Overview
This study is framed on exploring the way music is organised to create expressive outcomes. Through understanding compositional techniques and conventions, students develop their own creative ideas, leading to the submission of a folio of composed works.
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- Duration 2 Semesters
- Hours per week Live lessons are 2 periods per week and self-paced is 4-6 hours
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- Department Music
Unit focus areas
Music Composition Unit 3 – Responses to music, organisation and context and creative responses
Music Composition Unit 4 – Responses to music, organisation and context and creative processes
*subject to availability
Pre-requisites
It is recommended students complete Music Units 1 and 2 before undertaking Music Composition Units 3 and 4.
Students require some experience with composing/writing music (no instrumental experience required).
This course is open to Years 10, 11 and 12 students. Music Composition has no performance requirement.
Assessments
For Unit 3 students complete School-Assessed Coursework (20%). For Unit 4 students complete School-Assessed Coursework (10%) and an external-assessment task (50%). An end-of-year external aural and written examination (20%) is also completed (Unit 3 & 4 knowledge).
Enrolments and Assessments
Some important information regarding enrolments and assessments.
Using the Victorian Assessment Software System (VASS), a student is enroled in each of their subjects with both (a) a home school and (b) an assessing school. For more information about enrolments and assessments and what needs to be completed please click the button below to read further information
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