Listening and Appraising exam (40% of the qualification  - exam paper to be sat in the summer of Y11)

Area of Study

What you need to be able to do

Tick when revised

Area of study 1: Musical Forms and Devices

Identify, describe and explain the key concepts surrounding Musical Forms and Devices, through the Western Classical Tradition: Baroque, Classical and Romantic.

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 Area of study 2: Music for Ensemble

Identify, describe and explain key concepts found in the music for ensemble, including within the genres: jazz and blues, musical theatre and chamber music.

Identify, describe and explain how music is written for small ensembles and vocal groups.

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Area of study 3: Film Music

Identify, describe and explain key concepts found in music for film.

Describe how composers have used the elements of music to create effect within their music.

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Area of study 4: Popular Music

Identify, describe and explain key concepts found in ‘popular’ music, including: pop, rock and fusion music.

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Coursework

What you need to do

Tick when completed

Performance

Solo performance lasting at least 2 minutes. The piece must be of Grade 3 standard or above.

This piece of coursework is prepared in Terms 4 and 5 of Y10 and recorded in Term 1 of Y11

Ensemble performance lasting at least 2 minutes. The piece must be of Grade 3 standard or above.

This piece of coursework is prepared in Terms 1 and 2 of Y11 and recorded in Term 3 of Y11.

Composition

‘Free’ Composition.

This piece of coursework is prepared in Terms 4 and 5 of Y10 and finished in Term 1 of Y11.

‘Brief’ Composition

This piece of coursework is prepared in Terms 1 and 2 of Y11 and finished in Term 3.