i need help to choose my gcse. i am at grade 4 piano and i am doing my grade 5 theory on the 1st march. Should i do gcse music?

It depends on the reputation of the music department of the school you attend. Talk to people in Year 10 and 11 and ask them if it is worth while.

In this area, some schools are better than others at making the course useful to those that are fairly proficient on an instrument already - as you are.

would u pick music 4 gcse?

I agree with John S - it really does depend on the music department. If the department's good, then you'll have a fantastic time and probably get a good grade quite easily. However, if the department's rubbish, then it'll be a lot harder and potentially quite dillusioning for you. The best way of finding this out is by talking to current year 10 and 11 students who were of a similar standard to you when they started the course and seeing what they think. If you are considering taking A level music, find out whether the sixth form you'll be going to requires you to have a GCSE in music - mine doesn't!

Good luck!

what grade is needed for the gcse practical and written paper?

Well.... there are some people in my music class who couldn't play an instrument at the start of the course and still can't read music (I'm the only person in the class with grade 5 theory, even the piano genius hasn't taken his yet) so I don't think you need to worry! I think that a grade 4 piece played well will get you the maximum marks for difficulty when the performances are marked!

Like people have said, it depends on your music department at school..personally I quite enjoyed GCSE music, though I did it as an extra subject so it was a bit rushed.
I don't know what board your school do, but mine did OCR and I found it really interesting. Although having theory helps a bit, you don't really need it as you are learning, in GCSE, completely different aspects of music.
Talk to some other students doing music at your school and see what they think too. Good luck with choosing your subjects!

As others said, check with other people to see if it's a good idea. Unfortunately at the moment, my class is learning theory from basic things which I already know, because some of them can't even read music or play an instrument. This means I don't learn much, but it doesn't stop you doing the coursework, which is to record compositions/pieces.
Good luck with what you choose!
Car Expert

My school advised me to do the GCSE, as at G5 before starting, I'd pretty much guaranteed myself a C, *any* extra work would take me higher...but then, there were only three of us in the lessons....

Mmm... I'm choosing my options too. With my school I get on with my music teacher really well and also this year they're saying that you have to play an instrument to do music, so I'm going to go for it. But really it depends on your school.

I would think you'd be okay doing GCSE music, if you enjoy it then I'd say go for it.