Clarification details
Updated September 2015. This document has been updated although no new moderation issues have arisen.
Source material
The quality of the source material is fundamental to student success in this standard. The most ideal source material is ‘fake-book’ type extract music which consists of a melodic line only (with lyrics if necessary) and guitar chord chart indications. The advantage of this type of source material is that it provides scope for students to craft their arrangements in a manner that demonstrates skill, character and imagination (Excellence).
Introduction
Arrangements demonstrating character and imagination usually have an introductory section written by the student which sets up the musical ‘flavour’ (genre) of the arrangement, e.g. folk, reggae, jazz, etc.
Moderation requirements
The arrangements will be notated by students in a written score. An audio file will also need to be produced for moderation purposes.