NUMBER OF CREDITS: UP TO 24
Entry Recommendations:
NCEA Level 2 Music is recommended or entry in consultation with the Head of Faculty.
Course Outline:
This course offers a great deal of choice for students and enables them the flexibility to choose a specific course of study leading on very clearly from Level 2. Students are given the opportunity to work both collaboratively and individually in a course that focuses on performance, creativity and musical styles.
Skills developed in the course:
Performance
Composition
Demonstration of music by listening, identifying, describing and classifying
Music Technology
Course Costs:
Individual instrumental or voice lessons.
Assessment:
Components of this course will be selected from the following standards to suit individual learning needs.
INTERNAL ASSESSMENT
AS91416 - Perform two programmes of music as a featured soloist - 8 Credits - Performance - Assessment Period - individual programme of assessment
AS91417 - Perform a programme of music as a featured soloist on a second instrument - 4 Credits - Performance - Assessment Period - individual programme of assessment
AS91418 - Demonstrate ensemble skills by performing two substantial pieces as a member of a group - 4 Credits - Performance - Assessment Period - individual programme of assessment
AS91419 - Communicate musical intention by composing three original pieces of music - 8 Credits - Portfolio - Assessment Period - individual programme of assessment
AS91422 - Analyse a substantial music work
AS91425 - Research a music topic - 6 Credits - Literacy - Portfolio - Assessment Period - individual programme of assessment
AS91849 - Compose three original songs that express imaginative thinking
US32304 - Operate a music sequencing application -
US32305 - Operate a music notation application -
US28007 - Select and apply a range of processes to enhance sound in a performance context - Practical - Assessment Period - individual programme of assessment
EXTERNAL ASSESSMENT
AS91421 - Demonstrate understanding of harmonic and tonal conventions in a range of music scores - 4 Credits - Examination - Assessment Period - end of year examination
AS91423 - Examine the influence of context on a substantial music work - 4 Credits - Literacy - Examination - Assessment Period - end of year examination