Stage 2 Music Explorations

SACE CREDITS: 20 credits

KEY CONTACT: Suriya Down

RECOMMENDED BACKGROUND:
Completion of Stage 1 Music, and any one of the performance components of Stage 1 Music (10 credits) or by audition/interview with Senior Leader – Director of Music and The Arts. This is a flexible and student-driven course that encourages creative experimentation and exploration within music performance and/or creation, students analysis music across various musical styles, techniques, and interests.

COURSE CONTENT:
Stage 2 Music Explorations consists of the following 3 strands: Understanding Music, Creating Music and Responding to Music.

The strands in Music Explorations are connected by the themes of exploration and experimentation. Students explore and experiment with musical styles, influences, techniques, and/or music production, as they develop their understanding of music. They develop and apply their musical understanding as they explore how others create, present, and/or produce music, and experiment with their own creations. Contexts for study may include aspects of the music industry, such as recording studios, performance, or instrument skill development. Students respond to and discuss their own’ works and synthesize their findings to make connections between the music they study and their own creative works.

This is a very diverse course, which has many different opportunities for students to continue with their music in stage 2, focusing on what they want to learn. Students have the opportunity to create their own assessment tasks in Assessment Types 2 and 3 focusing on their interests in music, whether it be arranging, composing, performing, or a topic based on the music industry.

This course can be taken in conjunction with Stage 2 Music Performance: Ensemble or Stage 2 Music Performance: Solo.

ASSESSMENT:
Students will be assessed against the SACE Stage 2 Music Explorations standards. Students will provide evidence of their learning through three assessments:

Assessment types
1. Music literacy
2. Explorations
3. External – creative connections

SUBJECT COSTS:
There is no cost for this subject, however students require an instrument. Students who do not have an instrument will need to hire one. Please note that the school has a range of instruments (other than percussion) available for hire at $50 per term.

More detailed information can be found in the APHS Music Program.