12MUC - Music - AS level

12MUC - Music - AS level

This course include two main components:

1. Listening 

This is a written exam focussed around the set music works studied throughout the year.  This exam contains three sections: Compositional Techniques and Performance Practice, Understanding Music, and Connecting Music.

This paper is externally assessed and accounts for 60% of the AS Level grade and 30% of the A Level grade.

2. Practical Music Coursework

There are two compulsory elements of the coursework component: performing and composing. Candidates must complete a 6–10 minute performance on their chosen instruments and create two contrasting compositions, each of 1 - 2 minutes in length.

These elements are internally assessed and account for 40% of the AS Level grade and 20% of the A Level grade.