Music

Assessment

There are three main areas of assessment: Appraising music – 40% Performance – 35% Composition – 25% Throughout the course we record performances and, practise composition to develop the student’s practical skills. What about the compositions? Like GCSE, you are required to submit two compositions: Composition 1 is to a brief and Composition 2 is a free composition. Combined, these should total 4 and a half minutes. Each composition will be accompanied by a programme note of approximately 150 words. How much performance will be involved? A minimum of 10 minutes of performance is required. This can be either solo, ensemble or a combination of both.