Music A Level supports students in forming personal and meaningful relationships with music through the development of musical knowledge, understanding, and skills including performing, composing, and appraising. Students are encouraged to engage critically and creatively with a wide range of music and musical contexts. This qualification also allows students to develop particular strengths and interests and inspires students to look at music holistically. Music at Aquinas has a long tradition of a large percentage of students studying the subject in Higher Education. We currently have students studying at the most prestigious institutions in the UK including Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Royal Northern College of Music, Leeds College of Music, Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts, Universities of Manchester, Bath, Birmingham, Cambridge, Newcastle and Surrey. Students are encouraged to forge their interests and are supported in their decisions post-Aquinas in whichever field they choose. Music A Level not only supports the study of music on practical and academic Music courses but is also a very well-respected academic A Level supporting applications for all manner of courses in Higher Education. Past students have moved into varied music careers including professional musician (performing classical and popular music), composer (specializing in opera), composer for computer games, traveling workshop provider (steel drum), music therapist, sound engineer, teaching, and conducting.
Six GCSEs at grade 4 (must include both English Language and Maths). GCSE grade 5 in Music or grade 5 instrument/voice or theory.
A Level of Music is assessed in three units: Performing 30% Students perform a recital of 10 minutes on an instrument or voice in any style they choose. Composing 30% Students compose one piece of music of their design or to a given brief. The composition should last a minimum of 4 ½ minutes but can be in any style and for any instrument/ensemble. This is accompanied by a harmony assessment in which students learn to harmonize melodies in the style of Bach: the building bricks of modern music and an essential skill to facilitate further study of Music. Appraising 40% Students develop their listening and appraising skills through the study of music across a diverse range of styles and genres. Students analyze and evaluate music in aural and written form and develop the specific musical vocabulary associated with a particular style or genre. The areas of study are Vocal Music; Instrumental Music; Music for Film; Popular Music and Jazz; and Fusions and New Directions.
About Education Provider
| Region | North West |
| Local Authority | Stockport |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Nangreave Road, Stockport, SK2 6TH |
Music A Level supports students in forming personal and meaningful relationships with music through the development of musical knowledge, understanding, and skills including performing, composing, and appraising. Students are encouraged to engage critically and creatively with a wide range of music and musical contexts. This qualification also allows students to develop particular strengths and interests and inspires students to look at music holistically. Music at Aquinas has a long tradition of a large percentage of students studying the subject in Higher Education. We currently have students studying at the most prestigious institutions in the UK including Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Royal Northern College of Music, Leeds College of Music, Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts, Universities of Manchester, Bath, Birmingham, Cambridge, Newcastle and Surrey. Students are encouraged to forge their interests and are supported in their decisions post-Aquinas in whichever field they choose. Music A Level not only supports the study of music on practical and academic Music courses but is also a very well-respected academic A Level supporting applications for all manner of courses in Higher Education. Past students have moved into varied music careers including professional musician (performing classical and popular music), composer (specializing in opera), composer for computer games, traveling workshop provider (steel drum), music therapist, sound engineer, teaching, and conducting.
Six GCSEs at grade 4 (must include both English Language and Maths). GCSE grade 5 in Music or grade 5 instrument/voice or theory.
A Level of Music is assessed in three units: Performing 30% Students perform a recital of 10 minutes on an instrument or voice in any style they choose. Composing 30% Students compose one piece of music of their design or to a given brief. The composition should last a minimum of 4 ½ minutes but can be in any style and for any instrument/ensemble. This is accompanied by a harmony assessment in which students learn to harmonize melodies in the style of Bach: the building bricks of modern music and an essential skill to facilitate further study of Music. Appraising 40% Students develop their listening and appraising skills through the study of music across a diverse range of styles and genres. Students analyze and evaluate music in aural and written form and develop the specific musical vocabulary associated with a particular style or genre. The areas of study are Vocal Music; Instrumental Music; Music for Film; Popular Music and Jazz; and Fusions and New Directions.