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:

• Australian music • Music of a culture • Music 1900 to1945 • Music 1954 to music 25 years ago • Medieval Music • Renaissance Music

Topics include:

• Art Music • One other area within the topic from: o Popular music o Music in radio, film, television and multimedia o Jazz o Music for theatre

Additional Topics include:

• Music of a culture • Medieval music • Renaissance music • Baroque music • Classical music • Nineteenth century music • Music 1900 to1945 • Music 1945 to music 25 years ago

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 NESA to validate authorship of the submitted work and the portfolio makes up the entire internal assessment.

All students will be required to develop a composition portfolio for the core composition.

HSC examination structure:

• Core o Performance Core o Composition Core o Musicology Core o Aural Skills Core

• Elective (students choose one elective) o Performance Elective o Composition Elective o Musicology Elective 70 marks

30 marks

How is Music 2 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