Course Length: Full Year
Teacher in Charge: Jae'l Warbrick (WRB)
In this course, students will build on skills gained in 02MUS in performance, creative work, and musical research. The Level 3 course will be personalised to meet the needs and skills of each student individually.
The course has three separate areas of focus, of which students will choose up to TWO to develop their personalised course. Areas of focus are: performance, composition, and research.
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 91416 v2 Making Music 3.1 - Perform two programmes of music as a featured soloist
Internal Assessment, worth 8 credits
Achievement Standard 91418 v2 Making Music 3.3 - Demonstrate ensemble skills by performing two substantial pieces of music as a member of a group
Internal Assessment, worth 4 credits
Achievement Standard 91419 v2 Making Music 3.4 - Communicate musical intention by composing three original pieces of music
Internal Assessment, worth 8 credits
Achievement Standard 91422 v2 Music Studies 3.7 - Analyse a substantial music work
Internal Assessment, worth 4 credits
Achievement Standard 91849 v1 Making Music 3.11 - Compose three original songs that express imaginative thinking
Internal Assessment, worth 8 credits
Achievement Standard 91421 v3 Music Studies 3.6 - Demonstrate understanding of harmonic and tonal conventions in a range of music scores
External Assessment, worth 4 credits
Achievement Standard 91423 v2 Music Studies 3.8 - Examine the influence of context on a substantial music work
External Assessment, worth 4 credits
Total credits available for this course: 40 NCEA Level 3 credits
This course is endorsable