GCE

Work to be monitored at stages from the beginning of project to completion for both preparatory studies and final outcome.

• centre has to offer endorsement to private candidate in order to enter a private candidate
• complete the minimum requirement of 12 practical activities in the specification to qualify for the Practical Endorsement
• supervise, authenticate and mark endorsement.

• centre has to offer endorsement to private candidate in order to enter a private candidate
• complete the minimum requirement of 12 practical activities in the specification to qualify for the Practical Endorsement
• supervise, authenticate and mark endorsement.

• centre has to offer endorsement to private candidate in order to enter a private candidate
• complete the minimum requirement of 12 practical activities in the specification to qualify for the Practical Endorsement.
• supervise, authenticate and mark endorsement.

• direct supervision for sufficient proportion of the creation of the portfolio to allow authentication
• minimum group size requirements
• performances/design realisation in front of live audience.

Component 2:

• candidates are required to be supervised for an unspecified but significant number of contact hours (at least 40) in an environment where the use of equipment and machinery in the presence of hazards is expected
• unsupervised access to portfolios and final pieces outside contact hours is not permitted
• practical aspect of the qualification does not lend itself to private candidacy.

Please refer to the published specification and JCQ guidelines for full details of conditions that must be met.

You must be accepted and entered by a Pearson centre that will supervise, authenticate and mark component 3.

You must be accepted and entered by a Pearson centre that will supervise, authenticate and mark component 4.

You must be accepted and entered by a Pearson centre that will supervise, authenticate and mark component 4.

Work to be monitored at stages from the beginning of project to completion for both preparatory studies and final outcome.

Centres must ensure external candidates have attended 4 days of fieldwork.

Work to be monitored at stages from the beginning of project to completion for both preparatory studies and final outcome.

Work to be monitored at stages from the beginning of project to completion for both preparatory studies and final outcome.

Work to be monitored from beginning to completion.

Component 1:

• the length of recording must be between 3 and 3.5 minutes and must meet the instrumentation requirements
• the student must be the sole person in control of the entire recording process from capture to mixdown
• the recording must be made at the centre under the supervisions of the teacher
• both teacher and candidate must authenticate the work as the candidates' own using the logbook.

Component 2:

• the two samples provided must be used and each must appear at least once in their entirety in the candidates composition
• the overall length of the submission must be 3 minutes
• the final technology based composition and logbook must be completed in the centre under teacher supervision
• both teacher and candidate must authenticate the work as the candidates' using on the logbook.

Component 3:

• the examination is 1.5 hours and out of 75 marks. Candidates will have 6 audio recordings and a question paper
• each candidate will need access to a computer workstation to hear the audio recordings but must not have access to music production software or an internet connection
• must be completed under examination conditions.

Component 4:

• the part written/ practical examination is 2 hour 15 mins long (10 additional mins for setting up) and out of 105 marks
• each candidate will need access to a computer workstation, music production (DAW) software , MIDI keyboard and headphones but they must not have internet access
• centres are to submit the answer booklet and a CD with the candidates bounces/exports.

Please refer to the published specification and JCQ guidelines for full details of conditions that must be met.

Component 1:

• the candidate's final performance must be supervised and authenticated by a teacher/tutor/ assessor at the centre to verify the submission
• the final performance must be recorded after 1 March and all materials for assessment submitted by 15 May in the year of certification
• the final performance must take place in front of a live audience of at least two people (one of which being the teacher/tutor/assessor)
• requirements and conditions stipulated in the specification must be met (see specification).

Component 2:

• the candidate's final performance must be supervised and authenticated by a teacher/tutor/ assessor at the centre to verify the submission
• the final performance must be recorded after 1 March and all materials for assessment submitted by 15 May in the year of certification
• the final performance must take place in front of a live audience of at least two people (one of which being the teacher/tutor/assessor)
• requirements and conditions stipulated in the specification must be met (see specification).

Component 3

• exam based, must be completed under controlled conditions on the set exam date. Each candidate must have CD player for the audio.

Requirements and conditions stipulated in the specification must be met.

Component 3:

• the centre making the entry (host centre) must make arrangements allowing the candidate's performance to be internally assessed and standardised allowing the host centre to submit a centre mark
• the host centre must be able to present complete evidence the candidate's chosen activity via recording or during a live moderation visit if the candidate is selected as part of the moderation sample.

Component 4:

• the centre making the entry (host centre) must make arrangements allowing the candidate's work to be internally assessed and standardised allowing the host centre to then also submit a centre mark
• the candidate's work must be available for sampling by the coursework submission deadline
• candidates must carry out a Performance Analysis (PA) and then a Performance Development Programme (PDP).

For the PA, as either a player/performer or coach, students investigate two components of a physical activity (one physiological component and either a technical or a tactical component) to analyse and evaluate the effectiveness of their own performance. Students must collect quantitative and qualitative data to support their analysis and recommendations.

For the PDP, students identify one of the two components of a physical activity from their PA (physiological, technical or tactical). They plan, perform and record their performance in this component of the physical activity. They must apply appropriate principles and methods of training and SMART(ER) targets to a plan designed to optimise performance. They must collect both quantitative and qualitative data to enable them to critically evaluate the outcomes of their programme against its original aims.

The PDP must be completed over an 8-10 week period.

Carrying out and producing the PA and PDP may take place over multiple sessions but must not exceed the combined duration of 54 hours.

Please refer to the published specification and JCQ guidelines for full details of conditions that must be met.

• centre has to offer endorsement to private candidate in order to enter a private candidate
• complete the minimum requirement of 12 practical activities in the specification to qualify for the Practical Endorsement
• supervise, authenticate and mark endorsement.

Work to be monitored at stages from the beginning of project to completion for both preparatory studies and final outcome.

Work to be monitored at stages from the beginning of project to completion for both preparatory studies and final outcome.

Work to be monitored at stages from the beginning of project to completion for both preparatory studies and final outcome.