3MUSC

Level 3 Music (UE Lit - R)

Option Selection will be opened again in January 2024. Information is currently being updated and may change at any time.

Option Description

Teacher in Charge: Mr S. Holmes.

Students will:

  • Research, analyse a selection of music works from historical, social, and cultural contexts.
  • Develop advanced theoretical skills.
  • Create and represent compositions and musical arrangements, using secure technical and musical skills and technologies.
  • Plan, rehearse, present, and refine performances of music, individually and collaboratively.

Each student will be required to create a course that contains a minimum of 14 credits. This will be in consultation with the class teacher.



Recommended Prior Learning

Level 2 Music or HOD Approval

Pathway

University: BMus; BMus (perf); any BA; Audio Engineering, Event Management

Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

This option is eligible for course endorsement.

This option is approved for University Entrance.

Total Credits Available: 54
Internal Assessed Credits: 46
External Assessed Credits: 8
Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91416 v2
NZQA Info

Making Music 3.1 - Perform two programmes of music as a featured soloist


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 8
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91417 v2
NZQA Info

Making Music 3.2 - Perform a programme of music as a featured soloist on a second instrument


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91418 v2
NZQA Info

Making Music 3.3 - Demonstrate ensemble skills by performing two substantial pieces of music as a member of a group


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91419 v2
NZQA Info

Making Music 3.4 - Communicate musical intention by composing three original pieces of music


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 8
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91421 v3
NZQA Info

Music Studies 3.6 - Demonstrate understanding of harmonic and tonal conventions in a range of music scores


Level: 3
Internal or External: External
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91422 v2
NZQA Info

Music Studies 3.7 - Analyse a substantial music work


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91423 v2
NZQA Info

Music Studies 3.8 - Examine the influence of context on a substantial music work


Level: 3
Internal or External: External
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 4r,4w *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91424 v2
NZQA Info

Music Studies 3.9 - Create two arrangements for an ensemble


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91425 v2
NZQA Info

Music Studies 3.10 - Research a music topic


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 6
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 6r *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91849 v1
NZQA Info

Making Music 3.11 - Compose three original songs that express imaginative thinking


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 8
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 54
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 10
Total Numeracy Credits: 0

Approved subject for University Entrance

Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 54

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.

Disclaimer

NCEA Levels 1, 2 & 3 courses will be made up of a selection of the stated standards. This will happen at the beginning of the year with the assigned teacher.