Higher Music
Skills, knowledge and understanding for the course
The following provides a broad overview of the subject skills, knowledge and understanding developed in the course:
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skills in listening to music to promote aural perception and discrimination
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knowledge and understanding of level-specific music styles, concepts, notation signs and
symbols
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skills in creating original music, incorporating harmony and using compositional methods
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reviewing the creative process and evaluating own composing
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skills in performing music on two contrasting instruments in contrasting styles
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self-reflection and review of rehearsal and practice skills
Important Dates:
Visiting Assessor (2 instruments) : TBC (Sometime between Mon 10th February to Friday 27th March)
Composition completed by: Friday 3rd April
Exam Paper: Wed 27th May at 14:15 - 15:15