VCE Music Links

[Ren]

I thought it would be a good idea to share resources/links related to music. Add any more you know of!

Music Resources

ACME (Australian Creative Music Educators)
AMUSE (Association of Music Educators)
Past Group Performance Examinations
In Tune for Life
Music Theory
Good Ear: free aural training


Music Solo Performance
Study Design:Details on areas of study, outcomes and assessment for all Music Units 1-4: 2006-2009
Prescribed List of Ensemble Works 2008
Study Summary:A summary of the VCE Music Study Design for 2006-2009
2007 Prescribed List of Notated Solo Works: The Prescribed List of Notated Solo Works is for selecting student's individual solo performance programs for Outcome 1 in Units 3 and 4: Solo performance. This edition of the Prescribed List is for use from 1 January 2007.
Alternative Works Application: For students who wish to select an alternative instrument and/or perform works other than those in the Prescribed List of Notated Solo Works.

Music Group Performance
Study Design: Details on areas of study, outcomes and assessment for all Music Units 1-4: 2006-2009.
Study Summary: A summary of the VCE Music Study Design for 2006-2009.
Alternative Works Application Form: For students who wish to select an alternative instrument and/or perform works other than those in the prescribed list of notated group works.
Prescribed List of Arrangements 2008: The full list of prescribed arrangements for Music: Group Performance 2008.

Music Styles
Study Design: Details on areas of study, outcomes and assessment for all Music Units 1-4: 2006-2009.
Study Summary: A summary of the VCE Music Study Design for 2006-2009.


Other Links
2007 Top Achievers

[excal]

http://www.good-ear.com/ - free Aural training online

This one was a godsend for me during group performance!

[Ren]

updated first post

[bubble sunglasses]

 on Good Ear, is it cheating/detrimental to remember each tone as a note from a song/piece of music you know?

[memka]

 on Good Ear, is it cheating/detrimental to remember each tone as a note from a song/piece of music you know?

I don't think so. If it helps you, you might as well do it. Can't really see any reason why it would be bad.

[excal]

 on Good Ear, is it cheating/detrimental to remember each tone as a note from a song/piece of music you know?

If you can, that's an excellent skill (e.g., I know Bb and A from having heard tuning so many times...). However, you may get thrown by the odd out of tune instrument.

You're better learning intervals using the first two notes of songs you know (e.g., Twinkle Twinkle Little Star for a Perfect 5th).

[GeelongCats_Girl]

good as! thankyou peoples =D

[djsandals]

earbeater.com

[Quinapalus]

Found the following website very useful for written exam preparation on sections B and C: https://www.musictheory.net/exercises

Ear training section is very useful for Section B on the exam, and Staff identification section is very for Section C.

For ear training, you can practise identifying chords/scales/intervals aurally which are played by a range of different instruments (especially helpful as the exam uses a range of instruments at a range of low and high pitches, not only piano)!

Online exercises are free, app is $4.00, called Tenuto: https://www.musictheory.net/products