Pearson Edexcel A level Music and Music Technology: January 2025 update

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6 January 2025

Read the latest information on Edexcel A level Music and Music Technology, including key dates and latest news.

In this update

Exam entries for May/June 2025

Exam entries for May/June 2025 assessment must be made by 21 February 2025. After this date, late entry fees may be charged. Please note that your exams officer will have their own internal deadlines in order to get the information necessary to make entries.

The entry code for A level Music is 9MU0. The entry code for AS level Music Technology is 8MT0 and the entry code for A level Music Technology is 9MT0. However, there are some option codes for any students resitting the qualification who wish to carry forward marks from the previous series.

A level Music

Entry code	Option	Entry title	Components included
9MU0		Music	Component 1: Performing Component 2: Composing Component 3: Appraising
9MU0	AT	Music	Component 1: Performing (Transferred from previous series) Component 2: Composing Component 3: Appraising
9MU0	BT	Music	Component 1: Performing Component 2: Composing (Transferred from previous series) Component 3: Appraising
9MU0	CT	Music	Component 1: Performing (Transferred from previous series) Component 2: Composing (Transferred from previous series) Component 3: Appraising

A level Music Technology

Entry code	Option	Entry title	Components included
9MT0		Music Technology	Component 1: Recording Component 2: Technology-based composition Component 3: Listening and analysing Component 4: Producing and analysing
9MT0	W	Music Technology	Component 1: Recording (Welsh) Component 2: Technology-based composition (Welsh) Component 3: Listening and analysing (Welsh) Component 4: Producing and analysing (Welsh)
9MT0	AT	Music Technology	Component 1: Recording (Transferred from previous series) Component 2: Technology-based composition Component 3: Listening and analysing Component 4: Producing and analysing
9MT0	BT	Music Technology	Component 1: Recording Component 2: Technology-based composition (Transferred from previous series) Component 3: Listening and analysing Component 4: Producing and analysing
9MT0	CT	Music Technology	Component 1: Recording (Transferred from previous series) Component 2: Technology-based composition (Transferred from previous series) Component 3: Listening and analysing Component 4: Producing and analysing
9MT0	DT	Music Technology	Component 1: Recording (Welsh) (Transferred from previous series) Component 2: Technology-based composition (Welsh) Component 3: Listening and analysing (Welsh) Component 4: Producing and analysing (Welsh)
9MT0	ET	Music Technology	Component 1: Recording (Welsh) Component 2: Technology-based composition (Welsh) (Transferred from previous series) Component 3: Listening and analysing (Welsh) Component 4: Producing and analysing (Welsh)
9MT0	FT	Music Technology	Component 1: Recording (Welsh) (Transferred from previous series) Component 2: Technology-based composition (Welsh) (Transferred from previous series) Component 3: Listening and analysing (Welsh) Component 4: Producing and analysing (Welsh)

AS level Music Technology

Entry code	Option	Entry title	Components included
8MT0		Music Technology	Component 1: Recording Component 2: Technology-based composition Component 3: Listening and analysing Component 4: Producing and analysing
8MT0	W	Music Technology	Component 1: Recording (Welsh) Component 2: Technology-based composition (Welsh) Component 3: Listening and analysing (Welsh) Component 4: Producing and analysing (Welsh)
8MT0	AT	Music Technology	Component 1: Recording (Transferred from previous series) Component 2: Technology-based composition Component 3: Listening and analysing Component 4: Producing and analysing
8MT0	BT	Music Technology	Component 1: Recording Component 2: Technology-based composition (Transferred from previous series) Component 3: Listening and analysing Component 4: Producing and analysing
8MT0	CT	Music Technology	Component 1: Recording (Transferred from previous series) Component 2: Technology-based composition (Transferred from previous series) Component 3: Listening and analysing Component 4: Producing and analysing
8MT0	DT	Music Technology	Component 1: Recording (Welsh) (Transferred from previous series) Component 2: Technology-based composition (Welsh) Component 3: Listening and analysing (Welsh) Component 4: Producing and analysing (Welsh)
8MT0	ET	Music Technology	Component 1: Recording (Welsh) Component 2: Technology-based composition (Welsh) (Transferred from previous series) Component 3: Listening and analysing (Welsh) Component 4: Producing and analysing (Welsh)
8MT0	FT	Music Technology	Component 1: Recording (Welsh) (Transferred from previous series) Component 2: Technology-based composition (Welsh) (Transferred from previous series) Component 3: Listening and analysing (Welsh) Component 4: Producing and analysing (Welsh)

Key dates

A level Music

Date	Event
21 February 2025	Deadline for entries in the June 2025 exam series
1 April 2025	Component 2: Composing - Briefs Assessing Technique briefs released
15 May 2025	Final date for submission of Components 1 and 2
9 June 2025	Component 3: Appraising exam

A level Music Technology

Date	Event
21 February 2025	Deadline for entries in the June 2025 exam series
15 May 2025	Final date for submission of Components 1 and 2
22 May 2025	Component 3: Listening and analysing exam
4 June 2025	Component 4: Producing and analysing exam

AS level Music Technology

Date	Event
21 February 2025	Deadline for entries in the June 2025 exam series
14 May 2025	Component 3: Listening and analysing exam
15 May 2025	Final date for submission of Components 1 and 2
23 May 2025	Component 4 Producing and analysing exam

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