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Welcome! This website aims to provide Stage 6 students and teachers with a comprehensive go-to resource for the Music 2 course in NSW.
This site is still in the early stages and you may notice broken links and missing content. I am continuously adding, updating and fixing the content and resources, but please don't hesitate to give feedback using the following link: Feedback
For more information about the Music 2 course, click here: Course information
Click the links below to view lessons, activities and resources for the mandatory and additional topics:
Alternatively, use the links below to go directly to a lesson.
P 37 by Johann Pachelbel (c. 1680)
from Cantate, ariette e duetti, Op. 2 by Barbara Strozzi (1651)
from the oratorio Messiah by George Frideric Handel (1741)
Op. 3 No. 2 by Arcangelo Corelli (1689)
Serenade No. 13, K. 525 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1787)
Op. 7 by Maria Hester Park (c. 1796)
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 by Ludwig van Beethoven (1799)
by Camille Saint-Saëns (1886)
Op. 35 by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1888)
The Music 2 syllabus requires students to have a highly detailed comprehension of the concepts of music. Click the links below for vocabulary lists on each concept:
The mandatory topic for the HSC course is Music of the last 25 years (Australian focus).
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The HSC exam contains several components:
Written paper (including melodic dictation)
Performance exam
Sight singing
Composition
Elective (choice of extra performances, extra composition, or musicology essay)
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