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Music

at Lymm High School, Lymm · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

Are you a musician, any instrument including voice, and of Grade 6 standard? A Level Music may be the course for you. We use the Edexcel course. The structure of the course is the same as the GCSE: 30% Performing 30% Composing 40% Listening and Appraising We get our A Level students performing at every opportunity, in concerts, productions, recordings and events within the Lymm community. We upload successful recordings to music platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music, and you will have access to our studio where you can work on projects with our Music Technology students who will engineer and produce your recordings. You will be tutored in aspects of composition, including the technique of 4 part and 2 part writing. We have had visiting composers do workshops with our students, which has proved very useful. You will study 13 set works from a comprehensive anthology of music. Areas of study are: Vocal Music – JS Bach Cantata, Ein Feste Burg/Vaughan Williams ‘On Wenlock Edge’ Instrumental Music – Clara Schumann Piano Trio in G Minor/Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique Music for Film – Danny Elfman ‘Batman Returns’/Bernard Herrmann ‘Psycho’ Popular Music and Jazz – Kate Bush ‘Hounds of Love’/Beatles ‘Revolver’/Courtney Pine ‘Back in the Day’ Fusions – Debussy ‘Estempes’/Anoushka Shankar ‘Breathing Under Water’ New Directions – Kaija Saariaho ‘Petals’/Stravinsky ‘The Rite of Spring’

What you need to get on

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How you are assessed

Academic subjects, mostly exams, three or four at once. The traditional route to university.

What this level means

The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.

Where it runs

  • Lymm High School

    Oughtrington Lane, Lymm, WA13 0RB

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 1 September 2026 · Lymm

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