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SYLLABUS
MUSIC
CXC 31/G/SYLL 17
Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate®
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RATIONALE .............................................................................................................................................. 2
AIMS ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….3
CAREER CHOICES ..................................................................................................................................... 3
SUGGESTED TIMETABLE ALLOCATION FOR TEACHING ........................................................................... 3
ORGANISATION OF THE SYLLABUS ......................................................................................................... 4
RECOMMENDED TEACHING APPROACHES ............................................................................................. 4
CERTIFICATION ........................................................................................................................................ 5
SKILLS AND ABILITIES TO BE ASSESSED ................................................................................................... 5
DEFINITION OF PROFILE DIMENSIONS .................................................................................................... 5
FORMAT OF THE EXAMINATIONS ........................................................................................................... 6
WEIGHTING OF PAPERS AND PROFILE DIMENSIONS .............................................................................. 8
REGULATIONS FOR PRIVATE CANDIDATES ............................................................................................. 8
REGULATIONS FOR RESIT CANDIDATES .................................................................................................. 9
SUGGESTED RESOURCES ......................................................................................................................... 9
SECTION 1: MUSIC HISTORY AND THEORY ........................................................................................... 11
SECTION 2: LISTENING AND APPRAISING ............................................................................................. 19
SECTION 3: PERFORMING ..................................................................................................................... 24
SECTION 4: COMPOSING ....................................................................................................................... 32
ASSESSMENT DETAILS ........................................................................................................................... 40
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA ......................................................................................................................... 46
SCHOOL-BASED ASSESSMENT ............................................................................................................... 52
APPENDIX I: ELEMENTS OF MUSIC ........................................................................................................ 62
APPENDIX II: PERIODS/STYLES/GENRES ................................................................................................ 67
APPENDIX III: GLOSSARY ....................................................................................................................... 68
APPENDIX IV: SUGGESTED READING AND RESOURCE MATERIALS ...................................................... 72
APPENDIX V: EXEMPLAR MATERIAL FOR PERFORMING ....................................................................... 79
APPENDIX VI: FURTHER GUIDANCE FOR TEACHERS AND CANDIDATES ............................................... 84
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