St Andrew’s and St. Bride’s
Music Department
ADVANCED HIGHER MUSIC
INDUCTION PACK
Course Requirements
Welcome to Advanced Higher Music!
To enter this course, you must have achieved a pass at Higher Music, or the equivalent skills in performance, musical knowledge/theory and composition skills.
Entry to this course without Higher Music is entirely down to the discretion of music staff through discussion with the pupil and any other specialist staff.
UNIT REQUIREMENTS
This course consists of three mandatory units that must be passed in order to proceed with the course assessment:
PERFORMING UNIT (pass/fail)
COMPOSING UNIT (pass/fail)
UNDERSTANDING and ANALYSING MUSIC UNIT (pass/fail)
To gain a unit pass, pupils must meet various outcomes for each unit, which are detailed over the next few pages.
Pupils must complete a record of work throughout the course that will evidence the outcomes achieved for each unit.
COURSE ASSESSMENT
This will consist of two components:
PERFORMANCE EXAMINATION (60 marks)
QUESTION PAPER (40 marks)
PERFORMING UNIT
Unit Outcomes
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Requirements of Unit
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Assessment Evidence
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Perform music in a range of styles by:
Developing a range of advanced musical, interpretive and technical skills showing a clear understanding and sensitivity to the composers’ intentions.
Critically self-reflecting and evaluating the quality and accuracy of their performing and refining their performing skills.
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Demonstrate your solo performing skills on two selected instruments.
Perform a variety of pieces in contrasting styles on each instrument.
Identify strengths and areas for development in performing.
Show understanding of musical concepts and language in reflective discussion.
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Audio/video recordings
Oral and written self-reflection
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COMPOSING UNIT
Unit Outcomes
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Requirements of Unit
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Assessment Evidence
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Create original music by:
Analysing how a range of advanced compositional methods and music concepts are used by composers for specific effect and the contexts which influenced their work.
Experimenting and using complex music concepts and compositional methods in creative and sophisticated ways to create, develop and refine original music.
Developing musical ideas which make musical sense and realise their creative intentions.
Critically reflecting on their music and their creative choices and decisions
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Study music by various composers.
Identify concepts and how they are used.
Come up with basic musical ideas.
Make improvements on these initial ideas.
Demonstrate the ability to compose successfully (see additional checklist)
Identify strengths and areas for development in composing.
Show understanding of musical concepts and language in reflective discussion.
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Annotated scores and homework exercises
Written music and audio recordings
Record of progress
Written music and audio recording
Record of progress and checklist
Oral and written self-reflection
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UNDERSTANDING and ANALYSING MUSIC
Unit Outcomes
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Requirements of Unit
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Assessment Evidence
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Analyse sections/pieces of contrasting music by:
Identifying and analysing the use of level specific and other music concepts, signs and symbols in excerpts of music
Analysing style and form, melody, harmony and rhythm and the impact of social and cultural influences on the development of music.
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Understand and recognise musical terms and concepts through listening
Show a knowledge of the background to specific styles of music.
Apply this knowledge to more in-depth study of musical styles.
Demonstrate musical literacy and knowledge of musical symbols and signs.
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Listening exercises and end of unit tests
Essays/Powerpoint
presentations
Worksheets
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COURSE ASSESSMENT
Component
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Requirements
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Assessment
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PERFORMANCE
(60 marks)
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You must perform on TWO selected instruments.
All pieces for each instrument must be a minimum of grade 5 standard.
Your teacher will advise you on appropriate level pieces.
You will perform a programme of 18 minutes in total between the two instruments.
Performance time on either of the two selected instruments must be a minimum of 6 minutes within the 18-minute programme.
You must ensure that there is a minimum of two contrasting styles presented on each instrument.
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This will be examined by an external SQA
examiner in May
This exam accounts for 60% of your course award.
This is assessed on a grade A to D basis.
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QUESTION
PAPER
(40 marks)
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You will be expected to demonstrate an in depth knowledge and understanding of all music concepts and literacy signs and symbols.
This will be a one-hour listening paper where you will comment on musical excerpts and identify concepts.
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This will be examined by an external SQA paper in May.
This exam accounts for the remaining 40% of your course award.
This is assessed on a grade A to D basis.
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