Download GCSE Music – Annotation Template

Music Annotation:
Name:___________________________
Brief: Compose a piece of music which
Explores two or more of the five Areas
Of Study.
You must give your song or piece of music a title
Which Areas of Study have you explored in your composition?
AoS1 Rhythm & Metre
AoS2 Harmony & Tonality
AoS3 Texture & Melody
AoS4 Timbre and Dynamics
AoS5 Structure and Form
In this section you must not only identify which AoS
you have used but also HOW you have used them in your composition.
What sounds have you used to create your piece?
Which instruments and/or voices have you used?
What is the form and structure of your piece?
This means how your piece is organized eg. Ternary form (ABA) verse/chorus structure
Theme and Variations/rondo etc etc
What chord progression have you used?
This is where you identify the different chords you’ve used in your piece
Describe, in detail, how you have developed your musical ideas
This is the detailed section where you really sell your composition
to the examiner. Explain how you have developed your ideas, what
inspired you to write what you have.
Title: