VCE+MUSIC+UNIT+2

Analysis and Composition
 || ** Topic/Outcome etc  ** || || Music performance  In the performance of music, students develop their skills on a main instrument or voice. They research and apply in performance relevant knowledge of performing, the rich heritage of music, theory of music and sociocultural influences on the music studied. Students experiment with interpretation and strike an appropriate balance, considering historical performance conventions, contemporary performance conventions and personal interpretation as they perform a wide range of styles and characters in music. || [|Study Summery] || || Unit 2 – Outcome 2 Research and explore:  1. The background of the composer or the performer, including:  a. Music education,  b. music style,  c. contextual (musical) aspects and/or geographical influences relevant to performance of selected works  2. Study the music, choose a section or the whole piece to find out:  a. Form of the work,  b. Compositional devices, such as sequence, tonality, modulations, chord organizations, rhythmic patterns, instrumentation.  c. Characteristic patterns in selected work in performance context that are expressive or have meaning such as dynamic changes, articulation, tempo setting.  3. Research the typical music style of a certain period as the selected music work; reveal the characters of the style generally.  4. Characteristics of composer’s or the performer’s individual musical style represented in the work.  5. Reveal roles of instruments in the work, explain how instruments are combined together to produce stylistic features of the work, which also shows the intension of composer. || [|MARK sheet] || || Strategy for assessment || ||   ||
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 *  Music Performance develops intellectual, aesthetic and cultural understanding of the value and importance of music in solo and group settings. As soloists and members of groups, students develop skills in preparing programs of works. They learn about and apply musicianship as they create music and interpret and analyse solo and ensemble works in a range of styles.
 * Choose two pieces of music in contrast styles that you will be performing for Outcome 1.
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