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Learning Outcomes & Indicators

At Level 4 the student is able to:

Arts practice – ideas, skills, techniques and processes

4.1 ARMU0401

Demonstrate the ability to experiment with ideas in making and presenting music. This is evident when the student is able to: explore ways of communicating ideas about their environment using a range of compositional processes use knowledge of music from different times and places in clearly developing own music ideas perform a repertoire of songs and instrumental pieces present works individually and in groups to a variety of audiences.

4.2 ARMU0402

Demonstrate skill in manipulating music elements. This is evident when the student is able to: select and combine music elements to compose and improvise works that clearly express ideas create and interpret scores that use conventional and unconventional notation experiment with the expressive qualities of sound to develop music ideas.

Responding to the arts – criticism, aesthetics and contexts

4.3 ARMU0403

Describe personal observations about the characteristics of music works. This is evident when the student is able to: evaluate the effectiveness of own compositions describe performances of own compositions and interpretations of the works of others use appropriate music terminology in describing characteristics of music works.

4.4 ARMU0404

Distinguish features of music that locate it in a particular time, place or culture. This is evident when the student is able to: identify the features of musical works from specific times, places or cultures compare the ways in which music is made for specific purposes in particular times, places or cultures identify social and cultural influences on own works.