A-level Music NEA - Composition (7272/C) Candidate Record Form (CRF)

Oct 20, 2026

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A-level Music NEA – Composition (7272/C) Candidate Record Form (CRF) instructions for candidates, teachers, and examiners. It requires submitting a completed CRF via the Digital Media Submissions Portal, ensuring the assessed work is solely the candidate’s own, with clear source referencing and explicit acknowledgement of any AI use. It also sets confidentiality and specification-based conditions, outlines teacher documentation of assistance and AI-mitigation steps, and defines candidate programme note and evidence-type requirements for compositions.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages6

Reading Time15 min

AccessFree to download

Notice to Candidates

Candidate Declaration

Notice to Teachers

Teacher Declaration

Details of assistance given

To be completed by the candidate

Composition 1: Composition to a brief

Composition 2: Free composition

To be completed by the AQA examiner

For examiner’suse 2027 candidate record form A-level Music NEA – Composition (7272/C) Complete a Candidate Record Form (CRF) for every candidate. Upload the CRF with their NEA through Centre Services > Digital Media Submissions Portal. Centre number Centre name Candidate number Candidate name Notice to Candidates 1. The work you submit for assessment must be your own. You must not plagiarise. This means you must not take someone else’s words, thoughts, ideas or outputs and try to pass them off as your own. 2. You must clearly reference all your sources. If you have used any material to create ideas for your work (like a book, journal or internet search) you must reference this, even if you haven’t used exactly the same words or phrases in your own work. You must make clear which part, element or phrase you have used and say where it came from. If you receive help and guidance from someone other than your teacher, you must tell your teacher. They will then record the assistance given to you. 3. You must clearly acknowledge and reference any use of AI. Sometimes you are allowed to use an AI tool to create your NEA. You must keep a copy of the original question(s) and any AI generated content you used, for example, a screenshot with a short explanation of how you used it. You must acknowledge the name of the AI tool used; the date the content was generated and the sources used by theAI tool in generating the content. You need to hand this in with your final work so your teacher can check the AI content and how you used it. 4. You must keep your work confidential. You can only share the work you submit for assessment with your teacher(s) . You must not share it with anyone else, and you must not post it online. 5. The work you submit for assessment must be produced under the conditions set out in the specification. Each qualification has a specific set of conditions. Your teacher will have explained the level of supervision and control necessary for this assessment. AQA Education (AQA) is a registered charity (number 1073334) and a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales (number 3644723) . Our registered address is AQA, Devas Street, Manchester M15 6EX. 7272/C/CRF If you break the rules, you could get zero marks, be disqualified from the unit or subject, or even from all exams. AQA will investigate and decide what happens. If there is anything you don’t understand, please speak to your teacher before you sign the form below. Candidate Declaration I have read and understood the Notice to Candidates above. I declare that the work submitted for this assessment: 1. is my own work 2. has clearly referenced all sources 3. has clearly acknowledged any use of AI 4. has been kept confidential 5. has been produced under the conditions set out in the specification. I understand that if I make a false declaration this is a form of malpractice. We may use examples of candidate’s work for standardisation or training purposes. Please see our privacy notice for more information on how we use assessment data and on your rights under data privacy legislation. If there is anything you don’t understand, please speak to your teacher before you sign the form. Candidate signature Date Notice to Teachers You must keep a copy of the Candidate Declaration on file until the deadline for requesting a review of results has passed or until any appeal, malpractice or other results enquiry has been completed, whichever is later. This may be subject to inspection by a AQA and/or a JCQ Centre Inspector. Before signing this declaration, please ensure you have read and understood the guidance produced by JCQ on authenticating candidates’ work. Please also ensure that you are familiar with the candidate’s general standard of work. Teacher Declaration I confirm that: • all reasonable steps were taken, including steps to mitigate the risk of AI misuse, to make sur

FAQs

What must candidates do when submitting their NEA composition?

Candidates must complete a Candidate Record Form (CRF) for every candidate and upload it with the NEA via the Digital Media Submissions Portal.

How should candidates handle sources and AI used in their work?

Candidates must clearly reference all sources used to create ideas and must clearly acknowledge and reference any AI use, including keeping copies of the original questions and AI-generated content.

What responsibilities do teachers have regarding declarations and assistance?

Teachers must confirm reasonable steps were taken to mitigate AI misuse risk, ensure sources and AI use are appropriately referenced and acknowledged, and record details of any help given below.

Oct 20, 2026

Uploaded by Aurelia