Elements and Performance Criteria
- Extend music techniques
- Adapt acquired techniques and technical skills to the context of the chosen style or playing environment to achieve best outcomes for self and others
- Establish and undertake regular music practice sessions to maintain and develop techniques to meet musical leadership requirements
- Develop intellectual and emotional response to, and understanding of, music through exposure to a wide range of stimuli
- Focus listening skills in all musical experiences, and use analysis of content and musical intent to enhance musical knowledge
- Develop aural memory, and exercise consistently in all musical experiences
- Analyse a range of works to develop broad and specialised repertoire knowledge for self and others
- Facilitate the expression of ideas and concepts in performance
- Adapt, combine and integrate techniques, disciplines and skills to enable the appropriate physical expression of concepts during performance
- Focus and project interpretive response to relevant performers
- Demonstrate spatial awareness in a range of playing areas, and give directions to achieve best performance outcomes for self and others
- Observe work health and safety (WHS) principles in rehearsals and performances
- Develop stagecraft skills by evaluating and using the physical components of performance
- Evaluate performances
- Enhance professional practice
- Identify professional development opportunities in consultation with relevant people
- Participate in professional development activities to improve work performance and maintain currency of industry knowledge
- Use industry affiliations and strategic alliances to support and maintain professional practice
- Seek and apply feedback from others to improve own technical and conceptual skills