This composing marking guide is designed to help you give students clear feedback and suggestions for improvement at GCSE, including features they could use which increase in sophistication through the bands, supporting their progression. Each musical element has six progressive band descriptions that also take into account coherence, effectiveness, the development of ideas, suitability for the intentions of the composition, and technical and expressive control. The six bands align most closely with AQA, but the conversion table below will help you decide which marks to award, for each exam board.
Elements Covered
- Dynamics
- Articulation
- Tempo
- Rhythm
- Metre
- Melody
- Texture
- Accompaniment
- Form (Structure)
- Tonality
- Harmony
- Timbre (Sonority)
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