Music

Course summary

The course offers contrast and breadth as well as depth of study. Students will engage with both classical and popular music. All students will study the development of the symphony, engaging with landmark orchestral repertoire, which is important in developing knowledge and understanding of musical elements and language in context. Students will use the musical language of this period to compose one piece of music to a brief. This specification provides students with the opportunity to study music in an integrated way where the skills of performing, composing, and appraising reinforce knowledge and understanding of musical elements, contexts and language. In addition to the appraising examination, all students will be assessed in both performing and composing. However, the specification allows students to specialize in either performing or composing by providing two options for Components 1 and 2. Students must choose either Option A in both Components 1 and 2 or Option B in both Components 1 and 2. All students must study Component 3.