GCSE Music
GCSE Music
Online and live GCSE Music courses NOW AVAILABLE
NEW FOR 2025!
Helen holds a PGCE (Post-Graduate Certificate of Education) from UCL Institute of Education, gaining Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) in 2001. As a former Head of Music, she is now taking online students for GCSE Music who can now enter as candidates through an independent examination centre in London.
If you play a musical instrument or sing up to at least grade 4 standard and you have a good background in music theory - you should seriously consider taking GCSE Music! The course outline is listed below, with the appraising (listening) examination held during the summer term. Private GCSE Music is available to students as 1 or 2 year courses in duration.
As this is a distance-learning qualification and as part of the JCQ regulations, the teacher has to observe initial composition ideas and the development of material to ensure authenticity of the coursework.
The examination board that we will be using is Pearson Edexcel.
Components of GCSE Music:
30% Performance - Minimum duration of 4 minutes
*1 solo performance
*1 ensemble performance
*Standard level marking is available to those at grade 4 level. To obtain the additional difficulty marks, performers must be of at least grade 5 level.
30% composition - Minimum duration of 3 minutes
1 free composition
1 composition from a brief set by Pearson.
40% Appraising
Section A:
6 of the 8 questions based on the set works
Melody/rhythm dictation
A question on an unfamiliar piece
Section B:
* Comparing a set text to another unknown piece and writing an essay.
For more information, please email: helen . Kentish suzuki @ gmail . com