Specification at a glance
This qualification is linear which means that students will sit all their exams and submit all their non-exam assessment at the end of the course.
Subject content
Core content
Assessments
| Component 1: Understanding music |
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What's assessed
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How it's assessed Exam paper with listening exercises and written questions using excerpts of music. |
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Questions
This component is worth 40% of GCSE marks (96 marks). |
| Component 2: Performing music |
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What's assessed Music performance |
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How it's assessed As an instrumentalist and/or vocalist and/or via technology:
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A minimum of four minutes of performance in total is required, of which a minimum of one minute must be the ensemble performance. This component is 30% of GCSE marks (72 marks). Non-exam assessment (NEA) will be internally marked by teachers and externally moderated by AQA. Performances must be completed in the year of certification. |
| Component 3: Composing music |
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What's assessed Composition |
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How it's assessed
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A minimum of three minutes of music in total is required. This component is 30% of GCSE marks (72 marks). Non-exam assessment (NEA) will be internally marked by teachers and externally moderated by AQA. |
