Level 3 Music
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Ms D. Joe.
Prerequisites - 12 credits from NCEA Level 2 music or 5 years of instrument/voice lessons or grade 5 theory or equivalent instrument/voice lessons in 2025 on your performance instrument.
You will negotiate an individualised course according to your musical strengths, interests and future pathways. You will specialise in one or more of performance, composition or musicology. You will further develop abilities in collaboration, creativity, analysis, planning and self-directed learning.
Where does it lead? This is a University Entrance approved course. It may lead to Scholarship Music and tertiary study pathways in music, performing arts or other disciplines. Industry pathways in performing (eg. band, orchestra, session musician, teaching, cruise ship musician, music therapist), composing (film music, gaming, advertising, commissions) or musicology (music librarian, researcher, event management, recording engineer, journalist, instrument repairer).
What should I have already done?
The course is designed for students who have achieved well at L2 Music or who have 5 years of formal voice or instrument lessons and/ or Grade 5 theory or equivalent.
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
Total Credits Available: 58 credits.
Externally Assessed Credits: 12 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 46 credits.
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Approved subject for University Entrance
Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 58
Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.
Pathway Tags
Actor, Sound Technician, Entertainer, Musician, Private Teacher/Tutor,
Disclaimer
Courses will only run based on minimum entries
Selecting a course does not guarantee entry into this course
You may apply for an exemption if you do not meet the prerequisite of a course or if the course requires this for entry
Standards offered can be altered at the discretion of the HOD of the Department
Some standards in NCEA courses might be optional depending on student strengths
Course contribution may vary slightly by the start of 2025