Music KS4 – Baines School

KS4

Music

Names of staff, role & contact details

Mr R Shillitoe
Head of Creative Arts/Subject Leader for Music
rsh@baines.lancs.sch.uk

Mr B Farmer
Teacher of Music
bfr@baines.lancs.sch.uk

Name of course (s) offered	Exam board	Link to spec	Nature of assessment
GCSE Music	Edexcel	https://qualifications.pearson.com/content/dam/pdf/GCSE/Music/2016/specification/Specification_GCSE_L1-L2_in_Music.pdf	See below

Assessment Detail:

Component	Overview	Assessment
Component 1 Performing 30% NEA	2 performances Solo - minimum 1 piece - minimum 1 minute Ensemble - minimum 1 piece - minimum 1 minute Together total minimum of 4 minutes across the solo and ensemble pieces	Minimum total 2 pieces 30 marks each Total of 60 marks
Component 2 Composing 30% NEA	2 compositions 1 to set brief – minimum 1 minute 1 free composition – minimum 1 minute Together total minimum of 3 minutes	2 pieces  30 marks each Total of 60 marks
Component 3 Appraising 40% Exam	4 Areas of Study with 2 Set Works each: • Instrumental Music 1700–1820 • Vocal Music  • Music for Stage and Screen  • Fusions	Exam 1hr 45mins Total of 80 marks

Year 10

Term 1

Component 1 – Introduction to Performance

Mock Solo Performance (lesson time)

Component 2 – Introduction Composition

Composition workshops and technical practice/development

Component 3 – Appraising

H. Purcell: Music for a While (detailed analysis plus wider listening/research)

Term 2

Component 1 – Performance

Performance preparation continues

Component 2 – Composing

Free composition commences

Component 3 – Appraising

Queen: Killer Queen (detailed analysis plus wider listening/research)

J. Williams: Star Wars Main Title/Rebel Blockade Runner (detailed analysis plus wider listening/research)

Term 3

Component 1 – Performance

Performance preparation continues
Mock performance(s) (solo and/or ensemble)

Component 2 – Composing

Free composition continues (coursework)

Component 3 – Appraising

Schwartz: Defying Gravity (detailed analysis plus wider listening/research)

End of Y10 exam

Year 11

Term 1

Component 1 – Performance

Solo performance recordings commence
Ensemble performance recordings commence

Component 2 – Composing

Free composition is completed
Brief composition commences

Component 3 – Appraising

S. Bach: 3^rd Movement from Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major (detailed analysis plus wider listening/research)
V. Beethoven: 1^st Movement from Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor ‘Pathetique’ (detailed analysis plus wider listening/research)

Internal mock examination

Term 2

Component 1 – Performance

Final solo performance recordings completed
Final ensemble performance recordings completed

Component 2 – Composing

Free composition is completed
Brief composition is completed

Component 3 – Appraising

Afro Celt Sound System: Release (detailed analysis plus wider listening/research)
Esperanza Spalding: Samba Em Preludio (detailed analysis plus wider listening/research)
Exam revision and examination technique

Mock examination

Term 3

Component 3 – Appraising

Revision/exam preparation

Final examinations

How and when is my child assessed?

Ultimately, all pupils are assessed during and at the end of Year 11.

Performance coursework is internally marked and then externally moderated. Performance deadlines will be set in Y11. Following these, students will receive written feedback so as to assess strengths and areas for development.

Composition coursework is internally marked and then externally moderated. Composition interim deadlines will be set throughout KS4. Students will receive both verbal and written feedback so as to assess strengths and areas for development.

Your son/daughter will sit a 1hr 45min exam at the end of Y11. As we study the 8 set works set by Edexcel, end of unit tests and mock examinations will provide teachers with sufficient information and data so as to assess progress, identify strengths and more importantly, identify gaps in knowledge/understanding that we can then use to inform our planning so as to support students.