Elements and Performance Criteria
- Maintain and develop music knowledge
- Monitor relevant sources of industry information based on areas of interest, work and learning
- In consultation with appropriate personnel, develop strategies to review and maintain knowledge of selected musical styles, artists and repertoire
- Analyse music for its artistic and commercial qualities and features
- Develop the capacity to analyse music artists, repertoire and trends through discussion of music performances
- Use listening skills to analyse music
- In consultation with appropriate personnel, determine relevant music areas for development of critical-listening skills
- Apply critical-listening skills to live and recorded music within identified music industry contexts
- Listen critically to identified artists and repertoire and measure actual performance against artistic and/or commercial standards and potential
- Listen to, analyse and evaluate the contribution of technical and sound production to the success of live and recorded music products
- Maintain understanding of relevant musical genres and styles
- Identify and use sources of information relating to selected musical genres and styles
- Research contemporary and/or historical artists and repertoire to inform own work and learning
- Use knowledge of styles, artists and repertoire to contribute to own musical development
- Apply music knowledge to own music practice