Napier Girls’ High School Napier Girls’ High School

Year 13 Music (MUO)

13MUO
Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Mrs S. Purdy.

Recommended Prior Learning

WHAT SHOULD I HAVE ALREADY DONE?

Level 2 Music or performance music background


Year 13 Music

WHAT WILL I LEARN?

This will depend on the course chosen from two strands: Making Music & Music Studies

Students have the opportunity to develop skills in performance, composition, arrangement of music, score reading and harmony, musicology and research.


HOW IS THE COURSE ASSESSED?

Across the two strands of music - Making Music and Music Studies there are 10 Achievement Standards

7 Internally assessed standards and 3 externally assessed standards. Students will select a range of these.


There are four course options available:

1. Music Performance Course – This course involves 3.1, 3.8, 3.7, 3.3

2. Music Composition – This course involves 3.4, 3.8, 3.7, 3.9 or 3.11

3. Musicology – This course involves 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.10

4. Contemporary Music – This course involves 3.1, 3.3, 3.8, 3.11

These are basic course outlines from which courses will be developed to reflect students’ skills.


WHO COULD TELL ME MORE?

Mrs Purdy


Learning Areas:

Arts



Contributions and Equipment/Stationery

WHAT ARE THE COURSE COSTS?
N/A