A-level Composing

A-level Composing: Getting Started

Prepare to compose by following these steps

Recommended Model Compositions

Base your composition on one of these models

Example A-level Compositions

Study and adopt other successful approaches to A level composition

A-level Composition Briefs

Compose to one of the optional composition briefs set by Edexcel 

Scales, Modes & Harmony Guides

Limiting your composition to major and minor scales and triads is boring. Expand your musical vocabulary with non-diatonic scales and modes, chromaticism, chord extensions and dissonance.

More Composing Resources

Adopt features from one or more of these genres to develop your A level composition