03MUS

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
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.

Total Credits Available: 42
Internal Assessed Credits: 0
External Assessed Credits: 42
Optional Credits Available: 0
Optional Internal Assessed Credits: 0
Optional External Assessed Credits: 0
Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91416 v2
NZQA Info

Making Music 3.1 - Perform two programmes of music as a featured soloist


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 8
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91418 v2
NZQA Info

Making Music 3.3 - Demonstrate ensemble skills by performing two substantial pieces of music as a member of a group


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91419 v2
NZQA Info

Making Music 3.4 - Communicate musical intention by composing three original pieces of music


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 8
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91422 v2
NZQA Info

Music Studies 3.7 - Analyse a substantial music work


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91423 v2
NZQA Info

Music Studies 3.8 - Examine the influence of context on a substantial music work


Level: 3
Internal or External: External
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 4r,4w *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91425 v2
NZQA Info

Music Studies 3.10 - Research a music topic


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 6
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 6r *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91849 v1
NZQA Info

Making Music 3.11 - Compose three original songs that express imaginative thinking


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 8
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 42
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 10
Total Numeracy Credits: 0

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.

Disclaimer

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