GCSE Music
Mae disgrifiadau'r TGAU yn Saesneg yn unig, gan eu bod wedi eu cymryd o fanyleb Saesneg CBAC.
The literacy load sits in the Unit 3 listening paper, where learners give short and extended typed answers on set works and unseen extracts using a long glossary of musical terms, and in the Unit 2 reflective log, which asks them to evaluate their own composing. Numeracy is built into reading and writing music: note values as fractions of a beat, simple and compound time signatures, counting intervals, numbering chords and working to set timings and tempos in BPM. The biggest thing Key Stage 3 should build is the habit of listening closely and then writing precise, well-organised sentences that use the correct musical term, backed by secure rhythm notation.
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- Medi 2025
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Sut mae'r TGAU hwn yn cael ei asesu
- Unit 1: Performing: Non-examination assessment, performance of 4-6 minutes (at least two pieces), marked by the centre and moderated by WJEC, 32.5%, 78 marks
- Unit 2: Composing: Non-examination assessment, 2 compositions (3-6 minutes total recommended) and a reflective log, marked by the centre and moderated by WJEC, 32.5%, 78 marks
- Unit 3: Appraising: Digital only examination 1 hour 30 minutes, marked by WJEC, 35%, 84 marks
Sgiliau sy'n defnyddio Cysyllteiriau a chystrawen
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Writing extended answers about music
Unit 3 mixes objective and short answers with extended answers on the chosen set works and unseen extracts. AO3, reflecting on, analysing and evaluating the work of others, carries 15% of the qualification in this unit, so learners must build a structured, evaluative argument.
Llythrennedd: Cynllunio a threfnu ar gyfer gwahanol ddibenion, cynulleidfaoedd a chyd-destunau, Cysyllteiriau a chystrawen
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils write a short paragraph explaining how a composer creates a mood, using a point, evidence and explanation frame, for example how Karl Jenkins makes Palladio sound energetic.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils write a three-paragraph answer comparing two versions of the same song, using connectives such as whereas and however to link their points.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils write a timed extended answer evaluating how effectively the elements of music create a mood in a film cue, ending with a justified judgement.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Summary of assessment, Unit 3, page 4
“Questions requiring objective responses, short and extended answers, in response to the chosen set works and unseen extracts.”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu ysgrifennu disgrifiad cynhwysfawr o bwnc, thema neu safbwynt.
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio paragraffau a gwneud cysylltiadau rhyngddyn nhw.
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio amrywiaeth gynyddol o gysyllteiriau i drefnu fy syniadau mewn brawddegau, paragraffau a thestunau cyfan.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio crynodebau, trafod materion, rhoi esboniadau manwl a defnyddio rhesymeg wrth ymdrin â phwnc.
Rwy'n gallu trefnu a llunio fy ngwaith ysgrifennu'n effeithiol, gan gysylltu a datblygu fy syniadau ar gyfer amrywiaeth o wahanol gyd-destunau.
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio amrywiaeth o gysyllteiriau'n benodol wrth drefnu fy syniadau yn destunau cyfan at wahanol ddibenion.
Cam cynnydd 5
Rwy'n gallu ysgrifennu darnau estynedig sy'n cynnwys tystiolaeth a gwybodaeth fanwl at wahanol ddibenion ac ar gyfer gwahanol gynulleidfaoedd o fewn gwahanol ddisgyblaethau a rhyngddyn nhw.
Rwy'n gallu trefnu gwaith ysgrifennu ar ffurf briodol, gan sicrhau bod y cynnwys yn cael ei nodi o fewn a rhwng paragraffau neu adrannau, a chan ddatblygu a chynnal syniadau'n gydlynus.
Rwy'n gallu amrywio strwythurau brawddegau i ennyn a chadw diddordeb y darllenydd ac ysgrifennu gyda chywirdeb gramadegol.
Da gwybod
- No marks for spelling, punctuation and grammar or accuracy of language are mentioned anywhere in the specification.
- Unit 3 is a digital only examination of 1 hour 30 minutes, 84 marks and 35% of the qualification, so written answers are typed on screen, not handwritten (page 4).
- Learners must use the glossary terms in their Unit 3 answers, plus any extra terms that relate to their chosen set works (page 25).
- The Unit 2 reflective log covers the compositional process of one of the two compositions; no word limit or format is printed, and Unit 2 AO3 is worth 2.5% of the qualification (pages 17 and 18).
- Performance time is 4-6 minutes with each piece a minimum of 1 minute and up to 4 pieces allowed; the recommended total composition time is 3-6 minutes (page 18).
- The specification says nothing about calculators or dictionaries.
Cysylltiadau â TGAU eraill
Appendix A ticks all four literacy strands and three numeracy strands (all except statistics and probability) across Units 1 to 3, pages 22 and 23.
Ffynhonnell: WJEC GCSE Music specification, teaching from 2025, for award from 2027, © WJEC CBAC Ltd. 2024 (no version number printed).