By

Name: ______________________________
GCSE Music
Miss Phillips

GCSE Music
Composition
Log Book

GCSE MUSIC UNIT 4

AoS 1: Rhythm & Metre;

AoS 2: Harmony & Tonality;
AoS 3: Texture & Melody;
AoS 4: Timbre & Dynamics;
AoS 5: Structure & Form

KEY FACTS

20% of total marks (30 marks)

Up to 25 hours of Controlled Assessment, informal supervision
1 piece of music
Using 2 or more of the 5 Areas of Study above
You choose style or genre
No minimum length, although more is better

Recording of final composition live performance, ICT or a combination

Must have a musical score e.g. staff notation, annotation, graphic notation, tab,
or a combination

Assessment Criteria
30-26: Top
Musically stimulating, interesting and satisfying
Successful and imaginative creation of musical ideas in the AoS
Completeness, evidence of development of musical ideas
Accurate score containing detailed performance directions

20-16: Mid
Largely effective
Some understanding of musical ideas in the AoS
Some understanding when writing for instruments/ voices
Score shows some accuracy

10-6: Low
Works at a basic level
Basic understanding of musical ideas in the AoS
Simple and lacking finish when writing for instruments/ voices
Score is not accurate and/or consistent

Composition Planning Sheet

What makes a great song, and which of these are you going to include in your
composition?

What style will your composition be Rock? Classical? Pop? Musical?

What structure will your composition have A B A? Intro, Verse, Chorus etc.?

What instruments will you use in your composition?

How long are you going to aim for your composition to last 2 mins? 3 mins?

How will you create your composition Instruments? Sibelius? Cubase?

Which Areas of Study will you use Dynamics? Rhythm? Structure? Timbre?

What score will you use? e.g. annotation, staff, graphic, tab, combination?

Any other notes...

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