Music

Course summary

Who is this course for? A Level Music students explore how music affects culture, develop their analytical and evaluative skills in musical listening, and investigate the purposes of music through listening, composing and performing. Students interested in taking A Level Music must be proficient in at least one instrument at grade five or higher. Students also need a significant amount of theoretical musical knowledge and must be of at least a grade five standard. What is the course about? This course gives students opportunities to gain a deep and broad understanding of a wide range of musical genres, styles and artists. We particularly focus on the study of popular music, music for theatre and Western Classical music. This course is also designed to develop students’ practical musicianship through performing and composing. Students will learn advanced performance and compositional techniques which will stretch their creativity, critical thinking, problem solving and dedication in an engaging and vibrant way. What can the course lead to? Music has obvious directions in which to go, such as performing, composing or teaching. However as a subject it educates a student in such a rounded manner that many of the skills learned can be transferred to any sort of career. Creative thinking is essential in our modern world and as jobs develop that we haven't even thought of yet, skills such as creativity, problem solving, teamwork, analysis, communication and others that are developed through Music A Level, will become increasingly important.