LEVEL: Stage 2
SACE Credits: 20 credits
LENGTH: Full Year – includes free instrumental tuition
Content:
Music Explorations emphasises learning through exploring and experimenting with music. Through exploration of musical styles and influences, the elements of music, and how music is made, students process and synthesise the key learning that has taken place.
Students develop musical literacy and engage critically and creatively with music through responding to their own and others’ works. This subject is flexible in its design, allowing individual and collaborative exploration options in performing, composing, arranging and exploring music technology.
Through practical application of their understanding of musical elements, students learn to analyse and deconstruct music, manipulate sound and create musical works that express their ideas and emotions.
Music provides opportunities for the development of students’ creativity, critical thinking, persistence, resilience, self-discipline, identity, connection and confidence. This is achieved through musical experiences that encourage collaboration and creative problem-solving, the acquisition of instrumental skills, knowledge and understanding, and the development of aesthetic awareness.
Music provides authentic experiences for students to practise and demonstrate the Unley High School values of respect, excellence, diversity and community.
Assessment:
Students provide evidence of their learning through three assessments:
- School Based Assessments
Assessment Type 1: Musical Literacy (30%)
Assessment Type 2: Explorations (40%) - External Assessment
Assessment Type 3: Creative Connections (30%)
Students’ performance will be determined according to the subject’s Performance Standards, as outlined by the SACE Board. Grades A+ to E- will be used for reporting purposes.
Special Requirements:
See Attached: Music Information (2025)
This subject can be taken in conjunction with Stage 2 Music Performance – Solo and/or Stage 2 Music Performance – Ensemble