VCE Music Contemporary Performance case studies
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VCE Music Contemporary Performance is a Victorian senior secondary study for students who want to perform, create and analyse contemporary music at a high level. It suits instrumentalists and vocalists who already play in bands, ensembles or solo contexts and who are ready to build a programmed recital, develop original material, and listen to music with a trained ear. The course brings together solo and group performance of a prepared program, composition, arrangement and improvisation, aural perception and analysis, music theory and notation, and the study of context, repertoire and performance practice. Assessment combines school-assessed coursework with an externally assessed performance and a written examination. The VCE Music Contemporary Performance case studies are 5 cases and about 2,953 words.
1The Two-Bar Gap in a Group Performance
A Year 12 group of four (drum kit, electric bass, guitar, voice) is preparing a three-song program. In rehearsal, the drummer consistently enters the second verse of one song one bar early, while the bassist and guitarist follow the singer's cue.
585 words, about 3 min2Arranging for an Instrument That Cannot Play the Original
A student is arranging a four-part vocal work for a quartet of flute, clarinet, cello, and vibraphone. The original alto line sits between A3 and D5 with long sustained notes; the clarinet can play it comfortably.
603 words, about 3 min3Improvising Over a Modal Vamp Under Time Pressure
A guitarist must improvise a 32-bar solo over a two-chord modal vamp (Dm7 to G7, one bar each, repeating) in a group performance. The piece is at 132 bpm and the solo section is 32 bars, roughly 58 seconds.
612 words, about 3 min4Identifying an Error in a Dictated Rhythm
A student transcribes a four-bar rhythmic dictation played on a single pitch at 100 bpm in 4/4. The passage is played four times.
547 words, about 3 min5Choosing Repertoire That Fits the Assessment, Not the Student's Ego
A drummer must choose a 6-minute program for a contemporary performance assessment. He has two candidates.
606 words, about 3 min