Music BTEC

Assessment

Unit 1: Practical Music Theory and Harmony: Internally assessed. There are a number of ways candidates can choose to be assessed, such as: • A report/video/tutorial/ presentation to demonstrate and explain the signs and symbols used in various examples of notated music. • A practical or recorded demonstration of the creation of melodies, in response to chosen or given harmonic starting points. • A practical or recorded demonstration of the harmonisation of melody with chords, in response to chosen or given melodies. • A set of parts for an arrangement or composition that are appropriate for the performers and context. Unit 2: Professional Practice in the Music Industry: This unit is assessed under supervised conditions. Learners must be given the task and allowed three hours to carry out research under monitored conditions. Learners then must be given five hours to complete the task under supervised conditions. During the supervised assessment period, learners will be asked to create a project plan, budget, rationale and presentation in response to music industry scenarios which musicians might reasonably find themselves bidding for. These scenarios will vary each series and be taken from the range of freelance opportunities available within the music industry, for example, performance events, community projects and creative enterprises. Pearson sets and marks the task. Unit 3: Ensemble Performance: This unit will be assessed through a task completed under supervised conditions. The supervised assessment period two hours for a written activity plus the time stipulated for performance evidence (which totals approximately half an hour to three-quarters of an hour). Centres are free to arrange the supervised assessment period how they wish, provided that they take place during a period timetabled by Pearson. For assessment, learners will be given list of songs from which they will choose three for a performance. In ensembles that consist of a minimum of three and a maximum of eight members, learners will respond to the choice of repertoire and develop the performance for an audience. Each learner will submit a clearly labelled digital folder completed at four milestone stages during the process, responding to prompts provided by Pearson. This will include a video recording of the final group performance, between 6 and 15 minutes in duration. There will be a fourth, optional unit which pupils will select themselves. Assessment information for each of these different options can be found in the specification.