TELL ME EVERYTHING!!!!
Please tell me everything you all know about the GCSE course.

Thanks

Music Man

Hey! It varies depending on which board you're on, so you need to find that out first. Edit - sorry confused you with someone else!

I would like to know everything about all the different boards please.

Thanks
Music Man

OCR

1 listening paper
2 compositions
1 "terminal task"
Performances assessed throughout the course
Final performance of 5 minutes I think

Edexcel
Coursework: You have to record three pieces of coursework. One has to be a piece of your choosing and two have to be compositions. One of these compositions has to be an ensemble. Each compositions needs to be based on a different Area of Study. The Areas of Study are:

1. Repitition & Contrast in Western Classical Music, 1600-1899
2. New Directions In Western Classical Music, 1900-
3. Popular Song In Context
4. Rhythms, Scales and Modea in Music from Around the World

Exam: The exam (which you will take in Year 11) is a Listening & Appraising exam. You have to listen to 12 extracts (3 from each Area of Study), and answer questions on them.

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AQA

Coursework
2 Performances : 25%
Both about Grade 4/5 standard for maximum 'difficulty' marks
- 1 solo piece
- 1 ensemble

1 composition : 25%
- Free choice
- Annotation of composition

Integrated Assignment
Perfomance, Composition, Analysis combined : 25%
- Compose a piece of music to one of four given briefs
- Perfom/record it
- Answer questions on it in a 30 minute exam

Exam
Listening exam, 1 hour 45 minute : 25%
- Questions on different areas of study
- Level of theory generally around Grade 2, although cadences are covered
- Questions range from identifying the period of an orchestal piece by ear to naming the effect used on a guitar in a piece of pop music

Theory is generally about grade 2 level, and I think the expected level for performance is grade 3.

To expand on that - the areas of study consist of:

1. Repetition and Contrast in Western Classical Music:
-Ternary Form
-Rondo
-Ground Bass
-Theme and Variations

2. New Directions in Western Classical Music:
-Mininmalism
-Serialism
-Experimental
-Electronic

3. Popular Song in Context:
-Blues
-Reggae
-Musicals
-Club Dance Remix
(although Brit Pop is being added to this section - i think it's replacing blues)

4. Rhythms, Scales and Modea in Music from Around the World:
-Gamelan
-Indian
-African Drumming
-Fusions (eg Bhangra)

I thought it was replacing Reggae... I could be wrong, though...

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