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"What is this component?"
Assessment Task Submission Overview
In this assessment task, you must demonstrate a broad exploration of diverse musical material in authentic ways.
Diversity and breadth (broad exploration) are achieved by a choice of contrasting materials from personal, local and global contexts in at least two areas of inquiry.
Submissions must include a balanced selection of materials and exercises in both written and audio form.
Candidate submissions that evidence musical diversity in a balanced way are most likely to score well in this component. You must consider this when preparing your submission.
The assessment task requires students to:
explore a range of diverse musical material in authentic ways
present their knowledge and understanding of the musical material that has been explored.
evidence their musical knowledge and understanding of theory, conventions and practices
demonstrate their findings in ways that are authentic to musical research and music-making.
Evidence:
Written work (2400 words)
the diversity, breadth and balance of the portfolio
the explanation of musical and extra-musical findings*
Practical exercises from two different areas of inquiry
one creating exercise (32 bars score or 1 minute of audio)
one performed adaptation of music from a local or global context for the student’s own instrument (maximum 2 minutes)
* Extra-musical findings
Extra-musical findings relate to when and where music was created or performed. This may, for example, include relevant social, cultural and political information about the chosen music in context, ideas about music in society, and knowledge of how music is communicated and transmitted in its context. Essentially this involves the context surrounding the music.
Extra-musical findings are generated from materials about musical works, including, but not limited to, journal articles, interviews or documentaries in order to extract relevant musical information and to contextualize musical findings.
Musical findings relate to what, how and why music is created and performed. This includes musical practices and conventions, the use of musical elements and compositional devices, interpretations and forms of expression. Essentially this involves music theory and analysis.
Musical findings are generated from scores, audio/video recordings and live experiences of music, which students will analyse to extract musical findings.
"What do I submit?"
"What do I submit?"
Document of maximum 2,400 words, containing:
written evidence of research of diverse musical material
explanation of the practical implications of research findings on the creating exercise
explanation of the practical implications of research findings on the performed adaptation
visual evidence integrated into, and referenced in, the written text, including:
images, diagrams, screenshots, scores for analysed works (maximum 5 pages)
scores for the creating exercise, if applicable (maximum 32 bars or reasonable equivalent).
The style of notation is not limited to staff/stave notation. The notation used should be appropriate to the style of the creating exercise and must clearly communicate the intentions of the exercise.
When staff/stave notation is not used, it is recommended that an audio track is submitted to accompany the score. The audio track must not exceed 1 minute.
The following are not included in the word count.
Track lists as an appendix
The timings of the practical exercises (see “Upload 2: Audio evidence”) and the audio excerpts (see “Upload 3: Audio reference material”) must be clearly specified with exact timings and must be accurately referred to in the student’s writing.
Citations, either in the text or as footnotes in line with the standard protocol of the chosen referencing style
A list of all sources and stimulus material in the bibliography
Audio evidence of maximum 4 minutes, containing:
two practical exercises - one from each of the chosen areas of inquiry - as musical evidence to support the demonstration of inquiry and understanding.
Creating exercise (maximum 1 minute)
Performed adaptation (by the candidate) of music or musical material from a local or global context (maximum 2 minutes)
Stimulus (musical material) for performed adaptation (maximum 1 minute)
Audio reference material of maximum 3 minutes, containing:
excerpts of the music that is analysed and discussed in the exploration portfolio.
"How should my work be presented?"
"How should my work be presented?"
Packaging of upload 1
All written and visual information must be packaged into a single document (maximum 2,400 words).
The file is to be compiled in the following order:
Section 1: Exploration of a diverse musical material
Section 2: Statement on the creating exercise with reference to the score embedded in the written text and/or the audio excerpt in upload 2
Section 3: Statement on the performed adaptation with reference to the audio excerpt in upload 2
Section 4: Bibliography (not included in the word count)
Packaging of upload 2
All practical evidence must be packaged into a single audio file (maximum 4 minutes). The quality of the audio file must allow for a full understanding of the created and/or performed exercises. The MP3 (not .WAV or .AIF) file is compiled in the following order:
Section 1: Creating exercise in audio format, if applicable (maximum 1 minute)
Section 2: Stimulus for performed adaptation (maximum 1 minute)
Section 3: Performed adaptation (maximum 2 minutes)
Packaging of upload 3
All excerpts of reference material must be packaged into a single audio file (maximum 3 minutes).
Longer works must be edited for submission. Only the sections that are addressed in the exploration need to be included in the reference material.
The excerpts must be compiled in the order they are listed on the track sheet, according to the order in which they are explained in the exploration.
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"What resources can I use?"
Assessment Objectives:
AO1a - Explore the relationship between music and its contexts
AO1b - Identify information from academic and practical enquiry
AO1c - Present ideas, discoveries and learning in authentic ways
AO2a - Experiment with musical findings in local and global contexts
AO2b - Articulate a clear rational to support the musical decission-making process
AO3c - Make informed choices in communicating and presenting music
AO3d - Evaluate their own work and the work of others
AO4a - Select musical information in academic and practical inquiry through relevant musical skills and techniques
AO4b - Identify, select and apply musical skills and techniques to shape and transform musical material
AO4c - Demonstrate appropriate use of musical conventions and practices when creating and performing in diverse contexts
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