Music

Assessment

Examination (2 ½ hours) Component 1: Appraising Music (40%) ● Listening: aural identification of key features based on three areas of study, including excerpts of unfamiliar music ● Analysis: identification and analysis of musical features from set works (Area of Study 1 Western Classical Tradition 1650-1910) ● Essay: one essay from one other Area of Study which includes discussion and analysis of pieces by named composers/ artists Non-Examined Assessment Component 2: Performing Music (35%) ● A 10-12 minute performance on any instrument/voice as soloist and/or as part of an ensemble ● Music can be in any style ● This must be completed between 1-31 March of the year of certification Component 3: Composing (25%) ● Two compositions 4½ – 6 minutes in total ● Composition 1: to a set brief (released September of Year 13) ● Composition 2: free composition