NCEA Level 2 Music

Aims

Ākonga learn how to work individually and collaboratively and to explore ways of creating, interpreting and representing ideas within music. Ākonga have opportunities to further their own creative potential as they sing, play instruments, read symbols and notations, record and analyse and appreciate music. As ākonga learn to communicate musically with increasing sophistication, they lay a foundation for lifelong enjoyment of and participation in music.

Level 2 provides students with a choice of courses:

Making Music — performance and composition/songwriting, or
Music Studies — in depth study of music scores, music periods, and styles or
a combination of both courses

Course Content

Performance - prepare, rehearse and present performances of music, individually or collaboratively, that demonstrates interpretive understanding on your chosen instrument or voice
Composition / Songwriting - create, structure, refine, and represent a portfolio of original music (or musical arrangements), individually or collaboratively, to express imaginative thinking and personal understandings in styles of your choice
Musical knowledge - apply knowledge of expressive features, stylistic conventions, and technologies through aural, practical and theoretical skills
Music in context - research and analyse music from a range of sound environments, styles, and genres in relation to historical, social, and cultural contexts, considering the impact on music making

Assessment

There are a variety of assessment tasks and school examinations. Externally assessed topics are examined nationally at the end of the year. The course will be made up from a mix of the standards shown below, based on student choice.

Qualification gained

NCEA Music Level 2 - full course completion a maximum of 24 credits.

This can be made up from a range of the below achievement standards. A minimum full time course is 18 credits.

Prior knowledge required

Prior knowledge acquired through Year 11 Music is preferable. Direct entry is possible if the learner is already, or is prepared to be, playing or learning an instrument and/or voice.

Next Step

NCEA Level 3 Music

Achievement Standard - Making Music

91270 2.1 6 Credits Internal Perform two substantial pieces of music as a featured soloist
91274 2.2 3 Credits Internal Perform a substantial piece of music as a featured soloist on a second instrument
91272 2.3 4 Credits Internal Demonstrate ensemble skills by performing a substantial piece of music as a member of a group
91271 2.4 6 Credits Internal Compose two substantial pieces of music

Achievement Standard - Music Studies

91276 2.6 4 Credits External Demonstrate knowledge of conventions in a range of scores
91273 2.8 4 Credits Internal Devise an instrumentation for an ensemble
91278 2.9 4 Credits Internal Investigate an aspect of New Zealand music

Students to select from the above standards to make up an individual course of 18-24 credits.

Course Contribution: $50 indicative amount, may be subject to change.

Digital subscription, visiting performer.