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WHAT T O E XPE CT AT GCSE MUSI C

COURSE BRE AK DOWN T he c o urse is b ro ke n do wn into 3 a re a s: • Co mpo sitio n • Pe rfo rma nc e • L iste ning E xa m

COMPOSI T I ON Mo st stude nts find this pa rt o f the c o urse • c ha lle ng ing a s it is o fte n the le a st pra c tic e d a re a . T he re a re 2 c o mpo sitio ns to b e c re a te d during • the c o urse whic h ma ke up 40% o f the fina l g ra de . T he c o urse pre pa re s stude nts fo r this b ut yo u c a n • do so me pre pa ra tio n to e nsure yo u a re de ve lo ping c o mpo sitio na l skills o utside o f the c la ssro o m.

COMPOSI T I ON PRE P T he mo st a c c e ssib le wa y o f c o mpo sing ne w music a l • ide a s is e xpe rime nta tio n o n yo ur instrume nt. T a ke ide a s a nd inspira tio n fro m pie c e s yo u a re • le a rning o r liste ning to a nd de ve lo p the m into so me thing ne w. Spe nd so me time wo rking o n de ve lo ping c ho rd • writing skills. T his will re q uire a c c e ss to a ke yb o a rd o r g uita r.

PE RF ORMANCE E ve ry ye a r the re a re stude nts who do no t ta ke a dvic e • o n-b o a rd a nd strug g le with this e le me nt. Pe rfo rming c a n b e ne rve -wra c king b ut ple a se do n’ t • fo rg e t, yo u o pte d into the c o urse kno wing tha t music is a pe rfo rming a rt. T his sho uld b e the mo st stra ig ht fo rwa rd pa rt o f the • c o urse . T he tric k is to c ho o se a n a ppro pria te pie c e – o nly 10% o f • ma rks a re a va ila b le fo r the diffic ulty.

PE RF ORMANCE PRE P We do se t ho me wo rk in music b ut the • e xpe c ta tio n is tha t re g ula r a nd e ffe c tive pra c tise is ta king pla c e a t ho me . 30 minute s a da y • I f yo u’ re no t pra c tising the n yo u will b e fo und o ut. • I t is impo rta nt yo u a re ha ving le sso ns fo r the • dura tio n o f the c o urse .

PE RF ORMANCE PRE P Alwa ys a sk yo ur te a c he r fo r a dvic e . • E nsure yo u a re pla ying yo ur pie c e a c c ura te ly. • While muc h o f the c o urse is spe nt fo c ussing o n • the so lo pe rfo rma nc e , do no t fo rg e t tha t yo u ne e d to pre pa re a n e nse mb le pe rfo rma nc e . Pie c e c ho ic e is a g a in c ruc ia l fo r the e nse mb le . •

L I ST E NI NG E XAM Stra nds – Histo ric a l a nd Wo rld e .g . Cla ssic a l, Po p, • Ca rib b e a n... Are a s o f Study – Aspe c ts o f music e .g . Dyna mic s, • T imb re , me lo dy… T he e xa m will b e a b o ut ide ntifying , a na lysing a nd • a pplying the Are a s o f Study to the Stra nds.

L I ST E NI NG E XAM T he sta rt o f the c o urse is spe nt de ve lo ping b a sic • music a l kno wle dg e e .g . no ta tio n a nd rhythm. I f the b a sic s a re no t se c ure e a rly o n the n the • who le c o urse will b e ha rd to a c c e ss – e .g . c o mpo sitio n. Pa rts o f the liste ning e xa m will no t b e c o ve re d • until the fina l le a d up to e xa ms whic h ma y a ffe c t mo c k g ra de s.

SUMMARY Gra de s te nd to c o me to g e the r to wa rds the e nd • o f the c o urse . Mo nito ring will g e ne ra lly b e b a se d o n la te st • pra c tise pe rfo rma nc e a nd c urre nt c o mpo sitio n pre dic tio n. Pro vide d the re is re g ula r impro ve me nt in a ll a re a s • the n yo u c a n e xpe c t to do we ll.