Year 13 – Music

Head of Subject: Mr O Alcorn

Intended Outcomes

In their final year, pupils will consider their future options in the music industry, developing the ability to analyse a variety of roles and introspectively evaluate their suitability, identifying strengths and gaps that can be worked on to bring them closer to their desired career path (in tandem with their UCAS applications). Live performance is then the main focus of this year; pupils will continue to develop their instrumental and ensemble skills and given lots of performance opportunities, building a varied set list that will feed into their mock and external assessments. 

  • Course Implementation

    349 Careers in the Music Industry 

     

     

    The aim of this unit is to familiarise pupils with the processes associated with effective career planning and to align/link career aims with study for this qualification. For any music professional, the ability to manage a career through careful planning, combined with a thorough knowledge of the professional landscape and the opportunities available within it, will substantially increase the potential for pupils to have a range of robust career options available to them. Pupils must submit an essay and videoed presentation. All unit submissions count towards pupils’ final grades. Pupils receive two opportunities to submit work to be marked; the first can be used as a formative opportunity to improve and the second is summative. This unit is marked internally. 

    387 Rehearsal Skills and Live Music Performance (Mock) 

    Pupils will plan, prepare and perform for a live music event with a set theme. They must justify how their set list meets the requirements of the brief whilst considering health and safety implications, keeping a comprehensive log of the rehearsal process. After the event, they must consider how future performances can be improved, evaluating strengths and areas for improvement. Pupils must submit an essay and videoed performance. This is a ‘mock’ run of the external unit and not formally assessed; feedback will be given to be fed forward into their external assessment in the next unit. 

    387 Rehearsal Skills and Live Music Performance 

    Pupils will plan, prepare and perform for a live music event with a set theme. They must justify how their set list meets the requirements of the brief whilst considering health and safety implications, keeping a comprehensive log of the rehearsal process. After the event, they must consider how future performances can be improved, evaluating strengths and areas for improvement. Pupils must submit an essay and videoed live performance. Pupils DO NOT get an opportunity to resubmit and improve marks on a task unless it is graded as ‘unclassified’; if it is, the resubmitted task is capped at a ‘pass’. This unit is marked externally by the exam board. 

    Personal Development/Resubmission Opportunity 

    Pupils will have the opportunity to choose a personal music project to work on during the summer term after their external assessments are completed. 

Learning Impact

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