Course Length: Full Year

Teacher in Charge: Jae'l Warbrick (WRB)

In this course, students will build on skills gained in 01MUS, composing their own original pieces and songs using genre-appropriate musical conventions to capture and represent their ideas. All performances will take place in front of an audience.

COURSE COSTS

Students will require Individual Software Licensing, which will cost $30 per student.

ACADEMIC COURSE OUTLINE

The following standards will be offered throughout this course, however not all students will attempt all of the standards, and additional standards may be offered to support students' personalised courses:

Achievement Standard 91270 v2 Making Music 2.1 - Perform two substantial pieces of music as a featured soloist

Internal Assessment, worth 6 credits

Achievement Standard 91271 v2 Making Music 2.4 - Compose two substantial pieces of music

Internal Assessment, worth 6 credits

Achievement Standard 91272 v2 Making Music 2.3 - Demonstrate ensemble skills by performing a substantial piece of music as a member of a group

Internal Assessment, worth 4 credits

Achievement Standard 91273 v2 Music Studies 2.8 - Devise an instrumentation for an ensemble

Internal Assessment, worth 4 credits

Achievement Standard 91274 v2 Making Music 2.2 - Perform a substantial piece of music as a featured soloist on a second instrument

Internal Assessment, worth 3 credits

Achievement Standard 91276 v3 Music Studies 2.6 - Demonstrate understanding of conventions in a range of music scores

External Assessment, worth 4 credits

Achievement Standard 91277 v3 Music Studies 2.7 - Demonstrate understanding of two substantial and contrasting music works

External Assessment, worth 6 credits

Total credits available for this course: 33 NCEA Level 2 credits

This course is endorsable