Overview
Assessment Guidance
Portfolio of Evidence
Unit Learning Outcomes
1.
Know about song styles and form in popular music.
Assessment Criteria
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1.1
Identify common forms found in popular music.
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1.2
Outline the key characteristics of different common forms.
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1.3
Identify different song styles found in popular music.
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1.4
Outline key differences between identified song styles.
2.
Know about the use of lyrics in popular song.
Assessment Criteria
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2.1
Describe how subject matter can affect the tone of a popular song.
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2.2
Describe how subject matter can affect the tempo of a popular song.
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2.3
Give examples of lyrical devices from selected popular songs.
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2.4
Describe what the lyrical devices add to the song.
3.
Know about the use of melody and rhythm in popular song.
Assessment Criteria
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3.1
State how melody and rhythm affect the lyrics of selected popular songs.
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3.2
Outline how melody and rhythm can affect the feel of a song.
4.
Be able to compose a popular music song.
Assessment Criteria
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4.1
Compose a popular music song in a chosen form and style, creating lyrics which take account of the tone, tempo, melody and rhythm of the song.