Music 2 Two units for each of Year 11 and HSC NESA Developed Course Exclusions: Music 1
What background knowledge do I need to study Music 2? Music Elective Study course (or equivalent).
Why study Music 2? The aim of Music 2 is to provide students with the opportunity to build on their musical knowledge and skills, and to emerge as musically sensitive and critical individuals with the capacity and desire for music to play a significant and continually developing role in their lives.
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. Students study one Mandatory Topic covering a range of content and one Additional Topic in each year of the course. In the Year 11 course the Mandatory Topic is Music 1600 to 1900. Three periods of music, including at least one genre from each period to be studied (baroque, classical and 19th century music). • • • • • • • •
Concerto grosso Solo concerto Song Symphony Vocal/choral music Orchestral music Solo repertoire Chamber music
Additional Topics include: • • • • • •
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Australian music Music of a culture Music 1900 to1945 Music 1954 to music 25 years ago Medieval Music Renaissance Music
Subject Choice for the Higher School Certificate
