GCSE Music Composition Log Book

By

 Name: ______________________________  ______________________________  GCSE Music Miss Phillips

GCSE Music Composition Log Book

GCSE MUSIC UNIT 4  AoS 1:  AoS 2 :

Harmony & Tonality;

 AoS 3 :  AoS 4 :

Rhythm & Metre;

Texture & Melody;

Timbre & Dynamics;

 AoS 5 :

Structure & Form

KEY FACTS

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20% of 20% of total marks (30 marks) Up to 25 hours of hours of Controlled Assessment, Assessment, informal supervision 1 !e"e of !e"e of music Using 2 or more of more of the 5 Are#s o$ Stud above Stud above You choose stle or stle or genre No m!n!mum len&th, len&th , although more is better 

'e"ord!n& of 'e"ord!n& of final composition– live performance, ICT or a combination ust have a mus!"#l s"ore e!g! s"ore e!g! staff notation, annotation, graphic notation, tab, or a combination

Assessment Criteria (0)2*" To #usicall$ stimulating, interesting an% satisf$ing& #'uccessful an% imaginative creation of musical i%eas in the o'& #Completeness, evi%ence of %evelopment of musical i%eas& #ccurate score containing %etaile% performance %irections& • • • •

20)1*+ M!d #argel$ effective& #'ome un%erstan%ing of musical i%eas in the o'& #'ome un%erstan%ing *hen *riting for instruments+ voices& #'core sho*s some accurac$& • • • •

10)*+ ,o#orks at a basic level& #-asic un%erstan%ing of musical i%eas in the o'& #'imple an% lacking finish *hen *riting for instruments+ voices& #'core is not accurate an%+or consistent & • • • •

Composition Planning Sheet hat makes a &re#t son&, an% *hich of these are $ou going to inclu%e in $our composition.

hat stle *ill $our composition be – /ock. Classical. op. usical.

hat stru"ture *ill $our composition have –  - . Intro, 1erse, Chorus etc!.

hat !nstruments *ill $ou use in $our composition.

2o* lon& are $ou going to aim for $our composition to last –  mins. 3 mins.

2o* *ill $ou "re#te $our composition – Instruments. 'ibelius. Cubase.

hich Are#s o$ Stud *ill $ou use – 4$namics. /h$thm. 'tructure. Timbre.

hat s"ore *ill $ou use. e!g! annotation, staff, graphic, tab, combination.

 n$ other notes!!!

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