Performing: SQA Advanced Higher Music performance coursework quiz quiz

A prepared recital on one or two instruments or voice

A written exam on performance technique

A group composition project

A listening test

It is the largest single component

It is the smallest component

It is part of the written exam

It is optional

Speed, volume and length

Memorisation, sight-reading and theory

Difficulty alone

Accuracy, control and security, and musical understanding

Because accuracy is not assessed

Because only hard pieces are allowed

Because the difficulty of the chosen music is part of the judgement, so an under-pitched programme caps the marks

Because the recital must be memorised

It is not allowed

It wastes time

Accuracy and security may collapse under pressure

It scores zero automatically

Only correct notes

Only correct rhythms

Phrasing, dynamics, articulation, tempo and style

Only the length of the programme

Because accuracy is ignored

Because only difficulty matters

Because the recital is unmarked

Because the top bands also reward interpretation, not just correct notes

Four similar pieces

One very long piece

A varied programme contrasting in style, tempo and mood

The easiest pieces available

To save time

Because the assessment is often a single high-pressure take needing security and stamina

Because rehearsal is not allowed otherwise

Because it changes the marks scheme

Only one, never voice

One or two instruments, or voice

At least three

Any number with no limit

Across the year as coursework

In a single exam session

Only in the final week

It is not prepared in advance

As easy as possible

As hard as possible regardless of accuracy

Demanding enough to meet the level, yet reliable under pressure

Whatever is shortest