Level 3 Music
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Mr W. Robinson.
Level 3 Music
Level 3 Music involves Performance, Composition, Musical Knowledge and Arrangement. Students will have to choose to pursue either Performance (in which students will deliver two recitals in front of an audience) or Composition (in which students will create three significant pieces of music). All students will participate in delivering group performances in front of an audience. They will learn and develop the skill of creating musical arrangements and will study two significant and memorable music works.
Students will also have the option of taking Level 3 Group Performance credits.
All students in the Level 3 Music Class will be expected to consider undertaking Scholarship Music at the end of the Year.
Entry Criteria
Level 3 Music requires the successful completion of a Level 2 course in Music.
Students who have not completed Level 2 Music may also select this course, but only at the discretion of the Head of Music.
Students selecting 13MUS should be able to read music and musical scores fluently. They should have be having lessons on an instrument (or voice) which they are able to perform on at a minimum of Grade 5 standard. In practice this means that they should be in at least the fifth year of lesson on their performance instrument.
Very few music courses at NZ tertiary institutions offer open entry. Students applying for Composition courses usually require a signed endorsement letter from their school music teacher in support of their suitability to study Composition. Performance courses can require both taped or live auditions.
Equipment/Stationery and Course Costs
This course makes significant use of digital learning material at various times during the year. It is advantageous for a student to have a laptop during these times. Some learning activities, including assessments, will not be able to be completed without a laptop.
Pathway
An education in music can lead to many career pathways because musical discipline is a highly transferable skill. Careers may include (but are not limited to) audio technician, music studio production, live-sound production, film-score composer, music editor, music/entertainment journalism, media liaison, communications, music education, tutor, etc. Students with a background in high level performance music are also renowned in many university faculties for their discipline and ability to work in teams, studies in music are highly favoured in the admissions process for many non-music courses at university.
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
This course is eligible for NCEA Course Endorsement.
This course is approved for University Entrance.
External
NZQA Info
Making Music 3.1 - Perform two programmes of music as a featured soloist
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Making Music 3.3 - Demonstrate ensemble skills by performing two substantial pieces of music as a member of a group
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Making Music 3.4 - Communicate musical intention by composing three original pieces of music
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Music Studies 3.7 - Analyse a substantial music work
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Music Studies 3.8 - Examine the influence of context on a substantial music work
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Music Studies 3.9 - Create two arrangements for an ensemble
Approved subject for University Entrance
Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 32
Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.
Disclaimer
Course selection does not guarantee a course will be available or that you have approval to take a course. Final course confirmation is in January and depends on your final results and in rare cases, staff availability.