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Music
Pupils will enjoy opportunities to see productions and are strongly encouraged to experience as much live theatre as possible to broaden their horizons.
Future Pathways
The skills you learn in Drama are life skills needed in everyday encounters. A recent report discussed that these skills, developed within Drama, are desired within any employment or career, such as, using initiative and being self-motivated, organisation, working under pressure and to deadlines, ability to learn and adapt, communication and interpersonal skills, teamwork, negotiation, valuing diversity and differences, problem solving, numeracy and IT.
The report can be downloaded here: https://www.stem.org.uk/system/files/elibraryresources/2017/09/A4%20employability%20fold%20out _ Interactive _ v4.pdf
The GCSE course naturally feeds into the A Level Drama and Theatre course which, combined with English, Music or Art and Design, provide a strong foundation for a wealth of degree courses and careers.
The following are just a few: Theatre Studies, Directing, Drama and English Literature, Education, Teaching, Media Studies, Law, Film Studies, Performing Arts, Costume Design, Lighting Design.
Due to the nature of the subject, it can also be paired with contrasting subjects to provide a broad platform with creativity and teamwork at its heart.
Music Board: Edexcel Specification: 1MUO
Entry requirements
Why Study GCSE Music?
Studying music provides such an amazing enriching opportunity to study people's lives, cultures, beliefs etc through their creativity. Following the applied study of elements covered lower down the school, pupils study a range of works and see these elements bloom and come to a natural fruition. Anyone studying an instrument or voice already can put this towards the GCSE with a minimum amount of extra work. Learning this outside school can continue and is in fact encouraged. Music is an approved subject further up, for the purposes of university entrance.
All pupils taking Music should become active participants in as many school groups as they can comfortably manage, since these skills all help to build up musicality and All pupils taking Music will find their study so much more enriching if they can expand their aural training and exposure to Music by becoming active participants in some of the school groups, since these skills all help to build up musicality and understanding. At KS4, pupils need to dissect sound and so hearing as many timbres and types of piece as possible all helps the brain decode examination questions.
Important information
Students should be proficient in one instrument (or voice) aiming to achieve grade 3 or 4 standard by the end of the course. A rough entry point is at least two years’ learning. Continuous tuition and progress is a requirement of the course since it forms 30% of the final mark.
Course Overview and Content
The Edexcel GCSE Music course contains three sections: Performing, Composing and Appraising.
The aims of this course are to encourage students to: Develop their understanding and appreciation of a range of different kinds of music, extending their own interests and increasing their ability to make judgements about musical quality. Acquire the knowledge, skills and understanding needed to: Make music individually and in groups. Develop a life-long interest in music. Progress to further study e.g. A Level and beyond. Develop broader life-skills and attributes, including critical and creative thinking, aesthetic sensitivity, emotional and cultural development.
