A Level Music - Overview
The A level focuses on the fundamentals within Music:
- Performance
- Composition
- Music History and Analysis
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AS
Unit 1
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Influences on Music
30% of AS, 15% of A Level
1 hour 45 minutes written examination
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AS
Unit 2
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Composing: Creating Musical Ideas
30% of AS, 15% of A Level
Externally Assessed Coursework
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AS
Unit 3
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Performing: Interpreting Musical Ideas
40% of AS, 20% of A Level
10–16 minutes Internally Assessed
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A2
Unit 4
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Music in Context
20% of A Level
2 hours 15 minutes written examination
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A2
Unit 5
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Composing: Developing Musical Ideas
15% of A Level
Externally Assessed Coursework
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A2
Unit 6
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Performing: A Musical Performance
15% of A Level
15 minutes Externally Assessed
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If you look deep enough you will see music; the heart of nature being everywhere music.
Thomas Carlyle