Music

Course summary

The successful study of Music requires a whole range of skills and students are encouraged to embrace different ways of thinking about music. Three key areas await the would-be A Level musician: performance (30%), composition (30%) and listening & appraising (40%). It is the student’s responsibility that they receive weekly lessons from a good instrumental or vocal teacher. Students will compose a short study from the following choices: Bach Chorale, Baroque Counterpoint, Arrangement, or Remix. Students complete an in-depth study of 13 set works from a range of genres, including Mozart’s Magic Flute, Danny Elfman’s Batman Returns, Vivaldi’s Concerto in D minor Op. 3, No. 11, and Kate Bush’s Hounds of Love. Other components include aural awareness, melodic dictation, chord recognition, and music analysis.