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COURSE BRE AK DOWN
T he c o urse is b ro ke n do wn into 3 a re a s:
- Co mpo sitio n
- Pe rfo rma nc e
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WHAT T O E XPE CT AT GCSE MUSI C COURSE BRE AK DOWN T - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
WHAT T O E XPE CT AT GCSE MUSI C COURSE BRE AK DOWN T - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
WHAT T O E XPE CT AT GCSE MUSI C COURSE BRE AK DOWN T he c o urse is b ro ke n do wn into 3 a re a s: Co mpo sitio n Pe rfo rma nc e L iste ning E xa m COMPOSI T I ON Mo st stude nts find this pa rt o f the c o
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COMPOSI T I ON
- Mo st stude nts find this pa rt o f the c o urse
c ha lle ng ing a s it is o fte n the le a st pra c tic e d a re a .
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he re a re 2 c o mpo sitio ns to b e c re a te d during the c o urse whic h ma ke up 40% o f the fina l g ra de .
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he c o urse pre pa re s stude nts fo r this b ut yo u c a n do so me pre pa ra tio n to e nsure yo u a re de ve lo ping c o mpo sitio na l skills o utside o f the c la ssro o m.
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COMPOSI T I ON PRE P
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he mo st a c c e ssib le wa y o f c o mpo sing ne w music a l ide a s is e xpe rime nta tio n o n yo ur instrume nt.
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a ke ide a s a nd inspira tio n fro m pie c e s yo u a re le a rning o r liste ning to a nd de ve lo p the m into so me thing ne w.
- Spe nd so me time wo rking o n de ve lo ping c ho rd
writing skills. T his will re q uire a c c e ss to a ke yb o a rd o r g uita r.
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PE RF ORMANCE
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ve ry ye a r the re a re stude nts who do no t ta ke a dvic e
- n-b o a rd a nd strug g le with this e le me nt.
- Pe rfo rming c a n b e ne rve -wra c king b ut ple a se do n’ t
fo rg e t, yo u o pte d into the c o urse kno wing tha t music is a pe rfo rming a rt.
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his sho uld b e the mo st stra ig ht fo rwa rd pa rt o f the c o urse .
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he tric k is to c ho o se a n a ppro pria te pie c e – o nly 10% o f ma rks a re a va ila b le fo r the diffic ulty.
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PE RF ORMANCE PRE P
- We do se t ho me wo rk in music b ut the
e xpe c ta tio n is tha t re g ula r a nd e ffe c tive pra c tise is ta king pla c e a t ho me .
- 30 minute s a da y
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f yo u’ re no t pra c tising the n yo u will b e fo und o ut.
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t is impo rta nt yo u a re ha ving le sso ns fo r the dura tio n o f the c o urse .
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PE RF ORMANCE PRE P
- Alwa ys a sk yo ur te a c he r fo r a dvic e .
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nsure yo u a re pla ying yo ur pie c e a c c ura te ly.
- While muc h o f the c o urse is spe nt fo c ussing o n
the so lo pe rfo rma nc e , do no t fo rg e t tha t yo u ne e d to pre pa re a n e nse mb le pe rfo rma nc e .
- Pie c e c ho ic e is a g a in c ruc ia l fo r the e nse mb le .
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L I ST E NI NG E XAM
- Stra nds – Histo ric a l a nd Wo rld e .g . Cla ssic a l, Po p,
Ca rib b e a n...
- Are a s o f Study – Aspe c ts o f music e .g . Dyna mic s,
T imb re , me lo dy…
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he e xa m will b e a b o ut ide ntifying , a na lysing a nd a pplying the Are a s o f Study to the Stra nds.
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L I ST E NI NG E XAM
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he sta rt o f the c o urse is spe nt de ve lo ping b a sic music a l kno wle dg e e .g . no ta tio n a nd rhythm.
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f the b a sic s a re no t se c ure e a rly o n the n the who le c o urse will b e ha rd to a c c e ss – e .g . c o mpo sitio n.
- Pa rts o f the liste ning e xa m will no t b e c o ve re d
until the fina l le a d up to e xa ms whic h ma y a ffe c t mo c k g ra de s.
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SUMMARY
- Gra de s te nd to c o me to g e the r to wa rds the e nd
- f the c o urse .
- Mo nito ring will g e ne ra lly b e b a se d o n la te st
pra c tise pe rfo rma nc e a nd c urre nt c o mpo sitio n pre dic tio n.
- Pro vide d the re is re g ula r impro ve me nt in a ll a re a s