music a level
i’ve heard a lot of negative comments about music a level and am just wondering if it would be a good choice! currently thinking maths, english lit, biology and then music as well as an A level and then potentially dropping to AS. I want to be a freelance percussionist and music teacher at a school when i’m older however I’m not sure if i 100% love academic music as i think i prefer the performing side of it to be honest. any opinions would be helpful - i am currently on track for a 9 and the exam board for a level would be AQA! I think i want to do music further however i have no real idea what i want to do and want to keep as many options open as possible - from my other a level options you can probably see! any tips for what a levels for an all rounder to keep options open would be much appreciated as well
Original post by anonymous46828
i’ve heard a lot of negative comments about music a level and am just wondering if it would be a good choice! currently thinking maths, english lit, biology and then music as well as an A level and then potentially dropping to AS. I want to be a freelance percussionist and music teacher at a school when i’m older however I’m not sure if i 100% love academic music as i think i prefer the performing side of it to be honest. any opinions would be helpful - i am currently on track for a 9 and the exam board for a level would be AQA! I think i want to do music further however i have no real idea what i want to do and want to keep as many options open as possible - from my other a level options you can probably see! any tips for what a levels for an all rounder to keep options open would be much appreciated as well
hey! not going to lie, I am really struggling with music a-level HOWEVER if it's something you're willing to consistently put the work into over the years I wouldn't want to be the reason you didn't take it! I'm much the same, very much a performer rather than academic and I've found music pretty nightmarish lol but I've had multiple teachers leave and join in my year and a half of it so our whole class has struggled with the constant changes in teaching styles and stuff. we're also eduqas which may well be different to what your sixth form may offer - basically I won't lie it's hard and a LOT of theory, but if it's something you want to do don't let me stop you!!! here to answer any questions if you have any!
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Original post by anonymous46828
i’ve heard a lot of negative comments about music a level and am just wondering if it would be a good choice! currently thinking maths, english lit, biology and then music as well as an A level and then potentially dropping to AS. I want to be a freelance percussionist and music teacher at a school when i’m older however I’m not sure if i 100% love academic music as i think i prefer the performing side of it to be honest. any opinions would be helpful - i am currently on track for a 9 and the exam board for a level would be AQA! I think i want to do music further however i have no real idea what i want to do and want to keep as many options open as possible - from my other a level options you can probably see! any tips for what a levels for an all rounder to keep options open would be much appreciated as well
Hello, I’m in Y13 and I do music, further maths, physics, maths and EPQ : )
Honestly, I love music. It’s difficult, but so are all A levels. Sometimes, I regret taking it because it’s the hardest to achieve an A* in out of all of my choices (because of the grade boundaries and relatively low margin for error) but it improves your musicianship massively and makes you a much better performer.
If you want to pursue a musical career, I’d 100% recommend you do the A level. It also doesn’t close off any options - I’m going to do a law degree with my A level choices and music is part of my offer conditions, so clearly some unis think that music is relevant to degrees like law.
I do Eduqas so it might be different but music at A level does have a harder element of theory and composition; like any A level, the difficulty skyrockets. But if you’re on track to get a 9, I don’t think you should have any difficulty with the theory. It gets a lot more interesting because you learn a lot more history. You can also apply the theory you’re learning in your compositions (which I never felt like I did at GCSE tbh).
Performance is a major part and it feels a lot more serious, which I really love. After 1 and a half years of having done the A level, I look back and am proud of the progress I’ve made in my performance. I don’t think you can get that with many other A levels.
Summary - it’s a great A level that makes you a much better musician, but it is difficult (like every other A level will be). It definitely doesn’t close off any doors!
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Original post by nwar
Hello, I’m in Y13 and I do music, further maths, physics, maths and EPQ : )
Honestly, I love music. It’s difficult, but so are all A levels. Sometimes, I regret taking it because it’s the hardest to achieve an A* in out of all of my choices (because of the grade boundaries and relatively low margin for error) but it improves your musicianship massively and makes you a much better performer.
If you want to pursue a musical career, I’d 100% recommend you do the A level. It also doesn’t close off any options - I’m going to do a law degree with my A level choices and music is part of my offer conditions, so clearly some unis think that music is relevant to degrees like law.
I do Eduqas so it might be different but music at A level does have a harder element of theory and composition; like any A level, the difficulty skyrockets. But if you’re on track to get a 9, I don’t think you should have any difficulty with the theory. It gets a lot more interesting because you learn a lot more history. You can also apply the theory you’re learning in your compositions (which I never felt like I did at GCSE tbh).
Performance is a major part and it feels a lot more serious, which I really love. After 1 and a half years of having done the A level, I look back and am proud of the progress I’ve made in my performance. I don’t think you can get that with many other A levels.
Summary - it’s a great A level that makes you a much better musician, but it is difficult (like every other A level will be). It definitely doesn’t close off any doors!
Honestly, I love music. It’s difficult, but so are all A levels. Sometimes, I regret taking it because it’s the hardest to achieve an A* in out of all of my choices (because of the grade boundaries and relatively low margin for error) but it improves your musicianship massively and makes you a much better performer.
If you want to pursue a musical career, I’d 100% recommend you do the A level. It also doesn’t close off any options - I’m going to do a law degree with my A level choices and music is part of my offer conditions, so clearly some unis think that music is relevant to degrees like law.
I do Eduqas so it might be different but music at A level does have a harder element of theory and composition; like any A level, the difficulty skyrockets. But if you’re on track to get a 9, I don’t think you should have any difficulty with the theory. It gets a lot more interesting because you learn a lot more history. You can also apply the theory you’re learning in your compositions (which I never felt like I did at GCSE tbh).
Performance is a major part and it feels a lot more serious, which I really love. After 1 and a half years of having done the A level, I look back and am proud of the progress I’ve made in my performance. I don’t think you can get that with many other A levels.
Summary - it’s a great A level that makes you a much better musician, but it is difficult (like every other A level will be). It definitely doesn’t close off any doors!
Bruh finally found someone who do same a level subjects as me
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Original post by endless-courier
Bruh finally found someone who do same a level subjects as me
Omg best combination
Original post by anonymous46828
i’ve heard a lot of negative comments about music a level and am just wondering if it would be a good choice! currently thinking maths, english lit, biology and then music as well as an A level and then potentially dropping to AS. I want to be a freelance percussionist and music teacher at a school when i’m older however I’m not sure if i 100% love academic music as i think i prefer the performing side of it to be honest. any opinions would be helpful - i am currently on track for a 9 and the exam board for a level would be AQA! I think i want to do music further however i have no real idea what i want to do and want to keep as many options open as possible - from my other a level options you can probably see! any tips for what a levels for an all rounder to keep options open would be much appreciated as well
Could you not start with music to see how you go. Then if the worst comes to the worst, you could either drop it after the first few weeks, or just do it to AS level (if your school will allow it).
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Original post by nwar
Omg best combination
Did you do two applications as well?
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Original post by anonymous46828
i’ve heard a lot of negative comments about music a level and am just wondering if it would be a good choice! currently thinking maths, english lit, biology and then music as well as an A level and then potentially dropping to AS. I want to be a freelance percussionist and music teacher at a school when i’m older however I’m not sure if i 100% love academic music as i think i prefer the performing side of it to be honest. any opinions would be helpful - i am currently on track for a 9 and the exam board for a level would be AQA! I think i want to do music further however i have no real idea what i want to do and want to keep as many options open as possible - from my other a level options you can probably see! any tips for what a levels for an all rounder to keep options open would be much appreciated as well
Personally, I think music As is a lot easier than doing A level. I added music as my 4th subjects after the first half term of yr12. Music will be really easy if you’ve known lot of terminology and have played any musical instruments since 5-10 years ago. The only downside is that lot of researches is required if you wanna get good mark in the end, because there’s a long ass essay for 30marks(1/10th of total mark) in the paper (I’m doing AQA, not sure abt other examination board). Literally that’s it. If you think ur capable to do so, just do it, you won’t lose anything if you either drop it or do it as As, depend on you’re own ability coping with course work and those sort of stuff.
Btw if you’re adding music just for extra grade, you’d better not choose it, you won’t be rly excited about what you’ve been learning and that, I believe, will be incredibly pointless, trust me, I’ve got a friend who’s very good at piano but he’s currently struggling with it. All the best
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Original post by endless-courier
Did you do two applications as well?
What do you mean?
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Undergraduate and conservatoire applaications
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Original post by endless-courier
Undergraduate and conservatoire applaications
Ohhh nope, just law. You?
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Original post by nwar
Ohhh nope, just law. You?
Both💀 just me being absolutely greedy
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Original post by endless-courier
Both💀 just me being absolutely greedy
Academic weaponship
Original post by endless-courier
Both💀 just me being absolutely greedy
haha I did both too dw but for MT x
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