Music fosters creative and expressive communication. It allows students to develop musicianship through making (composition and performance) and responding (musicology).
Through composition, performance and musicology, students use and apply music elements and concepts. They apply their knowledge and understanding to convey meaning and/or emotion to an audience.
Students use essential literacy skills to engage in a multimodal world. They demonstrate practical music skills, and analyse and evaluate music in a variety of contexts, styles and genres.
A course of study in Music can establish a basis for further education and employment in the fields of arts administration, communication, education, creative industries, public relations and science and technology.
By the conclusion of the course of study, students will:
Through inquiry learning, the following is explored:
Formative Internal Assessment 1: Performance
20
Formative Internal Assessment 2: Composition
20
Through inquiry learning, the following is explored:
Formative Internal Assessment 3: Integrated Project
35
Formative Internal Assessment 4: Examination
25
Through inquiry learning, the following is explored:
Summative Internal Assessment 1: Performance
25
Summative Internal Assessment 2: Combination
25
Through inquiry learning, the following is explored:
Summative Internal Assessment 3: Integrated Project
35
Summative External Assessment: Examination
25
Dr Cade Bonar
cbonar@mfac.edu.au
