Teaching Composition for Edexcel AS Music

Practical suggestions for effective composition at AS level, including melody, harmony, structure, recording and sleeve notes.

The Edexcel AS Level Music course has two coursework units – 6Mu01, which is a performing unit, and 6Mu02, which is a composing unit. Both units are completed under controlled conditions in the centre during the course of the year, and unusually for coursework, the composing unit is marked externally following submission to Edexcel, the deadline for which is in May.