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Music 22 AS and A2 Level EDEXCEL Specification 8MU01 Specification 9MU01 This exciting new course offers students opportunities to study contemporary music as well as traditional musical components. Students should be proficient on at least one instrument/voice at Grade 4/5 standard upon entry to the course. Keyboard skills are useful but not essential. Music reading is useful. (Tablature and percussion notation is accepted.) Singing is considered as an instrument. It is advisable to have Grade C or above in GCSE music. (Grade 5 or above instrumental and theory ability would also suffice.) A good knowledge and understanding of music is essential. Students should enjoy listening to a variety of musical styles and be prepared to participate in the extracurricular activities offered by the Music Department. Students must be prepared to spend time in the music department outside of their lessons, preparing and recording performance work and learning how to use Music Technology equipment where it is relevant or appropriate. All students on the course should be prepared to perform in concerts. Summary of Specification and Scheme of Assessment AS Music – 3 units 1 Performing – 30% You may perform as a soloist or in ensembles and are free to choose music in any style on any instrument/voice at Grade 5 standard. You will prepare a 5-6 minute recital and may record your recital at any time during the course. Notated or improvised performances are accepted. 2 Composing – 30% One 3-minute composition to a chosen brief together with a written description of the final piece explaining how other pieces of music have influenced it. The composition must be in the form of a score and recording and must be completed under controlled conditions. 3 Developing Musical Understanding– 40% This unit concerns listening to music and understanding how it works through the study of set works. You will learn how to identify important musical features and social and historical context. You will also complete a short exercise on 4 part harmony. A2 Music – 3 units 4 Extended Performance – 30% This unit provides you with an opportunity to extend you performing skills either as a soloist or as part of an ensemble, choosing music in any style. Any instrument or voice is acceptable as part of a 12-15 minute balanced programme. Again, notated or improvised performances are accepted and may be recorded at any time during the course. 5 Composition and Technical Study – 30% In this unit you must complete 2 tasks choosing from either one composition and one technical study or two compositions or two technical studies. All must be completed within school under controlled conditions. a) You further develop your composing skills and create a 3 minute piece to a chosen brief. b) You develop your knowledge and awareness of harmony through the completion of a technical exercise. 6 Further Musical Understanding – 40% This unit concerns listening to familiar and unfamiliar music and understanding how it works. You will study different set works from the anthology concentrating on important musical features and elements of continuity and change. You will learn how to compare and contrast pairs of excerpts and identify harmonic and tonal features. This is a 2 hour exam paper. Created by Nasser Lone 2011
Modern Foreign Languages AS and A Level Unit 2 Understanding and written response This unit is based on the four general topic areas, as detailed above. In the listening and reading tasks, a mixture of response types is used, including non-verbal answers, short answers in French or Spanish and answers in English. A variety of contemporary sources will be exploited, e.g. TV, newspapers, the Internet. 23 French EDEXCEL: French Specification 8FR01 (AS) Specification 9FR01 (A2) If you enjoy studying languages and received a grade A at GCSE, you may want to consider continuing your study of French or Spanish to AS and A level. You take AS level at the end of Year 12 and A2 at the end of Year 13. AS level is a valid qualification in itself: you do not have to go on to A2. Therefore this could be a worthwhile option for those who are leaving at the end of Year 12 or those who want to study four or five subjects in the 6 th Form. A good knowledge of a foreign language is useful for a wide range of careers, including travel and tourism, business and international organizations. The GCE (AS and A2) course allows you to deepen your knowledge of French or Spanish languages and culture and develop your language and communication skills. If you are thinking of studying French or Spanish combined degree (e.g. Business and French), A Level is of course a necessity. However, even if you are thinking of studying something quite different, a good knowledge of a foreign language is always a bonus, and is highly regarded by universities and employers alike. AS In the AS year, students will explore the following topic areas: Youth culture and concerns (music, fashion, technology, relationships) Lifestyle, health and fitness (sport and exercise, food and diet, health issues) The world around us (travel, tourism, environmental issues) Education and employment (schooling and higher education, student issues, the world of work) Assessment The course will be assessed by examination only and will be externally assessed by Edexcel. There is no assessed course work component. In each year, two assessment units will be taken by students, as shown in this following table: Units can be taken more than once. The best result will count towards the final grade. Description of Units Unit 1 Spoken expression and response On the day of the examination, students receive a printed stimulus related to the topic area that they have chosen. Unit 3 Understanding and spoken response Students present, discuss and take a clear stance on any issue of their choice. Created by Nasser Lone 2011 A2 In the A2 course, students continue to study the AS topics, together with the following: Customs, traditions, beliefs and religions National and international events: past, present and future Literature and the arts. Unit Tasks % of AS/A2 Unit 1 Spoken expression and response Unit 2 Understanding and written response Unit 3 Understanding and spoken response Unit 4 Research, understanding and written response Responding to set questions Discussion Listening and understanding Reading and understanding Writing task 5 mins speaking on chosen issues, adopting a stance and justifying opinions Discussion Translation into French Essay in French Research-based essay Spanish EDEXCEL: Spanish Specification 8SP01 (AS) Specification 9SP01 (A2) 30% of AS 70% of AS 35% of A2 65% of A2 % of Time total GCE 15% 8-10 min utes 35% 2 ½ hour s 17.5 % 32.5 % 11- 13 mins 2 ½ hour s Unit 4 Research, understanding and written response This unit is based on the seven topic areas studied over the two years and consists of: a translation to English.
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