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Music

at Walsall Academy, Walsall · school or sixth form

Ofsted rated their post-16 provisionExpected standard2026see the detail

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

If you have a passion for performance or composition and wish to develop your skills further, AGCE Music offers opportunities to study music from Baroque Keyboard works to Music for Film and Television. During AS level music you will study the compositional techniques of Bach, analytical areas of study include Vocal Music, Fusions and Popular Music and Jazz. A2 offers the opportunity for you to further develop both composition and performance. On taking this course you will be expected to take part in school performances and musicals as part of the requirements for the course. Students that have studied Music have gone on to a range of destinations after Sixth Form such as: study BA Honours degrees in Music at specialist Music Universities including London College of Music and Birmingham Conservatoire, study a BA Honours degrees in Music Technology at Sheffield, Keele and Wolverhampton, with a number of former students now full-time classroom and peripatetic music teachers. Edexcel AGCE Music (9MU01/9MU02/9MU03) Component 1 – Performing – 8 minute recital (30%) Component 2 – Composing – two compositions one to a brief or free composition and one technical study (40%) Component 3 – Appraising – 2 hour written examination

What you need to get on

Grade 6 in GCSE Music or Distinction in BTEC Music Practical experience in Music (preferably minimum Grade 5) – auditions to be held if no formal practical examination has been taken.

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

  • Walsall Academy

    Lichfield Road Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 3LX

    DaytimeClassroom based
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