Subject: Music

Head of Department: Mrs H Bennett

Qualification: GCSE

Examination Board: WJEC

Course Content:

Students will be required to reach around Grade 3 standard on an instrument or voice by the end of the course. To enable them to do this, peripatetic instrumental / vocal lessons are offered in school at a reduced price to GCSE Music students. The use of technology is encouraged for the completion of the composition folio.

How will you learn:

• listening to and appraising music from a wide range of genres;

• performing as a class or small group;

• specialist instrumental/ voice lessons;

• strategies for developing and refining ideas for compositions;

• use of computer software / multi-track recording techniques to write/record compositions;

• preparing for concerts both in school and within the community;

• going to concerts;