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Students are assigned a composition task for their HSC Music 1 course. They must compose between 32-80 bars of music to accompany a scene from a movie, TV show, or other multimedia. They must choose 3-6 relevant instruments and an appropriate structure. Students must submit sheet music, a portfolio with at least 3 entries documenting the compositional process, answers to an aural question about their composition, and an mp3 recording. They will be assessed on their stylistic understanding, use of musical concepts, score notation skills, and ability to analyze their own composition aurally. The task is worth 30 marks and assesses several course outcomes related to composition, aural skills, and musical analysis.

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Assessment Task Notification

Students are assigned a composition task for their HSC Music 1 course. They must compose between 32-80 bars of music to accompany a scene from a movie, TV show, or other multimedia. They must choose 3-6 relevant instruments and an appropriate structure. Students must submit sheet music, a portfolio with at least 3 entries documenting the compositional process, answers to an aural question about their composition, and an mp3 recording. They will be assessed on their stylistic understanding, use of musical concepts, score notation skills, and ability to analyze their own composition aurally. The task is worth 30 marks and assesses several course outcomes related to composition, aural skills, and musical analysis.

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Assessment Task Notification

YEAR 12 HSC
Core Composition + Aural Analysis
Course: HSC Music 1 Marks: 30
Topic: Music for Radio, film, television and multimedia Course Weighing: 10%-
Composition
5%- Aural
Due Date: Wednesday 5th of June 2020 Course Component: Core
Composition
Task Description Outcomes to be Assessed:
Students will be asked to compose a short piece for a scene from a H3 improvises and composes
movie/tv show. Students are able to choose their own short scene music using the range of
and provide what time stamps they have composed for. Otherwise concepts for familiar sound
students are able to choose from the scenes provided by the sources reflecting the cultural
teacher. Students will be asked to compose a minimum of 32 bars and historical contexts studied
and will not compose any longer then 80 bars. Students will also
need to provide documentation in a journal form (minimum 3 H4 articulates an aural
entries) to show the compositional progress. This portfolio will understanding of musical
need to include the date and a small section of thoughts, opinions concepts and their
and specific detail of how the compositional process came about. relationships in a wide variety
Students will also have to write an aural response to their of musical styles
composition relation to how the concepts of music have created H5 critically evaluates and
interest in the song. discusses performances and
compositions
H6 critically evaluates and
Checklist
discusses the use of the
 Choose a scene, this will be the basis for your composition concepts of music in works
representative of the topics
 Start and include many entries in portfolio studied and through wide
 Choose 3-6 instruments relevant to your scene and the listening
emotion you would like to portray. H7 understands the
capabilities of performing
 Choose a structure (eg. AB, ABA, ABCBA, ABCD)
media, incorporates
 Compose 32- 80 bars (Include a melody line, harmonic technologies into composition
line and a bass line, remember not all instruments have to and performance as
always play at the same time) appropriate to the topics
studied
 Include dynamic markings/ articulation
H10 demonstrates a
 Write response to aural question. willingness to participate in
performance, composition,
musicology and aural
When submitting students will provide a hardcopy pdf of the sheet activities
music, at least 3 entries for the portfolio, the answer to the aural
question and an mp3 file. Those students who have chosen their
own original scene will also be asked to provide this and others
will mention what scene they have chosen from the provided list.
Candidates will be assessed on how well they demonstrate: Resources:
- Stylistic understanding Notation Software- musescore
- Understanding of musical concepts in their composition Blank paper
- Knowledge of score conventions and performance Question Scaffold
directions
- Understanding of musical concepts when analysing their
compositions.

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