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Practical Technology Column: A Levels

A Levels are the most common Level 3 qualifications in English and Welsh schools. This month, Tim Hallas looks at what they can offer to Music Technology students.
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As I continue my overview of the different qualifications that include some form of music technology, I'm going to cover the ones with which I am most familiar: A Levels.

This is a pretty easy article for me to write because, if you weren't aware from reading this column, I am an A Level Music Technology specialist. It is now all I teach, and I consider myself very lucky to be in this position.

Music Technology A Level has been around since the ‘90s and has evolved significantly in that time. The course is only offered by Pearson/Edexcel and is a Level 3 qualification (as all A Levels are). It is a linear qualification, and it is assessed with two pieces of coursework and two exams.

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