Page 51 - Sixth Form Options Booklet

Set Works : Areas of Study A and E are compulsory for
both AS and A2 and then one must be chosen from B, C or D
at AS level, and F at A2 level. KEY INFORMATION
• Area of Study A and E: The Symphony 1760-1830 OR
Religious Choral Music 1730-1800 Level: AS and A2 Level

• Area of study B: Rock and Pop 1965-1990 Examining Board: WJEC
• Area of study C: Musical Theatre (4 composers)
Subject Leader:
• Area of study D: Jazz 1940-1965 Ms S. Miller

Area of study F: Music of the Twentieth and Twenty-first Entry Requirements:
Centuries.
B+ or equivalent at GCSE
Composition: Any style of composition is allowed at A
Level. It is much less prescriptive than GCSE. Modules:
Performance,
AS: Students must compose two contrasting pieces. Composition and Appraisal
One must reflect the musical language, techniques and
conventions associated with the Western Classical Tradition
and the other is a free composition for which learners set Assessment method:
their own brief. 30% Performance

A2: Students compose another two contrasting pieces. One
must be associated with the Western Classical Tradition and 30% Composition
the other is another free choice piece.
40% Appraising
Appraisal: Students study Set Works in the same way as
GCSE but in more depth. This is assessed through an exam
at the end of each year where pupils write extended answers
on their set works and also some unprepared listening. A
level Music sets you up very well for many different future
pathways.

These could be specifically music based such as going on to
do music or a music performance degree, becoming a sound
engineering, a music teacher, a music therapist, a music
journalist or a music historian. Additionally music is a subject
that allows you to develop many ‘soft skills’ and is a natural
accompaniment to many science and maths based subjects.

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