A-level Music

£495.00

Our AQA A-level Music course offers an exciting opportunity to explore musical heritage, refine your performance skills, and develop your ability to compose in various styles. Whether you’re passionate about classical, jazz, contemporary, or world music, this course will broaden your musical understanding and enhance your technical expertise.

A-level Music is perfect for students looking to expand their creative abilities and deepen their appreciation of music history and theory. You will gain hands-on experience in performance, composition, and critical listening, helping you build confidence in expressing yourself musically.

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250 – 300 Study Hours

Level 3 Difficulty

Up to 56 UCAS Points

AQA Awarding Body

Course Overview

You will be required to complete the three standard written exams.

Official exams

  • Paper 1: Written exam lasting 2 hours, 30 minutes, 50% of A-Level, 100 marks.
  • Paper 2: Written exam lasting 2 hours, 20% of A-Level, 80 marks.
  • Paper 3: Speaking exam lasting 21-23 minutes, 30% of A-Level, 60 marks.

We provide a guaranteed exam space in one of our exam centres around the Country, to take away the hassle of needing to find your own.

Assignments
During your course, you’ll be required to complete a number of assignments.

These do not contribute towards your final grade but provide you with an opportunity to submit work to your tutor for marking and feedback. This will help you to gauge your progress as you work through the course.

Course Content

A-level Music

  • Solo performance
  • Ensemble performance
  • Improvisation
  • Realisation using music technology
  • Approaches to performing
  • Musical elements
  • Musical contexts
  • Musical language
  • Compositional briefs
  • Vocal music
  • Instrumental music
  • Music for film
  • Fusions
  • Popular music and jazz
  • New directions
  • Free composition
  • Composition recording
  • Analyse and evaluate music in aural and written form, using knowledge and understanding of musical elements, musical contexts and musical language to make critical judgements
  • Formulate critical judgements, achieved through attentive listening and aural perception
  • Comment on music, showing critical understanding through the genres, styles and traditions studied
  • Use acute aural perception skills
  • Use appropriate technical musical vocabulary to communicate sophisticated judgements
  • Show an understanding of the complex interdependencies between musical elements
  • Awarding body: AQA
  • Our course code: X929W
  • Qualification code: 7272

The AQA qualifications are internationally recognised and taught in 30 countries around the world, highly valued by employers and universities and enable young people to progress to the next stage of their lives. AQA qualifications suit a range of abilities and include GCSEs, IGCSEs and A-levels.

Entry Requirements

It is strongly recommended that you have studied GCSE Music or achieved Grade 5 minimum standard on performance instrument/voice before starting this course.

Distance Learning

With online A-level study, you’ll sit the same exams and earn the same qualifications as you would in a traditional school setting, but with the flexibility to study when and where it suits you.
Your final results and transcript will be identical to those of students who studied in a classroom, ensuring your A-levels are fully recognised and respected by colleges, universities, and employers worldwide. Whether you’re looking to broaden your subject choices, balance study with other commitments, or take control of your learning, distance learning gives you the freedom to achieve your academic goals on your terms.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. there will be additional fees for your exams that are payable to the centre upon booking Your personal tutor can provide more details.
Yes! You study the same curriculum, take the same examinations and get the same qualification. The only difference is that the course is specially designed to be studied from home in your own time.
You will have access to your personal tutor, via email, who will mark your assignments and guide you through the course to help you get ready for your examinations. In addition, you will be supplied with a comprehensive Study Guide which will help you through the study and assessment process. Assignments are marked by your personal tutor within 5 days. Your personal tutor will be highly experienced in their subject area and qualified to teach.
We are able to offer places at partnership exam centres across the UK for our students, therefore, guaranteeing an exam venue. If you choose to find your own exam centre, you can, you will need to register with them as an external or private candidate. Fees vary across the country so we recommend enquiring prior to enrolment.
That’s fine, this course can be studied anywhere and is completed by submitting Tutor marked assignments (TMAs).
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Tutors were very efficient and responsive. They gave me good advice and support whenever I needed it. Great format of documents and easy to follow tasks. Happy with my experience 🙂

Shamim
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They were quick and efficient with great customer service. The online resources and tools are best I’ve come across as, an educational professional within FE. I would recommend anyone who is wanting to up skill their career professional development. The pricing isn’t too expensive either for the amount of time for the course.

Enya
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I completed my first course and am already looking for what to do next. The support that I received throughout was amazing. Anything that I didn't fully understand was explained thoroughly and clearly. It was a very involved course and so beneficial. I am amazed at how much I was able to learn through a fully online course. Definitely recommend!

Ellis
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A well thought out course. A nice company to work with. Good customer services and good tutoring staff.

Alex
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I wanted to express my thanks to my tutor for the very helpful, supportive and constructive feedback provided for my assignments. It is very encouraging and makes studying a positive experience. Thank you also for the very quick response, which is great. It helps to keep motivated and feel valued as a learner. Thanks very much.

Caroline

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