Westlake Girls’ High School

Level 1 Music Contemporary

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Miss R. Carson.

Recommended Prior Learning

Subject	Level	Recommendations
9 Music Academy	9	Entry at HoD discretion. Students are required to apply and meet the course requirements. Proficiency in a musical instrument is a requirement for this course.
9 Music Core	9	Open entry.
10 Music	10	Year 9 Music Academy, Year 9 Music Core or at the discretion of the HoD.
Level 1 Music	1	Year 10 Music or at the discretion of the HoD.
Level 1 Music Contemporary	1	Year 10 Music or at the discretion of the HoD.
Level 2 Music	2	Level 1 Music or at the discretion of the HoD.
Level 2 Music Contemporary	2	Level 1 Music, Level 1 Music Contemporary or at the discretion of the HoD.
Level 3 Music	3	Level 2 Music or at the discretion of the HoD.
Level 3 Music Contemporary	3	Level 2 Music, Level 2 Music Contemporary or at the discretion of the HoD.

This course offers Level 1 Music standards of the new NCEA curriculum which Westlake piloted in 2023.

Students will learn and develop their musicianship through four strands of the new curriculum - performing music, creating original music through notated compositions, demonstrating understanding of music concepts and music contexts. Students will be nationally assessed on two standards - performance and composition. In addition, students will have the option of developing competency in utilizing sound technology through additional standards.

A requirement of this course is that students are learning an instrument through either the itinerant music programme, or with a private teacher, and are contributing to the co-curricular music programme of the school.

Departments:

Music

Assessment Information

Students must be learning an instrument through either the itinerant music programme, or with a private teacher.

Level 1 Music Contemporary

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