Music Qualifications in South Wales, UK
GCSE
A GCSE is available through Mayzmusik in Music, Drama and Dance through the WJEC and AQA examining boards, please click onto the links below to find out more about each course.
GCSE Music
GCSE Dance
GCSE Drama
For more information, please contact our Head of Curriculum Lisa-Marie .
AS and A-Level
A levels are made up of the AS level and the A2. Each part makes up 50 per cent of the overall A level grade.
AS level
The AS level can be either a free standing qualification, or be valued as the first half of the full A level.
At the end of the AS year, you have two options (depending on the preference of your school or college):
* take the AS level qualification only
or:
* continue to the second year and go for the full A level
Year two: the A2
In year two of a full A level, you take the A2 - this is not a separate qualification, but the second half of the A level. The A2 is designed to deepen the knowledge you gained during the AS level.
WJEC
The
Welsh Joint Education Committee is the Welsh board of vocational exams.
The majority of state schools in Wales are varified by the WJEC for
both GCSE's and A-levels.
Currently available through Mayzmusik is the GCSE Music and GCSE Drama Qualifications.
Rockschool
Individual, Performance & Band Performance
Rockschool Ltd Individual Grades are exams based on Rock, Pop & Funk music. A large emphasis is put on performance and individual style in the exam. All Rockschool Individual Qualifications above a Grade 6 are currency towards UCAS University applications.
Rockschool Ltd have devised a method where by students can gain performance-only qualifications, as opposed to the full graded qualifications. These are ideal for candidates who would still like to gain a music qualification without the added pressure of the technical work being examined.
Both the individual and band grades involve the performance of 5 pieces of either Grade 3, 5 or 8 standard. Please not that performance & band grades DO NOT have a currency with UCAS.
Access to Music
Access to Music is run via Rockschool Ltd & is a way of gaining qualifications regognised by the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) through non-exam based vocational training in the Music Industry.
Units can be gained in Performance, Event Coordination, Understanding the Music Industry, Event Promotion & many others.
All units are assessed using Case Studies, Reports & Observations.
ABRSM
The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) is one of the longest standing awarding bodies in Music. Syllabuses are available through the ABRSM in both Classical Music and Jazz.
2007 saw the launch of the ABRSM Jazz Flute syllabus which is newly available through Mayzmusik.
All ABRSM Exams above Grade 6 are currency towards UCAS University applications.
London College of Music
The London College of Music (LCM) is part of Thames Valley University (TVU) who are based in Ealing & Slough. The LCM offer both classical and jazz syllabuses as well as courses in Musical Theatre.
Any exam with LCM above a Grade 6 is currency towards UCAS University applications
