20th+&+21st+Century+Art+Music


 * Characteristics of the composers style
 * Where the composer fits into the 20th century timeline
 * Who the composers contemporaries were
 * A comprehensive concept analysis (Pitch, Duration, Structure, Tone Colour, Texture, Dynamics and Expressive Techniques) of **__two works__** by the composer and how their music is representative of the style in which they compose.
 * You must embed the pieces of music that you are analysing into your wiki page for us all to be able to hear

The focus of the task is the listening analysis and you should spend the majority of the time working on the analysis.

You must have a bibliography for any research that you do and this is due on Wednesday the 5th of March 20th & 21st Century Art Music


 * Nigel Westlake Listening Task || Arnold Schoenberg ||
 * Igor Stravinsky || John Cage ||
 * Carl Vine || Aaron Copland ||
 * Philip Glass || Matthew Hindson ||
 * Sarah Hopkins ||  ||

Composition Task - Please upload a recording and a score as a pdf on to 12 Tone Compositions

Year 10 Composition Assessment Task


 * Context **: In this unit of work, students have undertaken a broad survey of the characteristics of the music of the 20th Century. Students experience a variety of listening and score reading examples to determine characteristics of the various periods within this time frame. Performances will be in the form of classroom arrangements and vocal selections from within the topic.

A student:

 * Demonstrates an understanding of the musical concepts through composing as a means of self-expression, musical creation and problem-solving
 * Uses different forms of technology in the composition process.
 * Notates composition using traditional and/or non-traditional notation

Students are to compose a piece of music using the 12 Tone technique as studied in class. This class is to be done during class time using software at school.
 * Description of Activity: **

**1–3 ** ||  **Satisfactory ** **4–7 ** ||  **High ** **8-10 ** ||
 * **A Student: ** || **Progressing **
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Demonstrates ability to present the exploration and development of ideas ||  ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Demonstrates representation of the chosen style ||  ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Able to organise musical ideas into musical structures ||  ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Demonstrates ability to compose a work of musical substance ||  ||   ||   ||


 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Marking Criteria **


 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Composes a work that represents the chosen topic, demonstrating understanding of style, the concepts of music, and the relationships between the concepts
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of score conventions and performance directions appropriate to the chosen topic
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Demonstrates skills in organising ideas into musical structures