Performing Music

Students develop and extend their practical music-making skills through performing works for instrument(s) and/or voice. They apply their musical understanding, skills, technique, and accuracy in refining and performing music, and in developing stage presence and skills in engaging an audience.

Students create music for solo performance for a range of purposes and contexts, and may choose instruments (voice, acoustic, and/or electronic) and notation as appropriate to the focus of their learning. They may perform either solo or as a soloist with an accompanist, or backing musicians or backing track, minus one. 

In creating performances, students extend their specific technical and performance‑related skills on their chosen instrument(s), and apply this contextual learning to refine their musical expression. They apply their knowledge and understanding of musical elements to create an expressive and stylistically appropriate performance. A performance may include improvisation.

As students develop and refine their performances, they synthesise their musical understanding, skills, and techniques. They reflect on and evaluate their learning, and critique and make refinements to their performances, throughout the development process.