KS5 Subject: Music

What topics will you study in KS5 Music?

In addition to continuing the performance and compositional development, the following areas of study are:

Instrumental music of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven

Popular song: Blues, jazz, swing and big band

Instrumental jazz from 1910 to the present day

Innovations in music from 1900 to the present day

Students can specialise in Performance or Composition, giving weightings of 35% for Focus and 25% for the second choice [Performance 35%, Composition 25% or Composition 35%, Performance 25%]

First Year:

• You will build your Musicianship skills
• Chord Theory
• Advanced Rhythmic Development
• Melodic decoration
• Basic rules of counterpoint
• And all other processes that will support your musical development
• We will study the set work in detail and also analyse a broad selection of Music Repertoire

Second Year:

• You will complete your composition and performance coursework
• We will review your Listening Paper preparation
• You will sit your final Listening Paper

Do you have a reading list for this subject?

Music Theory Lessons and Exercises: www.musictheory.net/lessons

How will you be assessed during the course?

The key features of the assessment include:

• A performance component: a non-exam assessment completed during the course
• A composition component: a non-exam assessment completed during the course
• An examined listening and appraisal component sat at the end of the course

How can you help your child excel in this subject?

Attend concerts and further listening repertoire to all styles of music. As we are a singing school, please encourage your child to sing as much as possible and to practice the class songs for assembly performances.

Where appropriate, please support your child's instrumental practice by talking to them about what they are working on and ensuring that they have an acheivable routine around practice