Y9 Options Assemblies2020-2022

Thu 23 Jan

2020-2022

GCSE MUSIC

What are we going to do?

• music composition skills• instrumental skills• performance skills• listening & appraising skills• analytical skills

You will develop and extend your:

• show creativity• develop confidence• work collaboratively• critically evaluate • work independently• develop ICT skills• develop analytical skills• manage high pressure situations• communicate

You will need to:

The Course Content

60% of the Music GCSE course is practical

40% is listening, appraising and analysis

AQA Exam BoardMusic 8271

Components

GCSE Music has 3 Components:

1. Understanding Music

2. Performing Music

3. Composing Music

40%

30%

30%

1. Understanding MusicIn this component students will study 4 Areas of Study:

Classical Music 1650–1910

Popular music

Traditional music

Classical Music 1910 onwards

The Areas of Study are considerably large. Therefore each one is divided into sub-sections. For example, here are the sub-sections for Popular Music:

Popular music

• Broadway Musicals 1950s to 1990s. • Rock music 1960s/1970s. • Film & computer gaming music 1990s to present. • Pop music 1990s to present.

You will learn to aurally recognise key features of music found in all 4 Areas of Study.

• Melody• Harmony• Tonality• Rhythm• Structure• Timbre• Texture

You will need to identify how the musical elements have been used

in various pieces of music:

For two of the Areas of Study the students will study certain pieces of music (determined by AQA).

Our current Y10 students are studying:

Classical Music 1650–1910

Popular music

An excerpt from a Haydn Symphony

3 songs from the album “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” by The Beatles

In this component students will be required to submit two performances for assessment:

Solo Performance

Ensemble Performance

2. Performing Music

All GCSE students are expected to take part in the major musical events staged by the department

2. Performing MusicEvents

GCSE groups perform at the two annual Christmas Concerts

GCSE groups perform extended sets at the annual Bradfest music festival in July

GCSE groups also perform at other school events –e.g: Y6 open evening, Christmas Fair, Awards Evenings

Students will compose 3 – 4 original compositions, two of which will be submitted for assessment. They need to submit:

3. Composing Music

Free Composition

Composition to a set brief

Most composition work will be done using the computer software “Cubase”. This is an industry standard multi-track recording studio.

3. Composing Music

Component Assessment %

1Understanding

Music

June Exam paper:Section A: listening exercises with music excerptsSection B: questions on the study pieces

20%

20%

2Performing

1. Solo Performance2. Ensemble Performance

15%15%

3Composition

1. Composition in response to a brief2. Free Composition

15%15%

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Assessment Methods - what to consider?

Terminal Exams• All assessment- 100% of marks

counting towards final grade come from final exam papers.

• These qualifications include the core of English (Lan and Lit), maths and science.

Mixed• Some assessment based on

exam papers but other marks available for Non Examined Assessment NEA (previously referred to as coursework).

• These qualifications include BTECs and some of the GCSEs.

Both are equally challenging but in different ways (independent research and meeting deadlines v revising)

All option subjects lead to a Level 2 qualification- they are all worth the same

Science

Combined• The combined science

qualification is worth twoGCSEs.

• It involves the study of units in biology, chemistry and physics.

• You gain two grades for example 5-5 (two grade 5s) or 4-5 (a grade 4 and a grade 5)

Separate/Triple• This is the study of 3 GCSEs.

• Biology

• Chemistry

• Physics

• You will be awarded a grade in each subject.

Much of the content is common for both science routes.

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• Everyone starts the same units of work (for either route) as these are the same for both.

• Everyone spends the same amount of time studying science in Y10.

• During Y10 teachers will assess which route will be best for each person.

• If you study the combined science in Y11 you will have fewer periods of science. These periods will be used to support your learning in English and/or maths.

• Talk to your science teachers for more details.

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