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Music Activities and Calendar (2023/24)

(see lower down page for assessment deadlines, workshops etc.)

Concerts

(see highlights videos on King Ed’s Virtually Live)

  • Monday 13th November Autumn concert (ALL)
  • Tuesday 12th December – Carol Service (choirs and string orchestra)
  • Wednesday 7th February – Year 13 Showcase (year 13 music students)
  • Band Showcase – Thursday 22nd February at Muthers Studios in Birmingham (£5 tickets on ParentMail)
  • Saturday 20th April – Hagley Festival Chamber Concert (SELECTED)
  • Tuesday 30th April – Summer Concert (ALL)

Choirs and Ensembles

Choir (Hall)
Rehearsals – Thursday at 1.35

Wind Band (Hall) / String Orchestra (Music Room)
Rehearsals – Friday at 8.45

Orchestra (Hall)
Rehearsals – Friday at 9.50

Chamber Music (Small Classical Ensembles)
As arranged with students

Bands
As arranged with students

Music Key Assessment Dates  

Year 12

  • Friday 6th October – Deadline: Year 12 Prog. Submission and scanned copies for Initial Performance (in November)
  • w/c 13th November – Year 12 Initial Performances
  • Friday 1st March – Deadline for Year 12 Internal Performance Exam programmes and photocopies 
  • Monday 29th April May-Friday 9th May – Year 12 End of Year Exams 
  • Tuesday 21st May – Year 12 Internal Composition Assessment Deadline
  • w/c 3rd July – Year 12 Internal Performance Exams and Rehearsal

Year 13

  • Friday 6th October – Year 13 programme and scanned music for practical assessments on Google Classroom
  • w/c 9th October – Year 13 Practice Exam 1
  • Friday 27th October – Year 13 Composition Portfolio Submission 1
  • 11th – 20th December – Year 13 Official Mock Exam
  • Wednesday 20th December – Year 13 Composition Portfolio Submission 2 
  • w/c 15th January Year 13 Performance Assessment Mocks
  • Friday 9th February – Year 13 Composition Portfolio Submission 3
  • March / April – Year 13 Assessed performance (dates allocated by Eduqas in February)
  • w/c 11th March – Practice Year 13 Exam 2
  • Thursday 21st March – Year 13 Composition Portfolio Submission 4
  • Thursday 2nd May – Final deadline for all Year 13 finished composition portfolios
  • w/c 29th April – Practice Year 13 Exam 3
  • Monday 10th June MUSIC EXAM (for most people in the afternoon) PROVISIONAL

Concert Trips (book on Parentmail)

  • CBSO at Symphony Hall – Wednesday 22nd November
  • CBSO at Symphony Hall – Wednesday 24th January
  • Wicked at the Victoria Apollo in London – Wednesday 20th March

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