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Music

at Jane Austen College, Norwich · college

Ofsted rated their sixth form provisionOutstanding2024see the detail

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

This course builds on students' understanding of the key areas explored in GCSE music: listening and appraising, composition, and performance. Component 1: Performance (assessed in school). Students will prepare for a public performance of three pieces, lasting for a duration of 10-12 minutes. This will be performed as a recital to an examiner from the exam board. The required standard of performance is grade 6 minimum. Component 2: Composition (completed in school and externally assessed). Students will learn how to create and develop musical ideas with technical control and expressive understanding. Students will create two compositions; one will be in response to an externally set brief and the other a free composition. Component 3: Appraising (examination and externally assessed). Students will develop an understanding of the organisation of sounds (form, harmony, instrumentation and timbre, melody, rhythm and metre, texture and tonality), the context of music (composer, performer, audience, occasion, time and place) and musical styles and genres. The unit includes in-depth study of set works from the Western Classical tradition, popular music, musical theatre and jazz/blues. The exam will assess students through listening questions and essay questions. (Eduqas - part of WJEC)

What you need to get on

Our core entry requirements are six or more GCSEs at grade 5, and at least a 5 in English and mathematics, although retake courses are offered. You will also need to achieve at least a 5 in the subjects you wish to study at A Level. If you are new to a subject we will consider achievement in the GCSE that most closely corresponds.

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

  • Jane Austen College

    Claxton House, 44-48 Colegate, Norwich, NR3 1DD

    DaytimeClassroom based
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