Through music, students can develop their creativity, understanding, co-ordination, confidence, spiritual awareness, a sense of achievement, and a sense of enjoyment. In the future, creativity is going to be one of the most important and in-demand skills during your working life (World Economic Forum). Music gives students the chance to succeed, whatever their ambitions, whilst providing them with many opportunities to develop and improve their personal wellbeing. Studying Music provides opportunities for higher order thinking by considering ideas that go beyond language, and develops transferable skills such as analytical and problem-solving.

Course Details

Eduqas GCSE Music – C660QS

There are four areas of study:
• Musical Forms and Devices to include music from the Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods
• Music for Ensemble to include jazz and blues, musical theatre and chamber music
• Film Music focussing on the incorporation of leitmotifs and other techniques
• Popular Music to include a variety of popular and rock music genres, as well as fusion and bhangra

Students develop your performing skills throughout the course, taking every opportunity to perform as a soloist and with others.

Students will explore the way in which music is constructed and then take these models to create their own music, in a style of their choice.