GCSE Music
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AoS3 Dance Music
The content for this area of study is assessed in:
• Unit B354 Listening Test.
Candidates will have additional opportunity to demonstrate their understanding within:
• Unit B352 Practical Portfolio (composition or arrangement of a piece of dance music).
Candidates should study the characteristic features and rhythmic patterns of three types of social dance drawn from contrasting social/historical/geographical contexts:
• paired dance:
-- Waltz
-- Tango
-- Salsa
• group/folk/synchronised dance:
-- Bhangra
• improvised dance:
-- Disco
-- Club Dance
Focus for Learning: Candidates should study and develop an understanding of:
• the origins and cultural context of each style of dance
• the musical characteristics of each dance (structure, tempo, metre, rhythm, melody, instrumentation)
• links between the music and the dance steps
• the impact of venue and occasion on the way the music is structured and performed
• the impact of technology on modern dance
• the names of composers and performers of the music.
Candidates should also learn to apply their understanding of the principles of dance music to other dance styles.