Unit of competency
Modification History
Release |
Comments |
Release 1 |
This version first released with CUA Creative Arts and Culture Training Package version 2.0. |
Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to improve aural perception skills.
It applies to individuals including musicians, songwriters, composers, arrangers, conductors and musical directors. These individuals use well developed aural perception skills, and knowledge of music structures and components in a range of contexts, including transcribing live or recorded music and preparing charts and other forms of notated music.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Unit Sector
Performing arts – music literacy
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT |
PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
Elements describe the essential outcomes. |
Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Set personal goals for extending own aural perception skills |
1.1 Identify the applications of aural perception skills most relevant to own music practice in consultation with appropriate people 1.2 Determine appropriate practise techniques and tools for improving own mastery of aural skills for rhythmic, melodic and harmonic music structures 1.3 Identify the genres and styles in own music practice that need attention in the context of refining aural perception skills 1.4 Prepare a plan for own skill development, including a timeline and criteria for measuring improvements 1.5 Discuss plan with appropriate personnel, and incorporate feedback as required |
2. Expand methods for aural recognition and transcription of music |
2.1 Analyse terminology and conventions of music forms, music notation and music structures, and apply to improving own aural perception skills 2.2 Develop ways of hearing music and techniques to improve aural identification and memory, and apply to recognition and reproduction of relevant music structures 2.3 Develop skills in music writing connected with aural transcription skills 2.4 Explore more advanced rhythmic, melodic and harmonic structures connected with aural recognition and transcription skill development 2.5 Develop aural identification of instrumental timbres, textures, formal structural elements and other aspects of musical expression |
3. Apply improved aural perception skills |
3.1 Extend aural recognition of pitch to a wider repertoire of intervals, scales, and longer, more complex melodic phrases 3.2 Extend aural recognition of rhythm to more complex time signatures and rhythmic phrases, including syncopation 3.3 Extend aural recognition of harmony to a wider repertoire of chords, extended chords and more complex progressions 3.4 Discuss application of advanced aural perception skills with peers, and incorporate new ideas and techniques into own music practice |
4. Evaluate own skill development |
4.1 Monitor own progress against personal goals and skill development plan 4.2 Discuss progress of skill development with appropriate people, and act on feedback as required 4.3 Identify personal strengths and weaknesses as a means of improving own work 4.4 Evaluate overall effectiveness of learning methods in the expansion of aural perception skills |
Foundation Skills
This section describes language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills incorporated in the performance criteria that are required for competent performance.
Skill |
Performance Criteria |
Description |
Learning |
1.1-1.5, 3.4, 4.1- 4.4 |
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Reading |
2.1, 4.1 |
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Writing |
1.2-1.5, 2.3, 2.4, 4.1 |
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Oral Communication |
1.1, 1.5, 2.2, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1-3.4, 4.2 |
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Interact with others |
1.1, 1.5, 3.4, 4.2 |
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Get the work done |
1.1-1.4, 2.1-2.5, 3.1-3.3, 4.2-4.3 |
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Unit Mapping Information
Code and title current version |
Code and title previous version |
Comments |
Equivalence status |
CUAMLT501 Refine aural perception skills |
CUSMLT501A Refine aural-perception skills |
Updated to meet Standards for Training Packages. Minor edits to elements and performance criteria. |
Equivalent unit |
Links
Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=1db201d9-4006-4430-839f-382ef6b803d5