VCE Units 3 & 4 – Music Inquiry
VCE Units 3 & 4 – Music Inquiry
Overview
This study is designed for students with developed interest in music, combining a variety of skills such as producing, composing/arranging, performing and investigation. Students then develop and present their folio on a chosen interest and present it for external assessment.
Unit 3 – Influence in Music
Students explore, through a selected topic, the scope of influence a genre, artist or composer has had within music. Students perform and arrange music based on their research and develop analysis skills to respond to a wide variety of music.
Areas of Study
- Music making – Students focus on performing and arranging/composing music connected with a style/genre and/or creator. They can explain how their work relates to chosen style or creator.
- Analysing for music making – Students study specific musical works, analysing musical elements and compositional devices, explaining how one artist has had an influence on another.
- Responding – Students develop their understanding of the elements of music, concepts, and compositional devices. This is done through research of a wide variety of music.
Unit 4 - Project
Students take their research in Unit 3 and use it to design a folio based around a style/genre, artist, or creator. They explore influences and musical ideas through performance and arranging/composing.
Areas of Study
- Music making – Students focus on performing and arranging/composing music connected with their Area of Investigation and explain their works’ influences.
- Analysing for music making – Students select an Area of Investigation for their folio, analysing works through musical elements and compositional devices related to their chosen area.
- Responding – Students continue to develop their understanding of the elements of music, concepts and compositional devices.
Forms of Assessment
Performances, Research presentation, Composition/Arrangement, Analysis test. This subject culminates in a folio of musical work/research that is externally assessed and is worth 50% of the study score.
Prerequisites and Corequisites
It is an advantage to have completed Units 1 & 2 Music.