Music Level 2

This course is a continuation from Level 1 Music. You will further develop your performance and composition skills. This course is flexible with two compulsory standards and five optional standards to choose from. 

Compulsory standards: 

• Perform two substantial pieces of music as a featured soloist
• Compose two substantial pieces of music

Optional standards (students must choose two or three):

• Devise an instrumentation for an ensemble
• Perform a substantial piece of music as a featured soloist on a second instrument.
• Demonstrate ensemble skills by performing a substantial piece of music as a member of a group  
• Investigate an aspect of New Zealand music.
• Demonstrate knowledge of conventions in a range of music scores. (External)

Within each standard there is flexibility and student choice. You can select your own pieces for performance and instrumentation tasks and choose what aspect of NZ music you would like to learn about. You also have choice in how you compose your music e.g. through traditional notation, using a DAW such as GarageBand or songwriting with lyrics and chords. Students can create their own songs in groups or as an individual which can count towards both the composition and performance standards.