US 32301 Annotated exemplars

The following are sample answers for the two assessment tasks contained in the Teacher Guidelines for unit standard 32301.

Teacher guidelines and assessment schedule - 32301 [PDF, 194 KB]

Task 1

Describe the steps for creating a piece of music using a music notation application.

Task 2

Create and edit a short score (a minimum of 12 bars and two staves, with two different clefs) using the features and functions of a music notation application. Includes but is not limited to – title, composer, tempo, staves, time signature, key signature, notes and rests, dynamics.

Steps for creating score have been described:

“I made my music in Sibelius. I created my bars. I added the text and key signature by using the buttons at the top on the window. Then clicked on the stave where I wanted my notes to go, I moved them up or down if they were in the wrong place”.

Score exhibits the following:

Lacking stylistic consistency - The composers full name has not been used and the tempo has been placed above bar 2. Also, the dynamic marking in bar 7 is in the wrong position. Other similar examples might be, the title being out of centre or stems being too long or short.

Unclear - Layout has not been adjusted to fill the empty space at the bottom of the page.

Inaccurate - The score is missing bass clef notes and a number of notes in the treble clef have been entered at the wrong pitch.

Steps for creating score have been described:

“I made my music in Sibelius. I created my bars. I added the text and key signature by using the buttons at the top on the window. Then clicked on the stave where I wanted my notes to go, I moved them up or down if they were in the wrong place”.

Including technical language:

“To add a composer to my score, I clicked, selected text then composer. To add a key signature, I clicked on the tab at the top of the window and selected 4/4”.

Score exhibits the following:

Stylistically consistent - Notation conventions are correct; dynamics and tempo are placed in their appropriate positions. The composers full name has been used.

Inaccurate - In bar 6 notes in the bass clef are incorrect. In Bar 7 and 13 notes in the treble clef are incorrect. In bar 15 notes in the bass and treble clef are incorrect.

Unclear - Layout has not been adjusted to fill the empty space at the bottom of the page.

Steps for creating score have been described:

“I made my music in Sibelius. I created my bars with the B button. I added the text and key signature by using the buttons at the top on the window. Then clicked on the stave where I wanted my notes to go, I moved them up or down if they were in the wrong place”.

Including a range of technical language used confidently and accurately:

“Text can be added to a score using different methods. It can be accessed through the text ribbon tab, under the right click menu or by using keyboard short cuts. In order to add a tempo to my score I used the shortcut option, command, T”.

Stylistically consistent - Notation conventions are correct, dynamics and tempo are placed in their appropriate positions. The composer's full name has been used.

Clear - Layout has been adjusted so that it fills the page and bars are divided well.

Accurate - Notes and symbols all entered correctly.