Music

Assessment

The A-level music course offers two different options, giving a 25% / 35% weighting to performance and composition. These two components are non-examined assessment and are both externally assessed; performance is assessed by a visiting examiner. The remaining 40% of the course is a listening and appraising exam. Exam questions will include set work analysis with a score, extended responses around wider context, unprepared extracts of music with and without a score and comparison questions.