LCM Exams - Church Music Diplomas - University of West London

EssayAssessment DomainsApproximateweightingUnderstanding and knowledge: of the issues raised by the question. 60%Communication: the ability to construct and communicate a clear and well-structuredargument.20%Language: clarity of language and vocabulary. 10%Presentation: of written work. 10%ArrangingAssessment DomainsTechnique: the ability to handle melody, harmony, rhythm, dynamics, articulation,texture, form, etc. effectively; idiomatic writing, evidencing knowledge andunderstanding of instruments and their ranges.ApproximateweightingMusicality: the ability to handle the musical material effectively and imaginatively. 40%Communication: the ability to communicate a convincing and confident musicalstatement, based closely on the original source but adding new elements of colour andtexture.Presentation: quality of production, layout, accuracy and legibility of scores andrecordings.30%20%10%Viva VoceAssessment DomainsApproximateweightingRudiments: a thorough understanding of all notational aspects of the printed scoresperformed in Components 1 and 2.25%Analysis: an understanding of formal, structural, tonal, harmonic, melodic and rhythmicstructures, relating to the music performed in Components 1 and 2.25%Background knowledge: of the composers, the historical context and the relationshipto worship of the music performed in Components 1 and 2.25%Personal response: of the candidate to learning and performing the music. 25%26