Music

AQA

The AQA Music A Level offers a broad and coherent course of study which will encourage you to: develop performing skills to demonstrate an understanding of musical elements, style, interpretation and expression develop composing skills to demonstrate manipulation of musical ideas and the use of musical devices and conventions engage with the diverse heritage of music in order to promote personal, social, intellectual and cultural development reflect critically and make personal judgements on your own and others’ music

Requirements: 7 in Music at GCSE; Grade 6 on instrument; Grade 5 Theory desirable

Appraising music 40% of A Level marks (120 marks)

Performance 35% of A Level marks (50 marks)

Composition 25% of A Level marks (50 marks) Listening Analysis Contextual understanding There are seven areas of study: 1 Western classical tradition 1650-1910 (compulsory) 2 Pop music 3 Music for media 4 Music for theatre 5 Jazz 6 Contemporary traditional music 7 Art music since 1910 Students must study Area of study 1: Western classical tradition 1650-1910 and choose two from areas of study 2-7

Music performance

Composition Exam paper with listening and written questions using excerpts of music Questions: Section A: Listening (56 marks) Section B: Analysis (34 marks) Section C: Essay (30 marks)

Solo and/or ensemble performing as an instrumentalist or vocalist Requirement: A minimum of ten minutes of performance in total is required

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

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