Year 13 Music
Subject Description
Teacher in Charge: Mr T. Atkinson.
This course gives students the chance to specialise in the areas of interest they have in music.
Students can choose from a range of options to work toward over the course of the year including:
Performance (solo and group)
Composition & songwriting
Arrangement
Research
Please click HERE to see examples of previous classes' work!
Subject Overview
Term 1
Performance
Songwriting
Composition
Arranging
Research
Term 2
Performance
Songwriting
Composition
Arranging
Research
Term 3
Performance
Songwriting
Composition
Arranging
Research
Term 4
Performance
Songwriting
Composition
Arranging
Research
Recommended Prior Learning
Year 12 Music or involvement in co-curricular music at St Mary's College.
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
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 3.6 - Demonstrate understanding of harmonic and tonal conventions in a range of music scores
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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
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Music Studies 3.10 - Research a music topic
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Making Music 3.11 - Compose three original songs that express imaginative thinking
Approved subject for University Entrance
Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 46
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.
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Disclaimer
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