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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Explore ways of arranging music
   • Consult with people with appropriate expertise to identify factors that may impact on approach to arranging of music
   • Experiment with ways that musical elements could be reworked for different types of compositions
2. Generate ideas for musical arrangements
   • Clarify scope of music arrangement brief with client
   • Prepare a plan for completing work in line with the requirements of the brief, and negotiate a contract as required
   • Brief others involved in the music arrangement project as required
   • Research arranging conventions of musical style as required
   • Generate a range of musical ideas or starting points for arrangements and experiment with options for realising them
   • Discuss options with appropriate people and refine ideas as required
3. Arrange music
   • Develop and apply a range of techniques to adapt and organise musical elements into working versions of arrangements
   • Obtain copyright clearances and address issues regarding intellectual property rights as required
   • Listen to work in progress with client and people with appropriate expertise and seek feedback on creative and technical aspects of arrangements
   • Incorporate ideas and suggestions into final arrangements
   • Use appropriate music technology as required
   • Attend rehearsals or performance workshops where arrangements are being played, and make required adjustments
   • Present all arrangements in required format by agreed deadline
4. Evaluate own music arrangements
   • Identify criteria to measure the success of own arrangements
   • Compare work against previous arrangements to assess development of techniques and ideas
   • Discuss strengths and weaknesses of arrangements with appropriate people, and identify strategies for improving own arranging techniques

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:

arrange a selection of musical pieces in response to different briefs

discuss requirements for selected pieces, document plans and apply, arranging techniques and conventions appropriate to the style

work with others involved in creating, performing or evaluating the music arrangements.

Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.

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Knowledge Evidence

To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:

explain arranging techniques that can be used to manipulate musical elements to achieve musically distinctive pieces

explain copyright issues in relation to arranging music

outline music technology options available to the arranger

describe the ways that musical information is conveyed by various systems of notation

outline typical formats used for presenting musical arrangements

describe challenges that typically arise in the context of arranging music, and how they might be overcome.

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