SACE Stage 2 Music Performance - Solo case studies
SACE Stage 2 Music Performance - Solo · Put your knowledge to work in context.
Music Performance – Solo is a Stage 2 SACE subject listed by the SACE Board of South Australia among its Stage 2 subjects. It is designed for senior secondary students in their final SACE year who want their individual instrumental or vocal performance work formally recognised and assessed within the South Australian Certificate of Education. The SACE Stage 2 Music Performance - Solo case studies are 5 cases and about 2,311 words.
1The Twelve-Minute Program That Ran to Fifteen
A Year 12 student has prepared a solo program of three works: a Baroque slow movement (3:10), a Romantic character piece (4:45), and a contemporary Australian work (3:30). At the trial performance the program ran 14:40.
483 words, about 2 min2Clean Recording, Uneven Bar
A guitarist submits a recording of a study in 6/8 at dotted-crotchet = 96. The recording is technically clean: no buzzes, no missed notes, accurate pitch.
464 words, about 2 min3The Ornament That Ate the Phrase
A flautist is preparing a slow movement from a mid-18th-century sonata. The score is a modern edition with no ornament signs in the first strain, but the edition's preface notes that performers of the period 'added graces according to taste'.
475 words, about 2 min4Aural Check on a Modulating Program
A pianist's program is: a Prelude in C major, a movement in A minor, and a final work in E major. During a mock aural test the student is asked to identify the relationship between the keys of the three works and to sing the opening note of the third work after hearing the closing chord of the second.
479 words, about 2 min5Reflecting on a Memory Slip
In a recital a violinist suffers a memory slip 40 seconds into the second movement. They stop, restart from the previous phrase, and complete the work.
410 words, about 2 min