Composition and Production 12

Curricular Competencies

Explore and create

Compose music for solo and ensemble contexts
Create, produce, reproduce, or manipulate music using available technologies
Explore new musical ideas by combining genres or styles
Use musical vocabulary based on context
Examine how the body and mind work together to enhance musical composition, rehearsal, and performance
Employ standard or modified musical forms and structures
Explore selection and choice related to orchestration, instrumentation, and sound sampling
Explore emerging and evolving trends in music making

Reason and reflect

Interpret and evaluate musicians’ use of technique, technology, and environment in musical composition and production, using musical language
Evaluate various designs and developments in music composition and production
Consider the physical and aural health of musicians and audiences
Anticipate audience responses to a piece of music
Communicate and document
Document and compile resources that inform musical composition and production
Use musical symbols to enhance the performance quality of a musical composition
Engage with peers to provide constructive feedback
Collaborate to express personal voice, cultural identity, and perspective through music
Connect and expand
Evaluate and demonstrate personal and social responsibility associated with creating, performing, and responding to music
Make connections through music composition and production on local, national, or global scales
Evaluate personal, educational, and professional opportunities in music and music-related industries
Investigate relationships between music and personal, social, or cultural change
Identify and practise self-care to prevent performance-related injury
Safely care for and maintain electronic tools, equipment, materials, and work spaces

musical elements, principles, vocabulary, symbols, and theory
techniques and technical skills to support creative processes
a range of current technologies
hardware and software used to create, record, and structure sound
physics and physical properties of sound and sound synthesis
characteristics, qualities, and limitations of instruments
use of movement, sound, image, and form to convey meaning in music
roles of performer, audience, and venue
global and inter-cultural musicians, movements, and genres
traditional and contemporary First Peoples worldviews and
cross-cultural perspectives, as communicated through music
contributions of innovative artists from a variety of genres, contexts, periods, and cultures
history of a variety of musical genres
ethics of cultural appropriation and plagiarism
moral, ethical, and legal issues related to music production, duplication, and distribution
health and safety issues and procedures, including the impact of audio volume on aural health