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CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

WESTERN ZONE OFFICE

SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 2017 MEETING

SUBSEC (20) 2017

REPORT ON THE PANEL MEETING TO COMPLETE THE REVISION OF THE
CSEC® MUSIC SYLLABUS 31 JANUARY–3 FEBRUARY 2017

SUMMARY DATA ON CSEC® MUSIC SYLLABUS
(CXC 31/G/SYLL 17)

Historical Summary Projected
(before current SUBSEC meeting) (after current SUBSEC meeting)
- Syllabus first issued in 1997 - Finalised syllabus to be distributed to
schools April 2018 for first examination in
- Syllabus first examined in 1999. May–June 2020.

- Syllabus was revised in 2009.

- First examination on the revised Syllabus
in 2011.
- Syllabus Review Meeting was held
August 2016.

- Panel meeting to finalise the syllabus held
in January – February 2017.

SUBSEC is asked to receive the report on the meeting of the Panel for the CSCE® Music Syllabus and
to note:

para. 4: objectives of the Panel Meeting;

paras. 5–6: presentations by officers from the Syllabus and Curriculum Development and
Examinations Development and Production Divisions;

paras. 8: summary of the recommendations of the Review Committee;

paras. 9–27: summary of the Panel’s response to the concerns of teachers, specialists and industry
persons on the draft CSEC® Music Syllabus.

SUBSEC is asked to approve:

para. 30: the revised CSEC® Music Syllabus.