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RATIONALE .............................................................................................................................................. 1
AIMS ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….2
CAREER CHOICES ..................................................................................................................................... 2
SUGGESTED TIMETABLE ALLOCATION FOR TEACHING ........................................................................... 2
ORGANISATION OF THE SYLLABUS ......................................................................................................... 3
RECOMMENDED TEACHING APPROACHES ............................................................................................. 3
CERTIFICATION ........................................................................................................................................ 4
SKILLS AND ABILITIES TO BE ASSESSED ................................................................................................... 4
DEFINITION OF PROFILE DIMENSIONS .................................................................................................... 4
FORMAT OF THE EXAMINATIONS ........................................................................................................... 5
WEIGHTING OF PAPERS AND PROFILE DIMENSIONS .............................................................................. 7
REGULATIONS FOR PRIVATE CANDIDATES ............................................................................................. 7
REGULATIONS FOR RESIT CANDIDATES .................................................................................................. 7
SUGGESTED RESOURCES ......................................................................................................................... 8
SECTION 1: MUSIC HISTORY AND THEORY .............................................................................................. 9
SECTION 2: LISTENING AND APPRAISING ............................................................................................. 17
SECTION 3: PERFORMING ..................................................................................................................... 22
SECTION 4: COMPOSING ....................................................................................................................... 30
ASSESSMENT DETAILS ........................................................................................................................... 38
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA ......................................................................................................................... 44
SCHOOL-BASED ASSESSMENT ............................................................................................................... 51
APPENDIX I: ELEMENTS OF MUSIC ........................................................................................................ 61
APPENDIX II: PERIODS/STYLES/GENRES ................................................................................................ 66
APPENDIX III: GLOSSARY ....................................................................................................................... 67
APPENDIX IV: SUGGESTED READING AND RESOURCE MATERIALS ...................................................... 71
APPENDIX V: EXEMPLAR MATERIAL FOR PERFORMING ....................................................................... 78
APPENDIX VI: FURTHER GUIDANCE FOR TEACHERS AND CANDIDATES ............................................... 83
CXC 31/G/SYLL 17
