gcse
Music is all around us. It influences our moods and emotions and stimulates and excites us in many ways. Following this course will develop your understanding of how music is performed and created through the study of the three areas of music. Student who choose Music as a GCSE subject undertake study to meet the criteria for the OCR Examination in Music.
Over the course of three years students will complete four units of work.
Course Overview:
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Integrated Portfolio
This component is worth 60 marks and represents 30% of the marks for GCSE. This component is internally assessed by the centre and externally moderated by OCR, assessing Assessment Objective 1 – perform with technical control, expression and interpretation, and Assessment Objective 2 – compose and develop musical ideas with technical control and coherence.
Learners’ understanding will be assessed through:
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Composition 1 (30 marks/15%) A free composition where the learner shows their creative ability.
Performance 1 (solo) (30 marks/15%) Solo performance(s) adding up to approximately 2 minutes.
Practical Component
This component is worth 60 marks and represents 30% of the marks for GCSE. This component is internally assessed by the centre and externally moderated by OCR, assessing Assessment Objective 1 and Assessment Objective 2.
Learners’ understanding will be assessed through:
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Composition 2 (30 marks/15%)
Performance 2 (group) (30 marks/15%) Group performance of at least a minute. Preferably approximately 2 minutes.
Listening Paper
This component will be externally assessed and contribute 40% of the overall qualification, assessing Assessment Objective 3 and Assessment Objective 4. Learners will demonstrate and apply knowledge of, as well as use appraisal skills to make evaluative and critical judgements which demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of:
• musical elements and/or features
• musical contexts
• musical language
Learners will be expected to answer questions based on extracts of music played during the examination. The following types of question will be asked:
• multiple choice questions
• single word or short answer questions
• questions that require extended response.
Over the course of three years students will complete four units of work.
Course Overview:
Click here for a course specification PDF
Integrated Portfolio
This component is worth 60 marks and represents 30% of the marks for GCSE. This component is internally assessed by the centre and externally moderated by OCR, assessing Assessment Objective 1 – perform with technical control, expression and interpretation, and Assessment Objective 2 – compose and develop musical ideas with technical control and coherence.
Learners’ understanding will be assessed through:
Click the blue links to read the marking criteria
Composition 1 (30 marks/15%) A free composition where the learner shows their creative ability.
Performance 1 (solo) (30 marks/15%) Solo performance(s) adding up to approximately 2 minutes.
Practical Component
This component is worth 60 marks and represents 30% of the marks for GCSE. This component is internally assessed by the centre and externally moderated by OCR, assessing Assessment Objective 1 and Assessment Objective 2.
Learners’ understanding will be assessed through:
Click the blue links to read the marking criteria
Composition 2 (30 marks/15%)
Performance 2 (group) (30 marks/15%) Group performance of at least a minute. Preferably approximately 2 minutes.
Listening Paper
This component will be externally assessed and contribute 40% of the overall qualification, assessing Assessment Objective 3 and Assessment Objective 4. Learners will demonstrate and apply knowledge of, as well as use appraisal skills to make evaluative and critical judgements which demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of:
• musical elements and/or features
• musical contexts
• musical language
Learners will be expected to answer questions based on extracts of music played during the examination. The following types of question will be asked:
• multiple choice questions
• single word or short answer questions
• questions that require extended response.