Music

Assessment

Appraising music (40%) The examination paper consists of listening, analysis, and essay questions. Questions will be on set works and unseen extracts from the Areas of Study: • Western Classical Tradition 1650-1910 • Contemporary Traditional Music • Art Music since 1910 Performance (35%) Students perform a recital between ten and twelve minutes in length; it can consist of solo or ensemble music on one or more instruments. It will be recorded during March in the year of examination. As well as an armory of technical skills, A-level candidates will need to develop a secure knowledge of stylistic issues in their chosen repertoire. Composition (25%) During Year 12, students will undertake a variety of non-examined compositional tasks which will expand their musical vocabulary. In Year 13, each student will write two compositions: one free composition and one composition to a brief released by AQA in September before the year of examination. The total length of the music must be between four-and-a-half and six minutes. The deadline for submission will be during April in the year of the examination.