Solo performance · AS 91416
Perform two programmes of music as a featured soloist
Level 3 · Year 138 creditsInternalAchievement StandardMusic 3.1
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National attainment · NZQA · 2024
2,469 students sat this in 2024 · 88% passed
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This standard asks you to perform two complete programmes of music as the featured soloist (the main player, not backup) in front of live audiences at two different concerts. You need to show solid technical skill, musical understanding, and confident presentation throughout both performances.
What you actually do
- ·Perform two separate programmes of music at two different concert events as the featured soloist
- ·Demonstrate technical security — playing the right notes and rhythms accurately and confidently
- ·Show stylistic awareness — playing in a way that suits the music's style and period
- ·Communicate musically to your audience through expression and interpretation
- ·Perform pieces of sufficient length and complexity to demonstrate your skills (appropriate for at least 5 years of study)
AAchieved
You perform two programmes as a featured soloist with generally accurate technique and acceptable musical presentation.
MMerit
Your performances are technically secure and stylistically appropriate, with confident communication to the audience throughout both programmes.