20th+&+21st+Century+Art+Music+2015

Year 10 Musicology/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:
q demonstrates an understanding of musical concepts through the analysis, comparison, and critical discussion of music from different stylistic, social, cultural and historical contexts q demonstrates an understanding of musical concepts through aural identification, discrimination, memorisation and notation in the music selected for study q demonstrates an understanding of musical literacy through the appropriate application of notation, terminology, and the interpretation and analysis of scores used in the music selected for study q demonstrates an understanding of the musical concepts through improvising, arranging and composing in the styles or genres of music selected for study q notates own compositions, applying forms of notation appropriate to the music selected for study q uses different forms of technology in the composition process

a) Students to research in groups the music of a 20th or 21st century Art music composer. Through the course of the research, students should investigate the characteristics of the music of their composer and find recorded or scored examples to support their findings. On completion of research each group is to present their case to the class. Each group shall also submit a point form summary of their findings on a Wiki page listed below b) Students are to compose a piece of music representative of the Serial Technique as studied in class. Composition is to be fully notated and should between 12-16 bars.
 * Description of Activity** :

** 1–4 ** ||  ** Satisfactory ** ** 5-7 ** ||  ** High ** ** 8-10 ** ||
 * ** A Student: ** || ** Progressing **
 * Demonstrates musicological Focus ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Demonstrates aural awareness and understanding of the musical concepts and their relationship to the chosen topic ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Supports the discussion with musical examples ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Demonstrates understanding of the Serial Technique and is able to apply it ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Demonstrates knowledge of scoring conventions and performance directions ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Organisation of musical ideas into musical structures ||  ||   ||   ||


 * __Task__**

a) Students will be asked to research and present to the class the music of a 20th or 21st Century Art music composer. This is not to be simply a biography of the composer but rather an analysis of the music concepts and characteristics of that composer. Students will be given a composer to research and they will analyse the types of music they have written.

Each group should include in their presentation recorded examples of the composers’ music and an outline of the information they will be presenting. The information on the summary page will form the basis of study notes for the rest of the class. The presentation should not exceed 10 minutes

b) Students are to complete a composition that is reflective of the Serial Technique (or Tone Row) as studied in class. Students need to give consideration to all aspects of the composition including performance directions and standard (or otherwise) aspects of notation. Each composition needs to show musical development. Compositions need to be fully notated and an electronic copy or recording must be submitted with the printed copy. Compositions are to be completed on Sibelius and an audio copy of the composition as well as a copy of the score are to be placed on the appropriate wiki page for marking.

Nigel Westlake - Josh, Phoebe, Holly, Flynn Igor Stravinsky - Tahlia, Joey, Finn Campbell R John Cage - Damon, Campbell G, Kian, Belle Arnold Schoenberg - Andrew, Jasmine, Kurt Phillip Glass - Gawain, Mackenzie, Cassidy Sarah Hopkins - James, Doug, Jess Ross Edwards - Abby, Kendall, Jayden, Jarrahd

12 Tone Compositions 2015