Music

Assessment

Year 12 – Performance Pathway 386 Practical Musicianship: This unit aims to enhance the learner’s aural perception skills in music (listening, internalising and reproducing) and develop their capacity to apply these skills in a range of contexts, relevant to the individual. 365 Auditioning for Music: This unit aims to develop the skills to participate effectively in the audition process — learners will develop the techniques, forms and accepted procedures of auditioning, together with the development of analytical and strategic thinking skills. 353 Music Event Management: This unit looks to develop event management skills and can be applied to any kind of event or tour. By evaluating the process involved in staging a musical event and applying the required skills to an area of their own interest, learners will develop strategies for event management and promotion in a variety of areas. Year 13 349 Planning for a Career in the Music Industry: The aim of this unit is to familiarise learners with the processes associated with effective career planning and to align/link their career aims with their study for this qualification, defining the ways in which the learner engages with their learning. For any music professional, the ability to manage a career through careful planning, combined with a thorough knowledge of the professional landscape and the opportunities available within it, will substantially increase the potential for the prepared person to have a range of robust career options available to them. 387E Rehearsal Skills and Live Music Performance: This unit showcases the learner’s live performance skills and their capacity to take ownership of the entire performance process, including planning, rehearsals, performance and evaluation.