Music (MUS01‑02)
Competence aims and assessment

Examples of connections

Explanation

Competence aims after Year 10

The pupil is expected to be able to

  • perform a varied repertoire of music, singing and other vocal expressions and dance
  • reflect

    To reflect means to examine and consider different aspects of your own and others’ actions, attitudes and ideas. We may also reflect on a subject, practical activities or our own learning. Reflection means testing out our own thoughts and attitudes to develop better insight and understanding.

     on how musical traditions, including Sami traditions, are preserved and renewed
  • collaborate

    To collaborate means to work with others to achieve a common understanding or a common goal.

     with others on planning and carrying out rehearsal processes, with self-chosen singing, other vocal expressions, playing instruments or dancing, and present the result in a group or individually
  • create and programme musical sequences by experimenting with sound from different sources
  • explore

    To explore refers to experiencing and experimenting, often encouraging curiosity and sense of wonder. To explore may mean to sense, seek, discover, observe and examine. In some cases, to explore means to investigate different aspects of an issue through open and critical discussion. To explore may also mean testing or trying out and evaluating work methods, products or equipment.

     and present musical perceptions and experiences, and reflect

    To reflect means to examine and consider different aspects of your own and others’ actions, attitudes and ideas. We may also reflect on a subject, practical activities or our own learning. Reflection means testing out our own thoughts and attitudes to develop better insight and understanding.

     on the use of musical techniques
  • listen to and experiment with different expressions and give grounds for choices in creative processes from idea to finished result
  • use

    To use means to apply something or to carry out a task to reach a goal. To use, which is closely related to apply, is understood as to utilise or to employ, for example, a method or a tool.

     ear and notation techniques as support in creative work
  • use

    To use means to apply something or to carry out a task to reach a goal. To use, which is closely related to apply, is understood as to utilise or to employ, for example, a method or a tool.

     subject-related terms in creative work and in reflection on processes and results
  • explore

    To explore refers to experiencing and experimenting, often encouraging curiosity and sense of wonder. To explore may mean to sense, seek, discover, observe and examine. In some cases, to explore means to investigate different aspects of an issue through open and critical discussion. To explore may also mean testing or trying out and evaluating work methods, products or equipment.

     and reflect

    To reflect means to examine and consider different aspects of your own and others’ actions, attitudes and ideas. We may also reflect on a subject, practical activities or our own learning. Reflection means testing out our own thoughts and attitudes to develop better insight and understanding.

     on how music, singing and dance as aesthetic expressions are influenced by and are expressions of historical and social circumstances, and create musical expressions that address contemporary challenges
  • explore

    To explore refers to experiencing and experimenting, often encouraging curiosity and sense of wonder. To explore may mean to sense, seek, discover, observe and examine. In some cases, to explore means to investigate different aspects of an issue through open and critical discussion. To explore may also mean testing or trying out and evaluating work methods, products or equipment.

     and discuss

    To discuss means to consider different ideas and opinions related to sides of an issue, and to argue for and against. A discussion can be ended with a conclusion. We can discuss independently and in dialogue with others. A debate among several persons on a subject can mean the same as to discuss.

     the importance of music and dance in society and ethical issues relating to musical utterances and music cultures

Formative assessment

Formative assessment shall help to promote learning and develop competence in the subject. The pupils demonstrate and develop competence in music in Years 8, 9 and 10 when they play, sing and dance, and when they plan and carry out work to perform and make music and reflect on the results. They also demonstrate competence when they find words for and discuss what songs, other vocal expressions and dance may mean in a society and when they discuss ethical issues relating to expressions.

The teacher shall facilitate for pupil participation and stimulate the desire to learn by allowing the pupils to experiment, use their imagination and creativity and work systematically with developing a product from idea to finished result. The teacher and pupils shall engage in dialogue about their development in music. The pupils shall have the opportunity to experiment in the subject. With the competence the pupils have demonstrated as the starting point, they shall have the opportunity to express what they believe they have achieved, and what they have done better than before. The teacher shall provide guidance on further learning and adapt the teaching to enable the pupils to use the guidance provided to develop their competence in the subject.

Assessment of coursework

The grade awarded for coursework shall reflect the overall competence of the pupil in music after completing Year 10. The teacher shall plan and facilitate for the pupils to demonstrate their competence in various ways, including through understanding, reflection and deliberation, and in various contexts. The teacher shall award a grade in music based on the competence demonstrated by the pupil when performing and making music, experiencing music and working with cultural understanding relating to the creative work.