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A-level Music

 

 

Entries for Unit 2 and Unit 5

  • Please remember that the final entry for each candidate must correspond to the brief (option) which is being submitted, as follows:

MUS2A or MUS5A for Brief A
MUS2B or MUS5B for Brief B
MUS2C or MUS5C for Brief C

Candidates must not be entered for more than one option.

  • For further information please see the Notes for Guidance in the Teacher Resource Bank on Unit 2 and Unit 5.

Teacher Standardisation Meetings

  • Dates for coursework standardisation meetings are generally published on the AQA Website in September.
  • Meetings are usually held between October and January and are free of charge.
  • If you were unable to attend a meeting and would like a copy of recent materials please contact us on 01483 477828 or e-mail music@aqa.org.uk.

AQA's policy on attendance at coursework standardisation meetings

Teachers' Notes

The Teacher's Notes for the written examinations (MUSC1 and MUSC4) will be available in Secure Key Materials via e-AQA from 1 May (under A level Music/Question Papers and Mark Schemes/June 2012).

Newsletter

Please see our autumn 2011 newsletter for A-level Music.

New items in the Teacher Resource Bank

MUSC2 Brief A Summaries, in chart form, offering guidance on what examiners are looking for in Brief A Questions 1 and 2 have been provided in the Teacher Resource Bank.

MUSC5 Frequently Asked Questions have been added to the Teacher Resource Bank.

New set works

For the June 2012 examination and until further notice the AS set work will be:

  • Beethoven - Symphony No 1, movements 1 and 2

An analysis of these movements has been provided in the Teacher Resource Bank.

For A2 there will be new set works from 2013:
For the June 2013 examination and until further notice the set works for A2 will be:

  • Elgar - Symphony No 1

    or
  • Shostakovich - Symphony No 5

Teachers' Notes

The Teachers' Notes for the written examinations (MUSC1 and MUSC4) are available in Secure Key Materials via e-AQA, under A level Music / Question Papers and Mark Schemes / June 2011.

 

New set works
(Examinations Update 9)

Secure Key Materials

Secure Key Materials is a new e-AQA service which replaces Recent Exam Materials from 1 September. It provides teachers and Exams Officers with exclusive access to a bank of exam-related material that is:

  • secure
  • easy to navigate
  • quick to use
  • intuitive, based on the design of our website.

Please read our new leaflet and look at the following demo to find out more about this new service.

To obtain an e-AQA account and access to Secure Key Materials, please register at e-AQA. For more information about the materials published on Secure Key Materials, please don't hesitate to contact the Subject team.

Correction to the printed Examination of Long Answer guidance (v1.0)

For MUSC1 and MUSC4, the new numbering system and new style of answer book is in Sections B and C only. Section A is not affected by the changes to question numbering and answer book style.