Technology Achievement Standard s3

Internal assessment resource reference number Music/2/4_A4

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2007

Internal Assessment Resource

Subject Reference: Music 2.4

Internal assessment resource reference number:

Music/2/4_A4

Facelift

Supports internal assessment for:

Achievement Standard 90267 version 2

Create an instrumentation

Credits: 2

Date version published: January 2007

Ministry of Education For use in internal assessment

quality assurance status from 2007.

Internal assessment resource reference number Music/2/4_A4

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Teacher Guidelines:

The following guidelines are supplied to enable teachers to carry out valid and consistent assessment using this internal assessment resource.

Context/setting:

Students are asked to create an instrumentation of approximately 32 bars of a piece of music for an ensemble of at least five independent parts.

Conditions:

This assessment is to be undertaken under conditions of supervision which can ensure authenticity. All workings and drafts (including computer notated and sequenced drafts) will be available to the teacher for conferencing during class time. Most activity should take place in supervised class time.

The student will provide an audio recording of the completed instrumentation and one of the following:

· A score

· Annotated source material

· Detailed written description

The source material (eg: sheet music, piano reduction, audio recording) must be submitted with the instrumentation.

Resource requirements:

As the assessment is largely student-driven in terms of choice of pieces and ensembles, teachers will need to assist each student to select and gain access to appropriate resources. These resources may include:

· Suitable pieces of music either as piano pieces/short score reductions or audio recordings

· Computer notation or sequencing software

· Recording equipment

· Websites (eg: for the purposes of downloading and manipulating MIDI files. There are also websites where students can experiment with timbre and instrumentation)

This resource provides a sample list of suitable pieces in the Student Instructions. Teachers will need to replace this list with their own choices and provide scores and audio recordings (or advise where they can be obtained).

Additional information:

Teachers should be familiar with the Explanatory Notes in this Achievement Standard.

Internal assessment resource reference number Music/2/4_A4

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2007

Internal Assessment Resource

Subject Reference: Music 2.4

Internal assessment resource reference number: Music/2/4_A4

Facelift

Achievement Standard 90267

Create an instrumentation

Credits: 2

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Student Instructions Sheet

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The Task:

You are to create an instrumentation of an existing piece of music, of approximately 32 bars length, for an ensemble of at least five independent parts. An independent part is an instrumental or vocal line of music. A piano/keyboard, if used, counts as ONE part.

You could choose one of the following scores or recordings to use as source material for your instrumentation, or you may select a different piece as source material so long as you have it approved by your teacher before you begin working.

Attached are piano scores/reductions for the following pieces:

Basin Street Blues Spencer Williams

Funeral March of a Marionette Charles Gounod

Gymnopédie No 1 Eric Satie

Baby Elephant Walk Henry Mancini

A Whiter Shade of Pale Reid and Brooker

The Entertainer Scott Joplin

Overture to Tannhäuser Richard Wagner

Rhapsody in Blue George Gershwin

Also available are audio recordings of the following pieces:

Maybe Tomorrow Goldenhorse

Dominion Road Don Mc Glashan

Black Pearl Moana and the MoaHunters

I’m A Believer The Monkees / Shrek 1Soundtrack

Your instrumentation will be for one of these ensembles:

· A small orchestra of single woodwinds and strings

· Five brass instruments (orchestral or brass band)

· Woodwind quintet

· Jazz or rock ensemble

· Vocal quintet (male/female or mixed voices)

· String quintet

· A combination of five or more instruments/voices of your own choice

You are expected to allocate the various instrumental/vocal lines of the selected music to different instruments/voices from the original.

You are not expected to compose new material for the instrumentation, but:

· you may add a part for drums/percussion, if appropriate.

· you may wish to change or create an idiomatic accompaniment figure for the instrument(s) you choose.

The instrumentation should show your knowledge and understanding of:

· instrumental ranges of instruments chosen;

· playing techniques of instruments chosen;

· effective instrumental/vocal combinations and ensemble writing;

· idiomatic writing for instruments chosen

· variety in textural density.

You must submit your instrumentation in one of the following three ways:

· An audio recording, the original source material and a notated score (handwritten or computer generated).

· An audio recording and annotated source material.

· An audio recording, the original source material and a detailed written description of your instrumentation.

Internal assessment resource reference number Music/2/4_A4

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Assessment Schedule – Music/2/4_A4 - Facelift – Level 2 Instrumentation

Evidence / Achievement / Achievement with Merit / Achievement with Excellence
The student’s instrumentation of one of the given pieces of music (of around 32 bars) for an ensemble of at least five independent parts.
The completed instrumentation must be able to be realised by the ensemble chosen by the student.
The completed instrumentation is presented as an audio recording accompanied by original source material plus one of the following:
· a score
· annotated source material
· detailed written description. / Create a workable instrumentation that uses and shows understanding of instrumental techniques and combinations. / Create an effective instrumentation that shows some character, and developed understanding of instrumental techniques and combinations. / Create a convincing instrumentation that shows character and imagination, developed understanding and skilful use of instrumental techniques and combinations.
In the instrumentation the student demonstrates:
· knowledge of instrument ranges
· knowledge of instrument playing techniques
· understanding of instrument combinations
· some awareness of textural density / In the instrumentation the student demonstrates:
· knowledge of instrument ranges
· knowledge of instrument playing techniques
· developed understanding of instrument combinations and ensemble writing
· idiomatic writing for each instrument
· variety in textural density / In the instrumentation the student demonstrates:
· knowledge of instrument ranges
· knowledge of instrument playing techniques
· developed understanding of effective instrument combinations and ensemble writing
· imaginative and idiomatic writing
· skilful use of textural density