Music

Course summary

In A Level Music you will further your understanding of musical styles and develop your skills in Composition and Performance. You will study a range of musical genres across time, analysing how the music is constructed and exploring its context and relationships to the world around it. Creative and expressive, yet academic and analytical, A Level Music will challenge you, inspire you, and hopefully make you think a little differently about music and its relationship to our world. It is an opportunity to embrace and express your creative passions but also critically evaluate a range of musical styles, and develop your analytical skills. As an A Level musician you may take on responsibilities within the musical community such as supporting ensembles, or even setting up and leading your own groups. A Level Music places a great emphasis on independent learning, preparing you well for university life. It is highly regarded as an academic subject by Oxbridge and other top universities. Students that have studied Music A Level go on to read a variety of subjects at degree level including Law, English, Economics, Psychology and Sciences. Students studying A Level Music in Year 12 are taught in a combined class alongside our Year 13 A Level Music students. Course content You will gain more experience of practical music making, including composition and both solo and group performance. You will also have the opportunity to study a wide range of music including The Western Classical tradition, Musical Theatre and music of the Twentieth Century.