Music 1

2 units for each of Year 11 and HSC

NESA Developed Course

Exclusions: Music 2

What background knowledge do I need to study Music 1?

Music mandatory course (or equivalent)

Why study Music 1?

The curriculum structure of Music 1 is adaptable enough to meet the needs and interests of students with varying degrees of prior formal and informal learning in music. It accommodates the widely differing needs and abilities of students, ranging from the broadly based, to the desire to specialise, by allowing flexibility in the topic choice and areas of study. Students may enter the course from the Mandatory course as well as from the Additional Study course.

Music aims to provide students with learning experiences that will enrich their physical, aesthetic, emotional, intellectual and social development.

Music is important because:

• it is a way of finding personal, cultural or spiritual meaning, and through this, self-esteem

• students develop the ability to interpret and manipulate music from any style or culture

• music assists students to understand social and technological changes

• music can help foster an awareness of culture and various cultural changes

• the arts in general and music in particular, attract international prestige to Australia.

Course description:

In the Year 11 and HSC courses, students will study: the concepts of music through learning experiences in performance, composition, musicology, and aural within the context of a range of styles, periods and genres.

Main topics covered:

Students study three topics in each year of the course. Topics are chosen from a list of 21 which cover a range of styles, periods and genres e.g.:

• An instrument and its repertoire

• Australian music

• Baroque music

• Jazz

• Music and the related arts

• Music for large ensembles

• Music for radio, film, television and multimedia

• Music for small ensembles

• Music of a culture

• Music of the 18th century

• Music of the 19th century

• Music of the 20th and 21st centuries

• Popular music

• Rock music

• Technology and its influence on music

• Theatre music

Particular course requirements:

HSC Course

In addition to core studies in performance, composition, musicology and aural, students select three electives from any combination of performance, composition and musicology. These electives must represent each of the three topics studied in the course.

Students who select Composition electives will be required to compile a portfolio of work as part of the process of preparing a submitted work. The portfolio may be requested by NESA to validate authorship of the submitted work.

HSC examination structure:

The Music 1 examination will be marked out of 110 marks and the mark will be converted to a mark out of 100.

• Core 50 marks o Practical examination – Core performance (20 marks) Maximum performance time: 5 minutes, All candidates will perform one piece on an instrument of their choice (including voice). The piece may be a solo or an ensemble item. o Written examination - 45-60 minutes (30 marks) Composition Core Candidates will respond to a number of music extracts broadly reflecting the range of topics offered for study.

• Electives 60 marks o Performance Elective (20 marks) o Composition Elective (20 marks) o Musicology Elective (20 marks)

How is Music 1 relevant to tertiary studies and career choice?

The most obvious careers in music are as performers, composers, conductors and teachers. There are also any number of occupations in which music is a valuable component:

• Broadcasting in radio and television

• Arts and entertainment management

• Stage management

• Audio technology

• Music journalist or critic

• Music therapist

• Music librarian

• Tuner/technician

• Musical scholar