Westlake Girls’ High School

Level 3 Music

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Mrs F. Wilson, 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.

In the third year of NCEA Music, students choose to specialise in either Performance or Composition. Some standards are compulsory and some are optional, and in consultation with the teacher, each student will devise their own individualised programme of learning depending on their specialisation.

From Level 1 and 2, score reading and music analysis is extended through learning harmonic and tonal procedures, required for further tertiary study. Scholarship in Music is encouraged with students opting to specialise in Performance, Composition or Research.

Students who have not taken Music as a subject previously or who are newly enrolled, will require approval from the Head of Department in the form of an audition.

The standards offered in this course may be altered at the discretion of the Head of Department.

Standards are assigned to students depending on their strengths and capabilities in consultation with the class teacher.

Departments:

Music

Assessment Information

In addition to the compulsory standards, students can select their individualised programmes from the following:

Performance Standards:

AS91416: Perform two programmes of music as a featured soloist. (8 Credits)
AS91418: Demonstrate ensemble skills by performing two substantial pieces of music as a member of a group. (4 Credits)
AS91417: Perform a programme of music as a featured soloist on a second instrument. (4 Credits)

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

Composition Standards:

AS91419: Communicate musical intention by composing three original pieces of music. (8 Credits)
AS91424: Create two arrangements for an ensemble. (4 Credits)

Level 3 Music

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