This activity requires you to perform two substantial pieces of music on your chosen instrument as a featured soloist to an audience. Your performances should demonstrate evidence of technical, musical and presentation skills appropriate to a fourth year of study through itinerant lessons. Your pieces must be long enough to show these skills. 

If you perform as part of a small group then you must be easily seen and heard and play a unique and easily identifiable part. If you are a rock musician you should remember that you need to show solo work e.g. leads lines, solo breaks and drum fills, to distinguish you as the soloist. If your performance includes improvisation, your improvisation will be assessed according to its appropriateness to the musical style. Traditional forms of Māori music may be used for assessment against this standard.

If your pieces were composed to be performed with an accompaniment you will need to use the accompanist provided by the school or organise your own. Pieces should only be performed unaccompanied if that is the composer’s intention. The accompanist is not being assessed, but you need to ensure that the accompanist is proficient and will not mar your efforts.  Your performance will be recorded on video and you will be assessed by a panel of teachers from both Wellington College and Wellington Girls' College, and an outside assessor.

You should consult your instrumental or vocal teacher who will give you guidance on the nature, length and complexity of your piece/s to be performed.

Assessments will take place over two rounds each year. Usually late in Mid Term 2 and Late Term 3. Please check exact dates. 

Unamplifed instruments will perform in a Recital Style performance session at St Andrews on the Terrace. Amplified instruments (rock band style instriumenst and anything requiring a backing track) will perform in a session at Wellington College. 

At St Andrews on the Terrace we will have use of a the Steinway Grand Piano and will provide a music stand. For the Amplified Session, we will provide a fill back line set up and PA. All other equipment and instruments must be supplied by the student. 

This assessment is worth 6 NCEA L2 Credits

This activity requires you to perform one substantial piece of music as a featured soloist to an audience on a different instrument to that which you used for your Solo Performance Assessment. Your performances should demonstrate evidence of technical, musical and presentation skills appropriate to a fourth year of study through itinerant lessons. Your instrument must demonstrate a substantially different skills to your solo performance. Your chosen piece must be long enough to show these skills. 

If you perform as part of a small group then you must be easily seen and heard and play a unique and easily identifiable part. If you are a rock musician you should remember that you need to show solo work e.g. leads lines, solo breaks and drum fills, to distinguish you as the soloist. If your performance includes improvisation, your improvisation will be assessed according to its appropriateness to the musical style. Traditional forms of Māori music may be used for assessment against this standard.

If your piece was composed to be performed with an accompaniment you will need to use the accompanist provided by the school or organise your own. Pieces should only be performed unaccompanied if that is the composer’s intention. The accompanist is not being assessed, but you need to ensure that the accompanist is proficient and will not mar your efforts.  Your performance will be recorded on video and you will be assessed by a panel of teachers from both Wellington College and Wellington Girls' College, and an outside assessor.

You should consult your instrumental or vocal teacher who will give you guidance on the nature, length and complexity of your piece to be performed.

You will perform at the same time as the Solo Performance Assessments. Assessments will take place over two rounds each year. Usually late in Mid Term 2 and Late Term 3. Please check exact dates. 

Unamplifed instruments will perform in a Recital Style performance session at St Andrews on the Terrace. Amplified instruments (rock band style instriumenst and anything requiring a backing track) will perform in a session at Wellington College. 

At St Andrews on the Terrace we will have use of a the Steinway Grand Piano and will provide a music stand. For the Amplified Session, we will provide a fill back line set up and PA. All other equipment and instruments must be supplied by the student. 

This assessment is worth 3 NCEA L2 Credits

This activity requires you to perform a substantial piece of music in a group in front of an audience. Your performance should demonstrate evidence of technical, musical and presentation skills appropriate to a fourth year of study through itinerant lessons. Your piece must be long enough to show these skills. 

You must be easily seen and heard and play a unique and easily identifiable part. If your performance includes improvisation, your improvisation will be assessed according to its appropriateness to the musical style. Ideally a group should comprise 3 – 7 members. We are looking for how well you understand your role within the group and that you perform accordingly. 

If you are already a member of a chamber music or rock group, you should plan your repertoire for assessment with your tutor, and will probably be able to use repertoire you are preparing for other competitions or performances. This does not have to be a school based performance; the Chamber Music competition or Rock Quest provide ideal opportunities for this type of performance. Similarly, if you are in another school group where you are the only person on your part, and we can hear that, you may use this. For example, Barbershop Quartets, possibly Big Band etc. 

You are responsible for initiating this performance; your class music teacher may not organise it for you. However, there is the opportunity to perform during class time. Discuss this with your teacher. If your performance is not College-based you will need to arrange for it to be recorded on video. Your teacher and/or an external assessor will either attend the performance or watch the video at a later date. This involves ONE assessment opportunity and is to be completed by the end of Term 3. 

This assessment is worth 4 NCEA L2 Credits

This activity requires you to perform two programmes of music as a featured soloist to an audience. Your performances should demonstrate evidence of technical, musical and presentation skills appropriate to a fifth year of study through itinerant lessons. Your pieces must be long enough to show these skills. Traditional and contemporary forms of Maori music may be used for this standard. A programme is a group of pieces performed consecutively in one concert. The two programmes must be performed at different concerts.

A Programme is 2 -3 pieces. We suggest 2 pieces unless they are particularly short, or you need 3 pieces to demonstrate a breadth of technical skills. You may use a multi-movement pieces as a programme - please discuss with your teacher. 

If you perform as part of a small group then you must be easily seen and heard and play a unique and easily identifiable solo part. If you are a rock musician you should remember that you need to show solo work e.g. leads lines, solo breaks and drum fills, to distinguish you as the soloist rather than just a member of the group. If your performance includes improvisation, your improvisation will be assessed according to its appropriateness to the musical style.

If your pieces were composed to be performed with an accompaniment you will need to organise the services of an accompanist.  Pieces should only be performed unaccompanied if that is the composer’s intention. The accompanist is not being assessed, but you need to ensure that the accompanist is highly proficient and will not mar your efforts.  Your performance will be recorded on video and you will be assessed by a panel of teachers from both schools and an outside assessor.

You should consult your instrumental or vocal teacher who will give you guidance on the nature, length and complexity of your piece/s to be performed.

Assessments will take place over two rounds each year. Usually late in Mid Term 2 and Late Term 3. Please check exact dates. 

Unamplifed instruments will perform in a Recital Style performance session at St Andrews on the Terrace. Amplified instruments (rock band style instriumenst and anything requiring a backing track) will perform in a session at Wellington College. 

At St Andrews on the Terrace we will have use of a the Steinway Grand Piano and will provide a music stand. For the Amplified Session, we will provide a fill back line set up and PA. All other equipment and instruments must be supplied by the student. 

This assessment is worth 8 NCEA L3 Credits

This activity requires you to perform one programme of music as a featured soloist to an audience on a different instrument to that which you used for your Solo Performance Assessment. Your performances should demonstrate evidence of technical, musical and presentation skills appropriate to a fifth year of study through itinerant lessons. Your pieces must be long enough to show these skills. Traditional and contemporary forms of Maori music may be used for this standard. A programme is a group of pieces performed consecutively in one concert. Your instrument must demonstrate a substantially different skills to your solo performance.

A Programme is 2 -3 pieces. We suggest 2 pieces unless they are particularly short, or you need 3 pieces to demonstrate a breadth of technical skills. You may use a multi-movement pieces as a programme - please discuss with your teacher. 

If you perform as part of a small group then you must be easily seen and heard and play a unique and easily identifiable solo part. If you are a rock musician you should remember that you need to show solo work e.g. leads lines, solo breaks and drum fills, to distinguish you as the soloist rather than just a member of the group. If your performance includes improvisation, your improvisation will be assessed according to its appropriateness to the musical style.

If your pieces were composed to be performed with an accompaniment you will need to organise the services of an accompanist.  Pieces should only be performed unaccompanied if that is the composer’s intention. The accompanist is not being assessed, but you need to ensure that the accompanist is highly proficient and will not mar your efforts.  Your performance will be recorded on video and you will be assessed by a panel of teachers from both schools and an outside assessor.

You should consult your instrumental or vocal teacher who will give you guidance on the nature, length and complexity of your piece/s to be performed.

Assessments will take place over two rounds each year. Usually late in Mid Term 2 and Late Term 3. Please check exact dates. 

Unamplifed instruments will perform in a Recital Style performance session at St Andrews on the Terrace. Amplified instruments (rock band style instriumenst and anything requiring a backing track) will perform in a session at Wellington College. 

At St Andrews on the Terrace we will have use of a the Steinway Grand Piano and will provide a music stand. For the Amplified Session, we will provide a fill back line set up and PA. All other equipment and instruments must be supplied by the student. 

This assessment is worth 4 NCEA L3 Credits

This activity requires you to perform two substantial pieces of music in a group in front of an audience. Your performance should demonstrate evidence of technical, musical and presentation skills appropriate to a fourth year of study through itinerant lessons. Your pieces must be long enough to show these skills. 

You must be easily seen and heard and play a unique and easily identifiable part. If your performance includes improvisation, your improvisation will be assessed according to its appropriateness to the musical style. Ideally a group should comprise 3 – 7 members. We are looking for how well you understand your role within the group and that you perform accordingly. 

If you are already a member of a chamber music or rock group, you should plan your repertoire for assessment with your tutor, and will probably be able to use repertoire you are preparing for other competitions or performances. This does not have to be a school based performance; the Chamber Music competition or Rock Quest provide ideal opportunities for this type of performance. Similarly, if you are in another school group where you are the only person on your part, and we can hear that, you may use this. For example, Barbershop Quartets, possibly Big Band etc. 

You are responsible for initiating this performance; your class music teacher may not organise it for you. However, there is the opportunity to perform during class time. Discuss this with your teacher. If your performance is not College-based you will need to arrange for it to be recorded on video. Your teacher and/or an external assessor will either attend the performance or watch the video at a later date. This involves ONE assessment opportunity and is to be completed by the end of Term 3. 

This assessment is worth 4 NCEA L2 Credits