Music

Course summary

The AQA specification builds on the knowledge, understanding and skills you will have acquired studying GCSE music. Similarly to GCSE, the course is based on three main strands: Appraising music (listening), Performance and Composition, providing a balanced study of music, in which skills and understanding are developed, revisited and reinforced throughout the course. Music is taught through 3 main strands: Appraising music Listening, analysis, and contextual understanding, covering the following topics: Western Classical tradition, including Baroque Solo Concerto, The Opera of Mozart and The Piano Music of Chopin, Brahms, and Grieg Music for Theatre Popular Music Performance Solo and/or ensemble performances of no less than 10 minutes. You can perform as an instrumentalist, vocalist or in music production. The minimum level of skill required is Grade 5 or equivalent. Composition Composition is assessed in two ways: Composition to a Brief and Free Composition