Music

Assessment

At AS Level: Performance Recital – a minimum of two contrasting pieces of at least grade 6 standard. A recorded unit lasting not less than 6 minutes Composition – you will compose two pieces. One of them is on a brief set by the exam board, and the other is set in consultation with your teacher. Both pieces will need to be fully notated and the scores will be submitted to the exam board Listening and Appraising – analyzing music through a detailed study of set works, learning about unfamiliar music, and answering questions related to recorded extracts Summary – Formal assessment will consist of a Recital given in front of an audience; the submission of two compositions in the score; a written exam for Listening and Appraising music, including the set, works you have studied At A Level: Performance Recital – three pieces, lasting approximately 10 minutes that are Grade VII or Grade VIII standard Composing – you will compose one piece on a brief set by the exam board. Compositions will need to be fully notated and the scores will be submitted to the exam board. You will complete a chorale in the style of J.S. Bach Listening and Appraising – analyzing music through a detailed study of set works, learning about unfamiliar music, and answering questions related to recorded extracts Summary – formal assessment will consist of a recorded recital the submission of a composition with a score on a written exam for Listening and Appraising music