Elements and Performance Criteria
- Analyse standard music notation
- Identify signs used to interpret the rhythm and pitch of musical pieces
- Identify directions and markings for expression, volume and phrasing
- Distinguish the major characteristics of music from various musical styles with reference to their notation
- Discuss issues of music notation and how they inform the process of analysing dance with relevant personnel
- Make connections between movement and music in a cultural context
- Distinguish between music from different cultural contexts
- Contrast aspects of different styles of music
- Analyse musical forms, characteristically used to structure music in dance works, from different cultural contexts
- Analyse the relationship between movement and music in dance works from different cultural contexts
- Define the relationship between the expressive qualities of movement and accompanying sound
- Apply skills of musical analysis to dance performances
- Evaluate the effectiveness of music scores in enhancing the narrative of dance works
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the relationship between music and dance in a range of performances
- Interpret rhythm from written notation and observe accented beats in responding to works
- Identify choreographic devices that have been used to structure dance works and evaluate their effectiveness in meeting the demands of the music
- Compile an assessment in an appropriate format of the relationship between the use of music and a dance work narrative
- Seek feedback from relevant personnel on own ability to detail the relationship between music and dance and note areas for future improvement