Performing overview quiz - WJEC A-Level Music quiz

A non-examined assessment marked from a recording

A two-hour written listening examination

A timed sight-reading test in the exam hall

A multiple-choice paper on music theory

Exactly 5 minutes

Between 10 and 12 minutes

At least 25 minutes

Between 30 and 40 minutes

Spelling and grammar of the programme notes

Length of the recording and number of pieces only

Accuracy and technical control, and interpretation and communication

Stage costume and lighting design

Solo, accompanied or ensemble items, which may be combined

Solo piano only, with no other instruments permitted

Only unaccompanied singing

Only full orchestra

Yes, difficulty alone guarantees the top band

No, demanding repertoire scores highly only when delivered securely

No, harder pieces are banned from the recital

Yes, but only for singers, not instrumentalists

Only playing the correct notes and rhythms

Phrasing, dynamics, tempo, stylistic awareness and performing to a listener

The choice of microphone brand

The number of bars in each piece

To make the recording longer regardless of quality

To show range of style, tempo and character across the programme

Because identical pieces are not allowed by law

To avoid having to rehearse the music

Edited together from many short takes

Continuously and without edits within each piece

Only as a written description, with no audio

As a silent video with no sound

Where you are warmed up but not yet tired

Always as the very first thing, cold

Outside the 10 to 12 minute window

It does not matter where it goes

10 per cent

25 per cent

35 per cent

60 per cent

They change the notes the performer plays

They affect how clearly the captured sound shows accuracy and tone

They have no effect on the mark at all

They decide the length of the recital

It always scores full marks

Pieces that break down lose more marks than secure, easier ones gain

It shortens the recital to under one minute

It is rewarded regardless of accuracy

Only the single best bar is marked

As a whole, so consistency across the programme matters

Only the loudest passages are counted

By the audience applause

Skipping rehearsal to keep the music fresh

Rehearsing the full programme as one run-through

Recording only the easiest piece

Choosing the longest possible pieces only