Music

Assessment

Component 1: Appraising music (40% of A-level) Section A: Listening (56 marks), Section B: Analysis (34 marks) Section C: Essay (30 marks) Component 2: Performance (35% of A-level) Solo and /or ensemble performing as an instrumentalist, or vocalist and/or music production (via technology). A minimum of ten minutes of performance in total is required. Component 3: Composition (25% of A-level) Composition to a brief (25 marks) Free composition (25 marks) A minimum of 4 minutes 30 seconds of composition in total is required.