to study music at university or pursue a career in the music industry. Any student who wants to know more should speak to Mr. Galley in the music department or go to the edexcel website. www.edexcel.co.uk
Music BTEC National Award Teachers in Charge of Subject: Mr Galley Entry Requirements: We strongly recommend you receive instrumental tuition and are able to perform on your chosen instrument / voice at approximately grade 5 standard. Course Details: This course is equivalent to 1 A level. There are 3 core units and you choose 3 specialist units. Core Units: Music Performance Techniques. Music Project. Planning a music project Specialist units: Aural Perception skills. Classical Music in Practise. Improvising music. Improvising music in a jazz style. Listening skills for musicians. Modern music in practice. Music performance Session Styles. Musical theatre performance. Pop music in practice. Singing techniques and performance. Studying music from around the world. The music freelance world. Working and developing as a musical ensemble.
Exams/Coursework: As the course is vocational all units are 100% coursework. 100% coursework
Career Options: The National Award in music performance is a fascinating and challenging course. As the course is vocational it is designed to lead to a career in the music industry. Many students also go on to study music at university. Any student who wants to know more should speak to Mr. Galley in the music department or go to the Edexcel website. www.edexcel.co.uk