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Music Studies Stage 2
Subject outline

Version 4.0 - For teaching in 2024.
Accredited in June 2017 for teaching at Stage 2 from 2019.

Stage 2 | Subject outline | Capabilities | Intercultural understanding

Intercultural understanding

In this subject students extend and apply their intercultural understanding capability by, for example:

  • understanding and appreciating that all music is a form of cultural expression
  • exploring, analysing, and interpreting genres, styles, and influences in music across times, locations, and cultures
  • exploring, discussing, and evaluating how music from different cultures influences their own creations
  • understanding and discussing the function of music in social and cultural contexts
  • identifying and analysing intercultural influences in music
  • interpreting and applying a variety of notations from different cultures and traditions.