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Main Topics
There are 3 parts to the GCSE exam:
Performing
Composing
Listening and Understanding
Performing
Students must play a solo piece and an
ensemble piece for the exam. Students should
be already able to play an instrument by the
time they start the course, and be having
instrumental and preferably theory lessons
as well. Ideally students will have grade 3
by the time they start the course. Students
without grades would need to demonstrate
their ability to play an instrument to a
good level of competence
before being accepted onto the course.
College will pay for instrumental lessons
for students who take GCSE Music.
Composing
Two compositions or arrangements are
expected as coursework from each student, as
a written score, with a CD of the work in
performance. Students will begin to study
composition at the start of the course, and
will then be expected to compose two pieces,
writing them up during 10 hours of assessed
time for each. It is expected that students
who take GCSE will be able to read music,
and be willing to complete coursework
assignments within given deadlines. Both
compositions are to be related to two
different areas of study.
Listening and Appraising
There are four areas of study in music at
GCSE, each area of study looks at 3 pieces
of music:
Western Classical Music 1600 -1899
Music in the 20th Century
Popular Music in context
World Music
Assessment
Performance (30%) – students
record a solo and an ensemble piece at any
time during the course. Assessment by
teacher, moderated by Edexcel.
Composition (30%) – 2 pieces of
composition or arrangement to be completed
during the course. Assessment by teacher,
moderated by Edexcel.
Listening and Appraising (40%) – One
and a half hour exam, externally set and
marked by
Edexcel.
Progression
Success in Music at GCSE allows students to
progress onto Sixth Form Music courses –
Music and
Music Technology, both of which are offered
at Northallerton College.
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