Level 2 Music

To do this course…

Students must have at least 7 credits in Level 1 Music standards or have had a minimum of four years of instrumental tuition or demonstrate equivalent abilities (subject to approval from HOD Music).

This course involves performing to a live audience, and requires commitment to weekly instrumental tuition.

What you do in this course…

You will focus on developing instrumental/vocal performance skills, as a soloist and a member of a group.  You will also work on all-round musicianship – training the ear to recognize and analyse musical features and elements as well as improving individual ability to read, write and analyse notation from a variety of scores.

You will also have the opportunity to develop compositional and arranging skills, using Sibelius software.

You will need to have a good attendance in order to meet rehearsal and performance requirements.

This course only offers Internal assessments.

This is a good choice if…

• You’re interested in musicianship and its processes
• You enjoy expressing yourself creatively through performance and/or composition
• You have a strong work ethic and excellent time management
• You are looking at attaining UE

On the Subject Pathway Map, this subject leads to a UE-approved subject at Level 3