US 32303 Annotated exemplars

The following are sample answers for the two assessment tasks contained in the Teacher Guidelines for unit standard 32303.

The original source score is ‘Summertime Sun’.

Teacher guidelines and assessment schedule - 32303 [PDF, 217 KB]

Task 1

Create and edit a score (a minimum of 32 bars and three staves with two different clefs that demonstrates structuring of musical ideas) using the features and functions of a music notation application.

Task 2

Demonstrate processes used to create a notated score using music notation application(s).

The candidate has applied knowledge of a music notation application to create and edit a score.

All the performance criteria from the range 1.1 and 1.2 have been met.

Rhythms are not grouped correctly, the performance directions for muting are missing. Bars and staves are not divided well, some of the notes have been entered incorrectly.

32303 - Achieved score [PDF, 51 KB]

The candidate has applied knowledge of a music notation application to create and edit a score.

All the performance criteria from the range 1.1 and 1.2 have been met.

Rhythms are not grouped correctly, the performance directions for muting are missing. Bars and staves are not divided well, some of the notes have been entered incorrectly.

32303 - Merit score [PDF, 53 KB]

The candidate has applied knowledge of a music notation application to create and edit a score that is stylistically consistent; clear; and accurate.

All the performance criteria from the range 1.1 and 1.2 have been met.

It is stylistically consistent (rhythms are grouped correctly) the performance directions have been added. Clear: Bars and staves are divided well.

It is clear (objects are not colliding).

It is an accurate representation of the score provided.

32303 - Excellence score [PDF, 88 KB]

Using music notation application - Excellence write up [PDF, 401 KB]