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AS and A Level Music - H143, H543 Teaching from 2016

Music - H143, H543 (from 2016)

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  • A Level

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Changes for 2021

  • Guidance and support for 2021 A short presentation explaining the guidance and support available for the summer 2021 assessments. PPTX 5MB
  • Your guide to the changes for 2021 PDF 105KB

Delivery guides

  • Performance A
  • Performance B

Schemes of work

  • Two year scheme of work H543 - An editable scheme of work for the A Level course only. DOC 261KB
  • Two year scheme of work co-teachable H143 H543 - An editable scheme of work for the two year course which covers co-teachability of AS and A levels. DOC 310KB
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Topic exploration packs

  • Area of study 1: The instrumental music of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven H543 - This pack focuses on the period 1750-1830 and suggests teaching ideas and activities for all three composers. DOC 1MB
  • Area of study 2: Popular song: blues, jazz and big band H543 - A pack with suggested activities which focuses mainly on vocal jazz and blues. DOCX 308KB
  • Area of study 3: Developments in instrumental jazz 1910-present day H543 - A pack containing ideas, activities and suggesting further resources relating to this area of study. DOC 1MB
  • Area of study 4: Religious music of the Baroque Period H543 - Performing, composing, analysis and listening activities to help students understand religious music of the Baroque Period. DOCX 558KB
  • Area of study 5: Programme music 1820-1910 H543 - This resource builds on the Area of study 1 topic pack and contains four listening activities for students on pieces by Mussorgsky, Schumann, Tchaikovsky and Berlioz. DOC 819KB
  • Area of study 6: Innovations in music 1900-present day H543 - A pack exploring how to approach this area of study, with listening activities to help students start to understand the variety of musical innovation in this period. DOC 1MB

Teacher guides

  • Guidelines and submission details for the external assessment H143 H543 - Key information relating to the external assessment for performing and composing. DOC 218KB
  • Skills guides
  • Track listing H143 H543 - Track listing with extract timings for sample listening and appraising papers. PDF 235KB

Transition guides

  • Composition H543 - Focusing on the topic of composition, this guide looks at the transition from KS4 to KS5 curriculum. PDF 483KB
  • Composition checkpoint task H543 - This student activity accompanies the composition transition guide. DOC 116KB

Changes for 2021

  • Your guide to the changes for 2021 PDF 99KB

Delivery guides

  • Performance

Schemes of work

  • Two year scheme of work co-teachable H143 H543 - An editable scheme of work for the two year course which covers co-teachability of AS and A levels. DOC 310KB
  • Build scheme of work

Teacher guides

  • Guidelines and submission details for the external assessment H143 H543 - Key information relating to the external assessment for performing and composing. DOC 218KB
  • Skills guides
  • Track listing H143 H543 - Track listing with extract timings for sample listening and appraising papers. PDF 235KB
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