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Music 2

Music 2 Preliminary Course

Topics available for study.

Select a topic Music 1600-1900 (Mandatory) Australian music Music of a culture Medieval music Renaissance music Music 1900-1945 Music 1945 to music 25 years ago

In the Preliminary course, students study the mandatory topic plus ONE additional topic.

MANDATORY TOPIC: Music 1600-1900.

Music 2 HSC Course

Topics available for study.

Select a topic Music of the last 25 years (Australian focus) Mandatory Music of a culture (different from Preliminary course study) Medieval music Renaissance music Baroque music Classical music Nineteenth century music Music 1900-1945 Music 1945 to music 25 years ago

In the HSC course students study the mandatory topic plus ONE additional topic.

MANDATORY TOPIC: Music of the last 25 years (Australian focus).

Music 1

Topics available for study.

Select a topic An instrument and its repertoire Australian music Baroque music Jazz Medieval music Methods of notating music Music and religion Music and the related arts Music for large ensembles Music for radio, film, television and multimedia Music for small ensembles Music in education Music of a culture Music of the 18th century Music of the 19th century Music of the 20th and 21st centuries Popular music Renaissance music Rock music Technology and its influence on music Theatre music

Music 1 Preliminary Course

Students will study at least THREE topics from the list above.

Music 1 HSC Course

Students will study at least THREE topics from the list above.

The topics must be:

either

THREE topics which are different from those studied in the Preliminary course

or

TWO topics which are different from those studied in the Preliminary course and ONE topic from the Preliminary course which shows greater depth of understanding, explores new repertoire and includes a comparative study.