Music

Course summary

Through the study of A Level Music, you will develop and stimulate your creativity through a broad and exciting course. Students explore a range of different styles, processes or techniques, ensuring that there is something suitable for all interests. You will develop your ability to appraise contrasting genres, styles and traditions of music, and develop understanding of musical contexts and an awareness of musical chronology. You will broaden musical experience and interests, develop imagination and foster creativity via components of study that have a degree of flexibility to allow for emphasis on either performance or composition. During the course you will develop performing skills to help demonstrate an understanding of musical elements, style, sense of continuity, interpretation and expression. You will have an opportunity to develop composing skills to demonstrate the manipulation of musical ideas and the use of musical devices and conventions. You will have opportunities to develop awareness of music technologies and their use in the creation and presentation of music.