Music

Assessment

Unit 1: Performing 30% You will perform: • A minimum of one piece, performed live and uninterrupted as a recital in front of an audience, during the second year of your course • Performance can be solo or as part of an ensemble • Total performance time across the recital must be a minimum of 8 minutes of Grade 6+ standard music Unit 2: Composing 30% Students must submit: • Two composition style tasks (notated using Sibelius or Logic Pro), of a combined duration of at least six minutes - one composition will be according to a brief set by Pearson or a free composition, and the other will be a technique task under controlled conditions from any of the following choices: Bach Chorale, Remix or Arrangement - set by Pearson Unit 3: Developing Musical Understanding 40% You will sit a listening/written exam including a musical dictation, listening questions based on aspects from set works and essay questions, one based on an unfamiliar piece and the second on one of the set works. The set works will be taken from the following categories: Vocal, Instrumental, Music for Film, Popular Music and Jazz, Fusions and New Directions