The study of creative subjects, like Music, is becoming even more important and relevant to young people to give you the chance to succeed – whatever your ambitions. When business leaders across the world were surveyed recently (World Economic Forum), they voted creativity as the most important workplace skill to help their businesses survive and grow. Music A Level gives you the perfect opportunity to develop these skills as well as many opportunities to develop and improve your personal wellbeing both independently and as part of a wider community. The word “music” covers a huge range of different skills, styles and genres, and each one of us has our own preferences and interests. Much like the GCSE course, the Eduqas A level specification recognises this through the varied areas of study and the choice of routes through the course: • Option A allows learners to specialise in Performing: 35% of the overall grade will be allocated to performing and 25% will be allocated to composing. • Option B allows learners to specialise in Composing: 35% of the overall grade will be allocated to composing and 25% of will be allocated to performing. All learners must study Component 3: Appraising. You will study works from four areas of study: Area of study A: The Western Classical Tradition (The Development of the Symphony) Only one from: Area of study B: Rock and Pop, or Area of study C: Musical Theatre, or Area of study D: Jazz (will be decided by the Head of Music according to the interests and skills of the cohort) Area of study E: Into the Twentieth Century Component 1: Performing - (25% or 35% depending on specialism) - This unit develops your accuracy, technical control and communication skills resulting in a final performance as a soloist and/or as part of an ensemble in the musical styles of your choice. You can perform using any instrument or voice. Component 2: Composition (25% or 35% depending on specialism) – This unit develops your ability to create music in different styles and how to develop your technical and expressive control of musical ideas leading to one free composition and one composition in response to a brief based on the Areas of Study from the appraising component. Component 3: Appraising (40% of total A level mark) – This section continues to focus on listening to both familiar and unfamiliar music and analysing how it works and the language used to describe it
GCSE Music is not essential, but will be a real advantage. If you do not have a GCSE Music qualification, you will need to be at Grade 5 standard on your instrument/voice at the start of the course. You must be able to confidently read standard music notation as well as have regular instrumental/singing lessons with an instrumental teacher.
60% NEA (Non-Examined Assessment) divided between performance and composition according to chosen option. NEA will be externally moderated. 40% Appraising listening exam (1 paper
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| Region | London |
| Local Authority | Waltham Forest |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Mixed |
| Address | 34 Handsworth Avenue, Highams Park, London, E4 9PJ |
The study of creative subjects, like Music, is becoming even more important and relevant to young people to give you the chance to succeed – whatever your ambitions. When business leaders across the world were surveyed recently (World Economic Forum), they voted creativity as the most important workplace skill to help their businesses survive and grow. Music A Level gives you the perfect opportunity to develop these skills as well as many opportunities to develop and improve your personal wellbeing both independently and as part of a wider community. The word “music” covers a huge range of different skills, styles and genres, and each one of us has our own preferences and interests. Much like the GCSE course, the Eduqas A level specification recognises this through the varied areas of study and the choice of routes through the course: • Option A allows learners to specialise in Performing: 35% of the overall grade will be allocated to performing and 25% will be allocated to composing. • Option B allows learners to specialise in Composing: 35% of the overall grade will be allocated to composing and 25% of will be allocated to performing. All learners must study Component 3: Appraising. You will study works from four areas of study: Area of study A: The Western Classical Tradition (The Development of the Symphony) Only one from: Area of study B: Rock and Pop, or Area of study C: Musical Theatre, or Area of study D: Jazz (will be decided by the Head of Music according to the interests and skills of the cohort) Area of study E: Into the Twentieth Century Component 1: Performing - (25% or 35% depending on specialism) - This unit develops your accuracy, technical control and communication skills resulting in a final performance as a soloist and/or as part of an ensemble in the musical styles of your choice. You can perform using any instrument or voice. Component 2: Composition (25% or 35% depending on specialism) – This unit develops your ability to create music in different styles and how to develop your technical and expressive control of musical ideas leading to one free composition and one composition in response to a brief based on the Areas of Study from the appraising component. Component 3: Appraising (40% of total A level mark) – This section continues to focus on listening to both familiar and unfamiliar music and analysing how it works and the language used to describe it
GCSE Music is not essential, but will be a real advantage. If you do not have a GCSE Music qualification, you will need to be at Grade 5 standard on your instrument/voice at the start of the course. You must be able to confidently read standard music notation as well as have regular instrumental/singing lessons with an instrumental teacher.
60% NEA (Non-Examined Assessment) divided between performance and composition according to chosen option. NEA will be externally moderated. 40% Appraising listening exam (1 paper
