ATAR: Yes
Category: A
Course No: 15300
2 units for each of Preliminary and HSC Board Developed Course
Exclusions: Music 1
Course Description
In the Preliminary and HSC courses, students will study the concepts of music through the learning experiences of performance, composition, musicology and aural within the context of a range of styles, periods and genres.
Main Topics Covered
Students study one Mandatory Topic covering a range of content and one Additional Topic in each year of the course.
In the Preliminary course, the Mandatory Topic is Music 1600 – 1900.
In the HSC course, the Mandatory Topic is Music of the Last 25 Years (Australian focus).
Particular Course Requirements
In addition to core studies in performance, composition, musicology and aural, students nominate one elective study in Performance, Composition or Musicology. Students selecting Composition or Musicology 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 the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) to validate authorship of the submitted work.
All students will be required to develop a composition portfolio for the core composition