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Music Solo performance

Application for Alternative Instrument and/ or Works

Students who wish to select an alternative instrument and/or perform works other than those in the prescribed list of notated solo works should submit a proposal to the VCAA using the Alternative Works application form.

From 2009 Prescribed Lists of Notated Solo Works will not be published for Organ - Electronic or Synthesizer. for information on alternative instrument applications refer to VCAA Bulletin, May 2008, p.6 (PDF - 159KB)

• Music Solo performance: Alternative Instruments and/or Alternative Works Application Form (PDF - 36KB)
• Criteria and Guidelines (PDF - 44KB)

 

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Music Solo Performance

The VCE Music Solo Performance Study Design states that students must select works for performance in Units 3 and 4 Outcome 1 and the end of year performance recital examination from the prescribed list of Notated Solo Works published by the VCAA on its website.

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Alternative Instrument

Applications for permission to use an alternative instrument should include:

• Name of the instrument
• Name and contact details of the student's instrumental teacher
• Details of the program of works to be performed including copies of the music.

Notification re approval/non approval of alternative instrument applications will be sent to the Principal of the home school of the applicant as soon as practicable after receipt of the application.

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Alternative Works

Applications for permission to perform an alternative work/s should include:

• Details of the alternative work (composer/category/approximate length of the piece)
• A clear and legible copy of the music (tablature not acceptable)
• A justification for the application.

Notification re approval/non approval of alternative work applications will be sent to the Principal of the home school of the applicant early in Term 2.

Information pertaining to particular instruments, (categories/accompaniments/ prescribed number of works) is provided in the introduction to each instrument list in the VCE Music Solo performance Units 3-4 Prescribed list of notated solo works.

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Study Design Requirements

Students will present a program of approved solo works on an approved solo instrument in a live performance.

The program will include at least four works (five for contemporary piano and percussion; six for contemporary double bass, drumkit, electric bass, voice classical and voice - contemporary popular).

• At least two of the weeks will be examples of twentieth or twenty-first century music.
• At least one will be an accompanied work.
• At least two works will be preformed with accompaniment, except for performance on synthesizer, fretted string instruments, some folk and traditional instruments, non-pitched percussion and keyboard instruments other than keyboard percussion.

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Application Dates

The completed Application for Alternative Instruments and/or Alternative Works Form must be submitted to the VCAA before the due date in the year the student is completing Units 3 and 4 of Music Solo performance.

The closing date for submission of application forms for 2010 is Friday 5th March.

Proposals for alternative instruments and/or works must be made annually. Acceptance of a particular work in one year does not ensure automatic acceptance of that work for future years.

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