Achievement Standard Music 91095:
Demonstrate knowledge of two music works from contrasting contexts

Resource reference: Music 1.6B v2
Resource title: Two Contrasting Music Works
Credits: 6

Achievement -
Demonstrate knowledge of two music works from contrasting contexts.
Achievement with Merit - Demonstrate breadth of knowledge of two music works from contrasting contexts.
Achievement with Excellence - Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of two music works from contrasting contexts.


Student instructions:

Introduction
This assessment activity requires you to demonstrate your knowledge of two musical works by identifying and describing:
·      the musical elements and features of the works
·      the contexts in which the two works were composed or performed.

Task
Music Work 1 – Musical Elements and Features
Listen to the work and write down any information about the musical elements and features (including compositional devices such as motifs, riffs, repetition, and sequence) that you consider important, significant, or interesting and that help describe what is occurring in the music.
Use the grid provided in the resources to do this or create your own grid using the same headings.
Give as much detail as you can and make links between the music elements and features and the effect they have on the music. Use references to the musical score to back up your responses. You should include at least five elements or features and at least one compositional device.

Music Work 2 – Musical Elements and Features
Listen to the work. Choose three musical elements that you think are the most prominent and/or interesting from the work and rank them in order of importance. Name each element and explain why you have chosen the element for this work.
Give as much detail as you can and make links between the music elements and features and the effect they have on the music, giving examples from the music work studied.

Musical elements may include:
·      melody/contour
·      rhythm
·      harmony
·      tonality
·      texture
·      timbre/tone colour
·      tempo
·      dynamics
·      form.

Choose at least one performance practice that you think is the most effective in the work. Name the performance practice(s) and explain why you have chosen them for this work, giving specific reference to the music where possible.
Performance practices may include:
·      improvisation
·      articulation (such as accents, slurring, and staccato)
·      ornaments (such as trills, turns, appoggiaturas, and acciaccaturas)
·      instrumental techniques (such as bowing, mutes, pizzicato, and flutter tonguing)
·      call and response
·      realisation of chord indications.

Music Works 1 and 2 – Context
This activity requires you to present information about the context of the music work.  Your presentation should explain why the composer is a significant figure in music. You should also include information about the work, such as:
·      who commissioned it
·      its style and genre
·      its historical importance
·      influences on its style and composition
·      its purpose and/or function
·      a synopsis (if relevant)
·      where you might hear it performed today.

You should also give your opinion of the work. Keep a record of all the resources you use, as you will need to hand in a bibliography at the end of your presentation.
Choose one method of presentation for each music work from the list below.

Presentation method (choose one for each work)
Instructions
Pre-performance talk:
Imagine that you have been asked to give a pre-performance talk for a local performance of the work. Use the resources provided and your own research to prepare a talk about the context in which this work was composed or performed. You may use written notes or cue cards.

Digital presentation:
Use the resources provided and your own research to create a digital presentation for the class about the context in which this work was composed or performed.

Review:
Imagine that you have attended a performance of the work. Use the resources provided and your own research to write a review including information about the context in which this work was composed or performed that would be suitable for the local newspaper.

Marae speech:
Imagine that you are on a marae and a member of your whānau has asked you to explain about the background to the work. Use the resources provided and your own research to prepare and give a speech about the context in which this work was composed or performed. You may use written notes or cue cards.

Radio programme:
Imagine that you have been asked to prepare and record a radio programme about the composer and their work. Use the resources provided and your own research to create an audio recording in which you can include audio excerpts of the work.

Resources
Musical Elements and Features – Music Work 1
Elements and features                        Description                             Score references
Melody/pitch range
Rhythm
Harmony/tonality
Timbre/tone colour
Texture
Tempo
Dynamics
Form
Special features

(Name and define these)
Name compositional devices used in this work, define and outine the effect of each device, and state where in the score it occurs.
Compositional device                        Definition and effect                Score references