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

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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

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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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

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

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

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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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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