Level 3 Music
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Ms M. Brownlie.
PURPOSE: This course is designed for those students wishing to make an in-depth study of Music and potentially continue through to a tertiary level.
COURSE OUTLINE: This course will be individually tailored to students’ strengths and interests. The aspects covered in the course include Performance (solo, group, second instrument), Composition, Arrangement, Music Studies (research) and Score Reading (theory). Students will select, in consultation with the HOL, a course of 14-24 credits. Students may opt to do two lines of music through which they can attempt more credits.
This is a mixed level class. Students will focus on the standards specific to their year level, but will have the opportunity to extend themselves by working with students from other year levels.
ASSESSMENT INFORMATION:
Students will not complete all of the standards below, but rather will choose standards to create their own course of 14-24 credits.
UE COURSE
Recommended Prior Learning
• At least four years of prior tuition on an instrument or voice (or be at the equivalent level of competency) and at least 10 credits in Level Two Music. Entry by audition can be negotiated with HOL Performing Arts.
• Students must have access to their own instrument for this course.
• Students need to be prepared to consistently attend music tuition either through the itinerant music scheme or through a private tutor.
• Students must be prepared to participate in a co-curricular musical activity.
Contributions and Equipment/Stationery (Approximate)
To be advised
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
Total Credits Available: 38 credits.
Externally Assessed Credits: 4 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 34 credits.
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Approved subject for University Entrance
Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 38
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.