AS Music

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AS Music

• Unit 2 Composing

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The elements
There are two elements to this unit
Composition
Sleeve note
To achieve this you are allocated
15 hours composition
1 hour sleeve note
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Composition
Composition can broadly be divided into research
and preparation and writing, with only the
time spent on the writing part of the process
counting towards the maximum 15 hours.
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Research
You can do this at any time out
You can do this outside of college
Making sketches
Improvising
This may include
Taking notes
Learning software
Experimentation
Listening to music
Studying the brief
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Writing
Research is done in your time
Writing is done in college time
You will be supervised under exam conditions
Your music cannot leave the college
You have 15 hours from
Tuesday 2nd February
Tuesday 27th April
I have allocated a spare week for emergencies
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Recording
Your work must be recorded
The time for this lies outside the 15 hours
Your performance can be a live recording
Your performance can be computer generated
Edexcel suggest if your work is a live recording
this should be recorded before the 15 hours
writing time has expired
This will allow you time for revision
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Sleeve Note
You are allocated one hour
You will be supervised under exam conditions
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