GCSE Music Specification Specification for first teaching in 2016
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3.0 Subject content
Developing and applying the musical knowledge, understanding and skills set out in our GCSE specification can ensure your students form a personal and meaningful relationship with music. They will be encouraged to engage critically and creatively with a wide range of music and musical contexts , and reflect on how music is used in the expression of personal and collective identities.
The Subject content is divided into the three components:
- Understanding music
- Performing music
- Composing music.