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Music and Music Technology
EXAMINATION BOARD: EDEXCEL
A Level Music enables pupils to extend their knowledge and understanding of music, to create and develop their own musical ideas and to demonstrate technical, interpretative and communication skills through performing music.
WOULD SUIT:
Musicians who have a minimum ABRSM Grade VI and normally someone who has studied GCSE Music.
FURTHER STUDY/CAREERS:
As well as university/conservatoire courses in music, either in performance or composition, creative courses in sound engineering and acoustical engineering (combined with Maths and Physics A Level) offer a different career path.
COURSE CONTENT:
There are 3 units, Performing, Composition and Analysis. Pupils will compose two pieces over the two year course. They will practise performance techniques and study a wide variety of music drawn from different genres.
ASSESSMENT:
The course consists of 60% coursework and 40% written papers.
EXAMINATION BOARD: EDEXCEL
In Music Technology, pupils will study 4 components: Recording, Composition, Listening and Production. In Composition, the emphasis is on the creative use of technology. In the Listening component, pupils will listen to a wide range of recordings and will be asked to explain different recording techniques used in various eras. In the Production paper, pupils learn a of editing and mixing techniques and will be expected to correct ‘errors’ on given audio files.
WOULD SUIT:
This course would suit someone who listens to a wide variety of music and has good computer skills. GCSE Music is an advantage, as is an understanding of Physics.
FURTHER STUDY/CAREERS:
Courses in sound engineering and acoustical engineering (combined with Maths and Physics A level) are popular. Pupils also follow more contemporary creative composition and recording courses.
ASSESSMENT:
The course consists of 40% coursework and 60% written/ production papers.
