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Release 1

This version first released with CUA Creative Arts and Culture Training Package version 2.0.

ELEMENT 

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA 

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Develop music knowledge

1.1 Identify and use appropriate sources of information about various musical genres and styles, and their historical or social contexts

1.2 Analyse various musical genres and styles to identify their artistic and commercial qualities and features

1.3 Analyse music artists, repertoire and trends through discussion of music performances

2. Use listening skills to analyse music

2.1 Develop listening skills for live and recorded music to identify musical structures and use of technology in identified musical genre or style

2.2 Listen critically to identified artists and repertoire, and compare actual performance against artistic and commercial intention, qualities and features

2.3 Assess the contribution of technical and sound production to live and recorded music products

3. Maintain music knowledge

3.1 Identify and use strategies to further develop music knowledge, ideas and listening skills

3.2 Review and update knowledge of selected musical styles, artists and repertoire using appropriate information sources

3.3 Use knowledge of genre, style, artists and repertoire in own music or industry practice

Skill 

Performance  Criteria 

Description 

Learning

1.1-1.3, 2.1, 3.1

• Identifies strategies to develop own music industry knowledge and skills
• Experiments with new learning strategies in familiar contexts, applying them in less familiar contexts, particularly in aural analysis of music styles

Reading

1.1, 1.2, 3.2,

• Comprehends information from different resources to keep up-to-date with music trends and styles

Oral Communication

1.3, 2.1-2.3, 3.2

• Participates in oral interactions using language appropriate to context and audience
• Listens to identify conventions in music styles

Interact with others

1.3, 3.2

• Collaborates with others to share ideas and opinions

Get the work done

1.1-1.3, 2.1-2.3, 3.1-3.3

• Plans and implements tasks required to source information
• Uses analytical skills to make informed judgements about artistic and commercial value

Code and title  

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Code and title 

previous version 

Comments 

Equivalence status 

CUAMLT302 Apply knowledge of style and genre to music industry practice

CUSMLT301A Apply knowledge of genre to music making

Updated to meet Standards for Training Packages.

Title and code change. Minor edits to elements and performance criteria.

Equivalent unit

Release 

Comments 

Release 1

This version first released with CUA Creative Arts and Culture Training Package version 2.0.