02MUS

NCEA Level 2 Music

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Melissa Tsoi.


In this course we will build on skills gained in Level 1 music as the requirement for performance at Level 2 requires ‘substantial’ repertoire for solo and group performances. 

All performances will take place before an audience. 

We will compose our own original pieces and songs using genre-appropriate musical conventions to capture and represent our substantial ideas. 

We will explore in-depth, contextual and analytical concepts about two substantial pieces of music.

Recommended Prior Learning

Students should have taken Level 1 Music and gained at least 14 credits. You must be actively learning an instrument or having voice lessons, either through itinerant music lessons at school, or in regular private music lessons. 

The expectation is that you will attend at least one instrumental or vocal lesson, in school time, once a week.

Note: each student will have a personalised course that could contain extra standards not mentioned below.

Course Costs

This Course Contribution covers the cost of Individual Software Licensing.

Description Type Value
Course Contribution Contribution $20.00
$20.00

Pathway

Assessment Information

All internal assessments must be completed by the end of Term 3.

Credit Information

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

Total Credits Available: 30
Internal Assessed Credits: 20
External Assessed Credits: 10
Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91270 v2
NZQA Info

Making Music 2.1 - Perform two substantial pieces of music as a featured soloist


Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 6
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91271 v2
NZQA Info

Making Music 2.4 - Compose two substantial pieces of music


Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 6
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91272 v2
NZQA Info

Making Music 2.3 - Demonstrate ensemble skills by performing a substantial piece of music as a member of a group


Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91276 v3
NZQA Info

Music Studies 2.6 - Demonstrate knowledge of conventions in a range of music scores


Level: 2
Internal or External: External
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91277 v3
NZQA Info

Music Studies 2.7 - Demonstrate understanding of two substantial and contrasting music works


Level: 2
Internal or External: External
Credits: 6
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 6w
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91278 v2
NZQA Info

Music Studies 2.9 - Investigate an aspect of New Zealand music


Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 30
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 6
Total Numeracy Credits: 0

Disclaimer

Course availability is dependent on numbers and staffing, and course entry cannot be confirmed until the beginning of the 2025 school year.