NCEA Level 3 Music
Course Description
In this course, we will build on skills gained in Level 2 Music in performance, creative work, and musical research.
The Level 3 course will differentiate to meet the needs and skills of each student individually.
Students can bring up to two areas together i.e. performance and composition, OR, composition and research, OR, research and performance.
Performance students will prepare a repertoire for solo and group performances which will take place in front of an audience.
Students focusing on composition or songwriting will prepare a portfolio of original and imaginative work using genre-appropriate musical conventions to capture and represent substantial creative ideas.
Students focusing on musicology will explore in-depth, contextual and analytical concepts about one substantial piece of music to complete one internal and one external standard.
Note: each student will have a personalised course that could contain extra standards not mentioned below.
Recommended Prior Learning
Students must have taken Level 2 Music and gained at least 12 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.
Course Costs
This Course Contribution covers the cost of Individual Software Licensing.
Description | Type | Value |
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Course Contribution | Contribution | $20.00 |
$20.00 |
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
External
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Making Music 3.1 - Perform two programmes of music as a featured soloist
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Making Music 3.3 - Demonstrate ensemble skills by performing two substantial pieces of music as a member of a group
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Making Music 3.4 - Communicate musical intention by composing three original pieces of music
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Music Studies 3.7 - Analyse a substantial music work
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Music Studies 3.8 - Examine the influence of context on a substantial music work
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Music Studies 3.10 - Research a music topic
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Making Music 3.11 - Compose three original songs that express imaginative thinking
Approved subject for University Entrance
Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 42
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.
Pathway Tags
Actor, Sound Technician, Dancer, Entertainer, Musician, Private Teacher/Tutor,
Disclaimer
Course availability is dependent on numbers and staffing, and course entry cannot be confirmed until the beginning of the 2025 school year.