Year 9
Michaelmas Term: Pupils complete a four- week project to devise, record and create a Sonic Postcard.  Designed to get pupils thinking about sounds and artisitc manipulation of recordings, this nationally-run project allows them to listen to, and give feedback on, work from many schools across the country.  More information is available at www.sonicpostcards.org.

Lent Term: The theme of capturing everyday sounds is continued with a film soundtrack project.  Pupils are split into groups and work collaboratively to create a musical soundtrack and foley tracks for a short piece of silent film.

Summer Term: In preparation for GCSE composition work, pupils complete a short publishing project using Sibelius, a 'word processor' for notated music.  The project equips pupils with the basic skills required to embark on the compositional element of the GCSE course. 

GCSE
For details of the AQA GCSE in music please click here. 

A-Level
Music Technology A-Level is taught as both a separate course and as an optional pathway on the
A-Level in Music (click here for more information).  The Edexcel Music Technology course (full specification) is structured as follows:

Unit 1: Music Technology Portfolio 1 (AS)
Three tasks - sequenced realised performance, multi-track recording, creative sequenced arrangement.

Unit 2: Listening and Analysing (AS)
The study of the development of popular music from 1910 to the present day.  Each year two special focus styles will be selected by the exam board.  1 hour 45 min exam.

Unit 3: Music Technology Portfolio 3 (A2)
Three tasks - sequenced integrated performance, multi-track recording, Composing using technology.

Unit 4: Analysing and Producing (A2)
2 Hour exam.  Short answer questions on music production and a short four- track mixdown task.