Number
AS90016
Version
1
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Achievement Standard
Subject Reference
Music 1.5
Title
Identify, describe and explain fundamental materials of
music
Level
1
Subfield
Music
Domain
Music Studies
Registration date
Credits
13 December 2001
2
Assessment
Date version published
External
13 December 2001
This achievement standard involves demonstrating theoretical knowledge of the fundamental
materials of music through the identification, description and explanation of musical
structures and devices in the interpretation of scores.
Achievement Criteria
Achievement
Achievement with Merit
Achievement with
Excellence



Demonstrate theoretical
knowledge through
generally accurate
identification, description
and explanation of a
selected range of music
materials.
Demonstrate theoretical
knowledge through mostly
accurate identification,
description and
explanation of a selected
range of music materials.
Demonstrate theoretical
knowledge through highly
accurate identification,
description and
explanation of a selected
range of music materials.
Explanatory Notes
1
This achievement standard is derived from The Arts in the New Zealand Curriculum,
Learning Media, Ministry of Education, 2000; Level 6 strand, p. 61, Developing Practical
Knowledge in Music.
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
Number
AS90016
Version
1
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Assessment will be based on the identification, description and explanation of a
selection of the following:

pitch and rhythm notation

key signatures up to two sharps and two flats, major and minor keys

performance directions, eg articulation, dynamics, common terms and signs

clefs - treble, bass, alto, percussion

time signatures 2
3
4 (C) 6
4
4
4
8

compositional devices - motif or short theme, repetition, imitation, sequence,
variation

characteristics of orchestration (instrumentation), including transposing
instruments

harmony - diatonic chords, using Roman numerals (eg I, VI) or jazz/rock
terminology (eg D, Bm), in root position and keys up to two sharps and two flats

texture - monophony, homophony, polyphony.
3
Assessment will consist of excerpts from musical scores, each of no more than 32 bars
in length.
Quality Assurance
1
Providers and Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by the Qualifications
Authority before they can register credits from assessment against achievement
standards.
2
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against
achievement standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those
achievement standards.
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0226
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016