A-Level Music

St Mary's College

Cranbrook Avenue, Hull, HU6 7TN

GCE A/AS Level or Equivalent

Level 3

Available start dates

Friday, 04 September 2026

St Mary's College

2 Year(s)

Full time

Daytime/working hours

Course Summary

A Level Music is an exciting and engaging course that furthers your academic study of music from atheoretical standpoint, encourages creative expression as a composer, and will continue to challenge you inyour pursuit of excellence as a performer.

Course Details

The course covers a vast range of genres and styles, including western Classical music, Rock and Pop andcontemporary classical styles from the 20th and 21st centuries.

35% Solo Performance Recital

25% Composition

40% Theory and Analysis

Entry requirements

As well as our general entry requirements for Level 3 study, applicants will have ideally studied Music at GCSE level though it is acknowledged that circumstances may have prohibited this from being possible and so a combination of vocational study, theoretical qualifications and performance skills may be enough to prepare a student for A Level study. Performance skills should be in line with Grade 5 standard at the start of the course.

Your next steps...

A Level Music can lead to musical progression in a variety of guises, including to conservatoire level forspecialist performance study, as well as to academic university music courses and contemporary musiccolleges.

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