The operational requirements are:

• Students who complete units of study from both Music and Specialised Music may form a Studies of Music Minor, Major, Major Minor, or Double Major.
• Mapping of VET Competencies will be needed when combining units from the two Music courses to ensure Training Package requirements are met and that the CUA20620 Certificate II in Music qualification or Statement of Attainment can be achieved.
• One Independent Study unit may be included in this course. An Independent study unit can be proposed by an individual student for their own study and negotiated with their teacher. An Independent study unit requires the principal’s written approval. The program of learning for an Independent study unit must meet all the content descriptions as appears in the course. Independent study units are only available to individual students in Year 12. Pre-requisites for an Independent study unit are that students have completed at least THREE standard 1.0 units from Music or Specialised Music.
• There are no VET competencies attached to Independent Study units. VET competencies may be assessed where relevant to the focus of the unit. The competencies selected will need to align with the requirements of the Creative Arts and Culture Training Package Training Package (CUA) and to the competencies already completed during the course if students are to achieve the CUA20620 Certificate II in Music qualification or Statement of Attainment.
• Colleges must be aware of policies concerning transfer of units and whole courses (refer section 4.3.5.2.2 Units in Other Courses) to another course and policies relating to moderation scaling groups. (Refer section 5.4.1 Course Combination into Moderation Scaling Groups.)
• The above requirements must be clearly identified in student handbooks.

The Studies of Music course is written under The ARTS Framework 2021: BSSS ARTS Framework

Achievement Standards for ARTS courses can be found within the Framework.

Through the study of the Arts, students learn to express their ideas, thoughts and opinions, as they discover and interpret an increasingly complex technological and interconnected world. The subjects in this Learning Area share common understandings and broad conceptual underpinnings and imperatives.

Studies of Music A/T/M/V (297 KB)

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