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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Plan and implement individual and small group tuition programs
  2. Assist learners to explore electronic methods of composition
  3. Facilitate learners’ professional development
  4. Facilitate learners’ professional development

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:

demonstrate high level music composition skills and knowledge

plan and offer learning programs appropriate to the needs of learners and their level of musical development

assist learners to develop music literacy and aural skills relevant to music composition

assist learners to develop music composition skills using electronic media

provide assistance and advice to support learners’ professional development.

Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.


Knowledge Evidence

To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:

describe the elements of good teaching practice, including:

learning principles appropriate to age of students

methods to affect skill development

strategies to stimulate an interest in learning

relationship between skill levels and learning strategies

techniques to help develop learners’ creative potential

outline relevant music knowledge in their area of specialisation, including:

interpreting music in performance

improvisation conventions

sight reading from charts or musical notation

appropriate repertoire

musical terminology

musical genres and styles

solo and group performance protocols

composition process

describe the different sources of career advice

explain the operational principles for a range of industry current hardware and software applications that are used as compositional tools.