Elements and Performance Criteria
- Identify and differentiate a range of musical styles
- Actively listen to a range of recorded and live music performances in selected musical styles, and discuss with appropriate people
- Compare a range of musical styles using appropriate listening skills and music terminology
- Identify the repertoire of a range of musical styles using appropriate information sources, and discuss with appropriate people
- Develop musical ideas
- Listen to and identify musical ideas in a range of musical styles
- Research information on the instruments, performance customs and historical background of musical ideas for selected musical styles
- Identify and develop own musical ideas and discuss with appropriate people
- Apply musical ideas to own developing area of music practice, and share with appropriate people
- Update and maintain music knowledge
- Identify and use a range of opportunities to develop knowledge of music fundamentals and listening skills
- Listen to selected music pieces and identify components of music and basic music structures and forms
- Investigate the work of well known composers, performers and producers in selected musical styles
- Check the credibility and reliability of information sources with appropriate people
- Apply music knowledge to day-to-day activities to enhance quality of work performance