IGCSE MUSIC
Performing
Composing
History/Analysis
Would I be a good iGCSE Music Student?
You need to:
• Have an interest in a broad range of music
• Have the dedication to practise an instrument regularly each week
• Commit to one extra curricular music activity each week
• Have one instrumental lesson each week
• Be interested in learning how to compose
COURSEWORK = 60%
PERFORMING
PERFORMING 30%30%
COMPOSING 30%
SOLO
SOLO PIECE
PIECE
15%
15%
PIECE 1
15%
ENSEMBLE
ENSEMBLE PIECE
PIECE 15%
15%
PIECE 2
15%
HISTORY/ANALYSIS – LISTENING EXAM 40%
ostinato
theory
ground bass
musical techniques and devices
sequence
western music
world music
VOCABULARY
Describing what you hear…
Melody
Stepwise/ Adjunct
Long/short phrases
Sequences
In thirds/sixths/octaves
Short repreated melodic motifs
Tonality and Harmony
Major/Minor/Modal
Tonal/Atonal
Dissonance/Chromaticism
Wholetone/ Pentatonic
Accompaniment
Arpeggios/Broken Chords/Scalic
Ascending/Descending
Alberti Bass
Block chords
Punctuating chords
Texture
Monophonic – single melodic line
Homphonic – melody and
accompaniment/ everyone
supporting melody
Contrapuntal – independant
melodies of equal importance
Rhythm
Straight/Dotted/Syncopated
Polyrhythmic/cross rhythms
Interlocking rhythms
Irregular rhythms
Additive rhythms
Articulation
Legato melodic line
Legato arpeggios
Accented/punctuating chords
Staccato broken chord
Pizzicato scales
EXAMPLE
OF AN
EXAM
QUESTION