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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 | Evidence of learning

Evidence of learning

All Stage 2 subjects have a school assessment component and an external assessment component.

The following assessment types enable students to demonstrate their learning in Stage 2 Music Studies:

School assessment (70%)

  • Assessment Type 1: Creative Works (40%)
  • Assessment Type 2: Musical Literacy (30%).

External assessment (30%)

  • Assessment Type 3: Examination (30%).

Students provide evidence of their learning through five assessments, including the external assessment component. Students complete:

  • one portfolio of creative works
  • three musical literacy tasks
  • one examination.