Music
Areas for Assessment
Performing
Composing
Listening
Grade A
A student at this grade typically:
- clearly and perceptively communicates an understanding of music as an artform in a comprehensive range of styles, periods and genres and is able to make connections across a range of repertoire.
- confidently engages in a range of sophisticated musical experiences demonstrating a perceptive understanding of the concepts of music within a broad range of repertoire.
- confidently performs a range of repertoire as a solo performer, and/or takes prominent roles within group performances.
- explores, improvises, and constructs coherent and stylistic musical works.
- explores the capabilities of a range of instruments and understands how musical concepts can be manipulated for a range of effects.
- confidently notates their own work, choosing notational forms and conventions appropriate to the style, period or genre being explored.
- analyses and critically discusses style and interpretation, demonstrating a clear awareness of the social, cultural and historical contexts of the music studied.
Grade B
A student at this grade typically:
- clearly communicates an understanding of music as an artform in a range of styles, periods and genres and makes connections across a range of repertoire.
- confidently engages in a range of musical experiences, demonstrating understanding of the concepts of music within a range of repertoire.
- performs a range of repertoire as a solo performer, and/or takes prominent roles within group performances.
- explores, improvises, and constructs coherent musical works.
- explores the capabilities of a range of instruments and how musical concepts can be manipulated for a range of effects.
- notates their own work, choosing notational forms and conventions appropriate to the style, period or genre being explored.
- critically discusses style and interpretation, demonstrating an awareness of the social, cultural and historical contexts of the music studied.
Grade C
A student at this grade typically:
- communicates an understanding of music as an artform in a range of styles, periods and genres and makes connections across a range of music.
- engages in a range of musical experiences demonstrating a sound understanding of the concepts of music.
- performs a range of repertoire in solo and group situations.
- explores, improvises, and constructs musical compositions.
- explores the capabilities of some instruments and how musical concepts can be manipulated for various effects.
- notates their own work, demonstrating understanding of notational conventions.
- discusses style and interpretation, demonstrating some awareness of the social, cultural and historical contexts of the music studied.
Grade D
A student at this grade typically:
- demonstrates a basic understanding of music as an artform in a range of styles, periods and genres and with guidance, makes some connections across a range of music.
- engages in a range of musical experiences demonstrating a basic understanding of the concepts of music.
- engages in group music-making and may perform some solo repertoire.
- with support, explores, improvises, and constructs basic musical compositions.
- with guidance, explores the capabilities of some instruments to create effects.
- with support, notates their own work demonstrating some understanding of notational conventions.
- describes aspects of style, demonstrating some awareness of the social, cultural and historical contexts of the music studied.
Grade E
A student at this grade typically:
- demonstrates elementary understanding of music as an artform in a limited range of styles, periods and genres.
- with support, engages in some musical experiences demonstrating an elementary understanding of the concepts of music.
- with assistance, is able to perform a limited range of repertoire and engage in group music-making.
- with support, constructs limited musical compositions.
- with support, explores the capabilities of some instruments.
- with support, uses limited notational forms in their own work.
- describes aspects of style, demonstrating a limited awareness of the social, cultural and historical contexts of the music studied.