11–12Music 2 11–12 Syllabus (2025)
The new Music 2 11–12 Syllabus (2025) is to be implemented from 2027 and will replace the Music 2 Stage 6 Syllabus (2009).
2026
- Plan and prepare to teach the new syllabus
2027, Term 1
- Start teaching the new syllabus for Year 11
- Start implementing new Year 11 school-based assessment requirements
- Continue to teach the Music 2 Stage 6 Syllabus (2009) for Year 12
2027, Term 4
- Start teaching the new syllabus for Year 12
- Start implementing new Year 12 school-based assessment requirements
2028
- First HSC examination for the new syllabus
Content
Year 11
Students perform, compose, listen, analyse and respond to a range of music from cultural, historical and contemporary styles, written for dramatic, movement-based and entertainment contexts.
They learn about the ways music for drama, movement and entertainment communicate mood and character and a sense of time and place that supports and advances the narrative integrating musical and non-musical aspects. They also examine how sound interacts with language, movement, staging and visual design, and consider the impact of music in shaping dramatic meaning through stylistic, structural, textural and expressive choices.
Students examine ONE substantial work and ONE smaller scale work, or collection of related pieces, to develop their aural and analytical knowledge, understanding and skills.
Apply technical, interpretative and expressive skills to vocal and instrumental performances
Communicate character, mood and narrative through musical choices
Apply improvisation and expressive techniques in solo and ensemble performances to enhance storytelling
Use technology to enhance musical effect
Identify aurally and transcribe melodic, harmonic and rhythmic patterns in music from a range of styles and genres using appropriate notation
Describe melodic, harmonic and rhythmic patterns and Compositional language in music from a range of styles and genres
Analyse scores and recorded performances for features of musical style
Examine how composers use timbre, expressive techniques and structural and textural devices to convey meaning
Analyse rhythmic and melodic devices that communicate a relationship between words and music
Evaluate the relationship between music and storytelling
Create short melodic and harmonic fragments that support storytelling
Create musical ideas using musical motifs and themes to communicate character and mood
Use technology for musical effect
Justify compositional choices to refine musical work
Apply Music language to appropriately convey dynamics, articulation and expression in compositions