Year 11 Unit and time Unit Assessment for each dimension allocation Composition Musicology Performance Written examination consisting of Don’t stop the Developing Performance within an short and extended written music musicianship ensemble or as a soloist: responses: through 28 hours approximately 3 minutes in understanding of time: 1–1.5 hours length. music elements short response: 50–250 words per and concepts in response repertoire from a extended responses: 400–600 range of styles and words per response. genres Traditions and Art music classics, Composition from one of the Performance: innovations emphasising music genres studied, incorporating approximately 3 minutes in displaying specific techniques associated 55 length. innovation with that style: formative) minimum of 16 bars or approximately 30 seconds in (all length. 11 Year ostinatos The concept of Composition or arrangement on Extended response: Evaluate the and loops repeated patterns an original or existing riff: impact and effect of repeated in music, from patterns within the genre/style 27 hours minimum of 16 bars or ground bass to chosen: approximately 30 seconds in loops length. written: 600–1000 words spoken: 3–4 minutes multimodal: 3–5 minutes.
Year 11 Unit and time allocation Unit Assessment for each dimension Composition Musicology Performance Year 11 (all formative) Don’t stop the music 28 hours Developing musicianship through understanding of music elements and concepts in repertoire from a range of styles and genres Written examination consisting of short and extended written responses: time: 1–1.5 hours short response: 50–250 words per response extended responses: 400–600 words per response. Performance within an ensemble or as a soloist: approximately 3 minutes in length. Traditions and innovations 55 Art music classics, emphasising music displaying innovation Composition from one of the genres studied, incorporating specific techniques associated with that style: minimum of 16 bars or approximately 30 seconds in length. Performance: approximately 3 minutes in length. ostinatos and loops 27 hours The concept of repeated patterns in music, from ground bass to loops Composition or arrangement on an original or existing riff: minimum of 16 bars or approximately 30 seconds in length. Extended response: Evaluate the impact and effect of repeated patterns within the genre/style chosen: written: 600–1000 words spoken: 3–4 minutes multimodal: 3–5 minutes.
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