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Physical Address:Directorate MusicMuckleneuk CampusOR Tambo Administration Building Level 5Preller StreetMuckleneukPretoria

Postal Address:Directorate MusicOR Tambo Administration Buiilding Level 5University of South AfricaPO Box 392Unisa0003

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DIRECTORATE MUSICCircular 1 / 2019

Greeting .............................................................................................................................................................................................iii

Section A Contact and banking details1. Contactdetailsandofficehours .....................................................................................................................................12. Unisa banking information ................................................................................................................................................23. Communication ......................................................................................................................................................................2

Section B Examination registration and administration1 Examination entry fees: 2019 ..........................................................................................................................................32. Otherfees ..................................................................................................................................................................................33. Issuingofacademicrecordandsubjectdeclaration .............................................................................................44. Teacheraccreditation ...........................................................................................................................................................45. TheProtectionofPersonalInformationAct4of2013 .....................................................................................56. Changeinthelabellingoftheexaminationsessions ...........................................................................................57. Closing dates for entries: 2019 .......................................................................................................................................68. Late entries ................................................................................................................................................................................69. Registration ................................................................................................................................................................................610. Completionofexaminationentryformsandsubmissionofdocuments..................................................711. Methodofpayment ..............................................................................................................................................................912. Acknowledgement of registration .................................................................................................................................913. Amendments ...........................................................................................................................................................................914. Examination dates: 2019 ................................................................................................................................................1015. Transfers ...................................................................................................................................................................................1116. Cancellations and cancellation fees ............................................................................................................................1317. Languageofcommunication ........................................................................................................................................1318. Results .......................................................................................................................................................................................14

Section C Practical examinations1. Examination dates and times .........................................................................................................................................162. Examinationvenues ............................................................................................................................................................163. Examinationprocedures ...................................................................................................................................................164. Examiners .................................................................................................................................................................................175. Examinationrequirements ...............................................................................................................................................186. Notificationsforspecificinstruments .........................................................................................................................217. Otherexamination/assessmentoptions ..................................................................................................................228. Supplementarypracticalexaminations ......................................................................................................................239. Exemptions ..............................................................................................................................................................................24

10. Practicalexaminationresults2018:Averagemarkspergrade ....................................................................2411. Otherpublicationsforpracticalexaminations .......................................................................................................25

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Section D Written examinations1. Venuesanddates ................................................................................................................................................................... 272. Registration information..................................................................................................................................................... 273. Examinationprocedures..................................................................................................................................................... 284. Syllabusrequirements .......................................................................................................................................................... 295. Supplementarywrittenexaminations.......................................................................................................................... 296. TheoryofMusicresults2018:Averagemarkspergrade ................................................................................ 307. TheoryofMusicsupportmaterial ................................................................................................................................ 30

Section E Special awards1. RollofHonour ........................................................................................................................................................................ 312. Meritcertificatestomusicteachers ............................................................................................................................. 31

SectionFUnisaMusicassubjectformatric1. Conditions ................................................................................................................................................................................. 322. Registration ............................................................................................................................................................................... 32

SectionGPublications1. Orderformformusicexaminationpublications ................................................................................................... 332. BuyingfromtheDirectorateMusic:Directsales ................................................................................................... 333. Mail orders ................................................................................................................................................................................ 33

SectionHWinnersofUnisaMusicScholarships2018Scholarshipsandprizes2018 ................................................................................................................................................... 34

SectionIMusicCompetitionsin20191. UnisaSouthAfricanMusicScholarshipCompetition2019 ............................................................................ 362. 6th Unisa National Piano Competition 2019 .......................................................................................................... 36

AnnexuresFORM A Accreditation application - Personal information .................................................................................... 38FORMB Requestforexemption.......................................................................................................................................... 39FORM C Application for approval of an alternative work ....................................................................................... 40FORMD ApplicationforapprovalofChoir/Ensemble/JazzEnsemblerepertoire ..................................... 41FORME Requestfortransferofapractical/theoryofmusicexaminationto anotherexaminationcentre/session ............................................................................................................. 42FORMF Requestforissuingofanacademicrecordandsubjectdeclaration .............................................. 43FORMG RequestforaccesstoacopyofaTheoryofMusicexaminationscript ....................................... 44

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18 December 2018

DearMusicTeacher

GreetingsfromtheDirectorateMusic!

Westarted2018offwithabangwiththe6thUnisaInternationalVoiceCompetitionwhichwasorganizedbytheUnisaMusicFoundation.Thiscompetition,whichincludedcategoriesforbothClassicalandJazzVoice,waswonbytheSouthAfricansoprano,CeciliaRangwanasha(ClassicalVoice)andtheFrenchvocalist,CynthiaAbraham(JazzVoice).HistorywasmadeasCeciliaRangwanashaisthefirstSouthAfricantowinaUnisaInternationalVoiceCompetitionandonlythesecondSouthAfricantowinaUnisaInternationalMusiccompetition.

ThepianomasterclassespresentedbythedistinguishedpianopedagogueProf.JosephStanfordwasaphenomenalsuccessandboththeparticipantsandobserversbenefittedsignificantlyfromtheinsightssharedbyProf.Stanford.During2018wealsoreleasedaselectionofJazzSight-readingSpecimenTestsbooks,andthesecondprintofbothJeanneZaidel-Rudolph’sVirtuoso1andEdwinRandell’sSonatinaforBflatclarinetandpiano.

Attheendofthismonth,webidfarewelltoMsColleenLiebenbergwhohasservedtheUnisaMusicExaminationssystemfaithfullyformanyyears,andwhowillberetiringfromUnisaafter38yearsofservice.ManyofyouwillrecallMsLiebenberg’skindnessandwillingnesstoassist.OnbehalfoftheDirectorateMusic,IwishtoexpressmyheartfeltgratitudetoMsLiebenbergforherhardwork,andherloyaltyandcommitmenttoUnisa.

Theyear2019isaveryspecialonefortheDirectorateMusicasitistheyearduringwhichwecelebratethe125thanniversaryoftheUnisaMusicExaminationssystem.Yes,ithasbeen125yearssincethefirstpracticalmusicexaminationsoftheAssociatedBoardoftheRoyalAcademyofMusicandRoyalCollegeofMusicinLondonwereconductedbyProf.FranklinTaylor,undertheauspicesoftheUniversityoftheCapeofGoodHope(Unisa’snameatthetime),inWorcesterin18941.TheexaminationsystemhasalsogrowntoincludeinternationalcentresincountriessuchasBotswana,India,Namibia,Mozambique,Zambia,andZimbabwe.AfterofferingexaminationsinWesternArtMusicformorethan100years,UnisaembracedJazzandaddedJazztoitsofferingsin2012.

TheUnisaMusicFoundationwillbepresentingthe6thUnisaNationalPianoCompetitionfrom19to26July2019andthiscompetitionwillincludebothClassicalandJazzPiano.Notificationswillbesenttoyouduring2019informingyouofeventsplannedtocelebrateour125thanniversary. May2019beayearofmusicalcelebrationandgrowthforallUnisamusicteachersandstudents.

Kind regards.

Sean AdamsDeputyDirector:Professional(Acting)DirectorateMusic_______________________________________________1 Lawrence,P.B.(ed.).2011.Viva!Musica:ABird’sEyeViewofMusicatUnisa.Pretoria:UnisaPress(p.xvii).

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Section A Contact and banking details

1. Contactdetailsandofficehours

TheofficesoftheDirectorateMusicaresituatedonthe5thleveloftheORTamboAdministrationBuilding,UnisaMainCampus,MuckleneukRidge,Pretoria.TheofficesareopenMondaytoFridayfrom07h45to15h00formusicexaminationregistrationsandenquiries.

AllwrittenenquiriesinconnectionwithmusicexaminationsandrelatedmattersshouldbeaddressedtoTheDirector,DirectorateMusic,POBox392,Unisa0003.

Physicaladdress:PrellerStreet,MuckleneukRidge,Pretoria(-25.7675638,28.1996419)

ThewebaddressoftheDirectorateMusiciswww.unisa.ac.za/music

Specificenquiriesmaybedirectedtothefollowingpersonnel:

Typeofenquiry Telephonenumber

Email Contact Person

AdministrAtion

Entryforms,circulars,invigilators,musicexaminationcentres,examinationresults,certificates,transfers,changeofaddress,changeofmusicteachers,incorrectspellingofnamesandrefunds.

012 429 2804 [email protected] MsPatriciaRanthoSupervisor

012 429 2800 [email protected] MsThalithaModiselle(teacherswithsurnamestartingwithF-P,Q-U)

012 429 4695 [email protected] MsUrsulaMorobane(teacherswithsurnamestartingwithA-E,V-Z)

Logistics

SpecialrequestsanddatesregardingPracticalmusicexaminations.Musicexaminers.

012 429 2583 [email protected] Ms Collette Isaacs

ProfessionAL

Syllabi,teacheraccreditation,alternative pieces and all otherprofessionalmatters;Ordersofmusicpublicationsand Musicus.

012 429 2615 [email protected] Mr Sean Adams ActingDeputyDirector(Professional)

012 429 2913 [email protected] MsMadeleineShort

theory of music

Requirementsandexemptions


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MusicScholarshipCompetitionsandotherenquiriesnotmentionedabove.


Emailaddressforexaminationentries(only): [email protected]

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2. Unisa banking information

Unisa’sbankingdetailsareasfollows:

Bank: Standard Bank Accountholder: UniversityofSouthAfrica-Income Accountno: 011554622 Branchcode: 010645 Swiftcode: SBZAZAJJ(forinternationaldeposits) Reference: Refertopage9,par.11

3. Communication

Whenmakinganenquiry,alwaysincludeyourregistrationnumber,email address and cellphonenumbertoensurearesponsewithin48hours.

Whenregisteringstudents,pleaseindicateyourpreferredstreetaddressforcourierdeliveriesofcertificates.

AlwaysinformtheDirectorateMusicofchangesinyourcontactinformationtoensurethatyoureceivealltheimportantcommuniqués.

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Section B Examination registration and administration

1. Examination entry fees: 2019

Grade or Level TheoryofMusic Practical

Performance level

assessments

Pregrade 1 R 255 R 570 R 280

Grade 1 R 340 R 585 R 300

Grade 2 R 385 R 615 R 340

Grade3&Choir/Ensemble(Elementary) R 415 R 670 R 425

Grade 4 R 490 R 785 R 490

Grade 5 R 550 R 870 R 525

Grade6&Choir/Ensemble(Intermediate) R 6251 R 1 000 R 610

Grade 7 R 7401 R 1 160 R 665

Grade8&Choir/Ensemble(Advanced) R 8501 R 1 400 R 785

Two Pianos Grade 8 - R 2 560 -

Performer’sAssessment - R 1 850

1Studentswhowishtoenterforonepaperonlyorhavealreadypassedoneofthepapersonlypay50%oftheregistrationfees.

2. Otherfees:2019

Retrieval of old records prior to 1988 R 220

Retrieval of old records passed in 1988 or later R 150

Lateregistrationfee(perregistrationform)plusadditionalfeeperstudent

R 220R 30

Amendments to entries R 60

Transferfeeperstudent R 260

Transferfeeonmedicalgrounds(includemedicalcertificate) R 260

Remarking of scripts 50%ofentryfee

Issuingofreportofmarksperscript R 160

Issuingofexaminer’sreport Fullexaminationfee

Copy of an examination script R 65

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3. Issuingofacademicrecordandsubjectdeclaration

3.1 Duplicatecertificatesmaynotbeprinted.Onlyadeclarationandacopyoftheacademicrecordmaybeissued.

3.2 Recordspriorto1988mustberetrievedmanuallyfromthearchives,hencetheassociatedcostofR220.Recordsfrom1988orlatercanberetrievedfromthedatabaseatacostofR150.Paymentmustbemadepriortothesearchandisnon-refundable.

3.3 ProofofpaymentmustbeaccompaniedbyFORMF(page43)aswellasacertifiedcopyoftheidentitydocumentandmarriagecertificate(ifapplicable).

4. Teacheraccreditation

4.1 InlinewithUniversityqualityassurancerequirements,allteachersenteringstudentsforUnisaMusicExaminationsmustbeaccreditedasUnisamusicteachers.

• StudentsenteringUnisamusicexaminationsmuststudywithanaccreditedUnisamusicteacher.

• Teacherswhohavenotyetappliedforaccreditationmustcompletetheteacheraccreditationapplicationprocess(FORMA,page38)beforeregisteringstudents.

• TeacheraccreditationiscompleteuponyourreceiptofaletterofconfirmationfromtheDirectorateMusic.Thisletterwillcontaintheteacher’sregistrationnumberwhichwillenabletheteachertoregisterstudentsfortheUnisamusicexaminations.

• Pleasedonotattemptstudentregistrationbeforeyourletterofconfirmationisreceived.Studentregistrationswillnotbeprocessedanda10%handlingfeewillbechargedifunaccreditedteachersattempttoregisterstudents.

• Teachersdonotneedtore-applyforaccreditationoncetheyhavebeenaccredited.

• Unisaaccreditedmusicteachersmaynotenterstudentsforexaminationsonbehalfofotherunaccreditedmusicteachers.

4.2 TeacherswhowishtoapplyforaccreditationmustcompleteFORMA(page38)andattachthefollowingdocuments(copiescertifiedwithinthelastsixmonths):

• CV(specificallydetailingmusicqualificationsandmusicteachingexperience)

• certifiedcopyofhighestmusicqualificationobtained(ifgradedexams,acertifiedcopyofboththePracticalandTheoryofMusicqualificationmustbeincluded)

• certifiedcopyofID

• certifiedcopyofmarriagecertificate/officialsupportingdocuments(ifthelastnamesdifferonqualificationsandIDdocuments).

• certifiedcopyofmatriccertificate(highschoolcompletion)ifinpossessionofgradedmusicqualificationsonly.

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4.3 ApplicationsshouldbeemailedorcourieredtotheActingDeputyDirector(Professional)(seepage1foraddress).

4.4 Applicationsforteacheraccreditationwillbeprocessedonanon-goingbasis,however:

• Forteacherswhowishtoenterstudentsforthesecond(April-June)sessionof2019,theteacheraccreditationapplicationmustbereceivednolaterthan1February2019.Applicationsforteacheraccreditationreceivedafter1February2019willbeprocessedforthe2019third(Aug-Oct)sessionregistration.

• Forteacherswhowishtoenterstudentsforthethirdsessionof2019,theteacheraccreditationapplicationmustbereceivednolaterthan5April2019.Applicationsforteacheraccreditationreceivedafter5April2019willbeprocessedafterthe2019thirdsession registration period for 2020 registration.

• Itisadvisabletoemailyourdocuments.Shouldyouprefertocourierthem,keepthetrackingnumbertotrackthedeliveryofyourdocuments.

5. TheProtectionofPersonalInformationAct4of2013

5.1 ToensurecompliancewiththeProtectionofPersonalInformationAct4of2013(PoPI),whichappliestotheprocessingofpersonalinformationofthirdparties,personalinformationcollectedontheregistrationformswillbeprocessedbytheUniversitysolelyforpurposespertainingtotheregistration,teachingandassessmentofUnisamusicexaminationstudents.

5.2 Writtenconsentoftheparent/guardianofchildrenundertheageof18mustbeobtainedtoenterminorsforaUnisamusicexamination.Theparent/guardianmustconsenttotheprocessingofthepersonaldataandinformationofthesesaidminorsforpurposespertainingtotheirregistrationasmusicexaminationstudentswithUnisa.

5.3 Similarly,studentsovertheageof18mustconsenttobeenteredforaUnisamusicexamination.TheymustalsoconsenttotheprocessingoftheirpersonalinformationforUnisamusicexaminationregistrationpurposes.

5.4 Thiswrittenconsentmaybeindicatedeitherbysigningtheappropriatecolumnonthefrontoftheregistrationformorbyattachingacompleted,signedconsentform(anexampleisprovidedontheregistrationform).

5.5 Nostudentwillberegisteredwithoutsignedconsent.

6. Changeinthelabellingoftheexaminationsessions

DuetothefactthatanewTheoryofMusicexaminationsessionisbeingintroducedinFebruary2019,thelabellingoftheexaminationsessionshaschanged,asindicatedbelow:

• Firstsession: February(TheoryofMusiconly)

• Secondsession: April-June(PracticalandTheoryofMusic)

• Thirdsession: August-October(PracticalandTheoryofMusic)

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7. Closing dates for entries: 2019

TheclosingdatesforboththePracticalandTheoryofMusicregistrationsare:

Firstsession 15November2018(TheoryofMusiconly)

Secondsession 1March2019(PracticalandTheoryofMusic)

Thirdsession 3May2019(PracticalandTheoryofMusic)

Entry forms must reach the University on or before the relevant closing date.

8. Late entries

LateentrieswillbeaccepteduptotwoweeksaftertheclosingdatesonreceiptofalateregistrationfeeofR220perteacherentryformplusR30perstudent.Thereafternolateentrieswillbeaccepted.

9. Registration

9.1 AnewexaminationentryformwasintroducedinJanuary2017.Onlyoneformwillbeusedforallexaminationsandallentriesmustbedoneontheprescribed2019form.

Theexaminationtype(Practical,Theory,ChoirorEnsemble)mustbeclearlyindicatedontheregistrationformandaseparateformmustbesubmittedforeachofthedifferentexamtypes and sessions.

• Afillableelectronicentryformisavailableonlineatwww.unisa.ac.za/music.Bysubmittingthisform,theentryformwillbeemaileddirectlytotheDirectorateMusic.Allsupportingdocumentsshouldthenbeemailedinaseparateemailtomusicexamregistrations@unisa.ac.za.

• Thecompletedform(s)mayalsobesavedorscanned,[email protected],togetherwithproofofpaymentandothersupportingdocuments,Emaileddocumentsshouldbesavedinsuchamannerthatthedatathattheyarerepresentingisclearlyrecognisable,e.g.:Teacher’ssurnameandinitials+typeofdocument(‘entryform’,‘consentforms’,‘birthcert’,‘proofofpayment’,etc)forexample potgietermentryforms.pdf or potgietermconsentforms.pdf.

Aftersubmissionoftheelectronicentryform(s),areplywillbesenttoyouremailaddress,confirmingreceiptofyourdocuments.PleasecontacttheDirectorateMusicifareplyisnotreceivedwithin48hoursofsubmittingthedocuments.

Originalentryform(s)orhardcopiesoftheelectronicformswithsupportingdocumentsmayalsobemailed(registeredmail)orcourieredtotheDirectorate.

NB Entriesreceivedwithoutthesupplementarydocumentationwillnotbeprocessedandwill be discarded.

9.2 Onlyaccreditedteachersmayregisterstudentsformusicexaminations.(Refertopage4par.4)

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9.3 Ifpaymentsaremadefortheexaminationentriesandtheentryform(s)andsupportingdocumentsarenotreceivedbytheclosingdateforentries,themoneywillberefundedaftera10%handlingfeehasbeendeducted.

SteerclearofpostingentryformsintheassignmentboxesonanyoftheUnisacampuses.

10. Completionofexaminationentryformsandsubmissionofdocuments

10.1 Theexaminationentryformshouldbeaccompaniedbythefollowing:

• Proofofpayment(onecollectivepaymentshouldbemade)

• completed consent forms and

• certifiedcopyofbirthcertificate/ID(incaseofnewstudents).

Incomplete entry forms will not be processed.

Copiesofthesedocumentsmustbekeptfortheteacher’sownrecords.

2019REGISTRATION FORM FOR UNISA MUSIC EXAMINATIONS

Closing dates for entries: 1 MARCH 2019 (Second session), 3 MAY 2019 (Third session)This form should be completed with the aid of the CODE BOOK for 2019 as well as the

INFORMATION APPLICABLE TO MUSIC EXAMINATION ENTRIES

This electronic fillable form is available on www.unisa.ac.za/music and may be submitted electronically to Unisa.This form can also be printed, completed and emailed to [email protected]

Please indicate tyPe of registration with X : (NB Use separate forms for Type of examination, Session and Institution/Private)

PRACTICAL THEORY OF MUSIC ENSEMBLE CHOIR

Please indicate session with X : 2ND SESSION (May-June) 3RD SESSION (aug-Oct)

TEACHERTitle Initials Surname and full name(s)

Postal Address Postal code

Residential Address Postal code

Tel No Cell No Email

Registration No ID No

Date of Birth Language of correspondence (A/E) Institution or Private (I/P)

Examination Centre and Code Examination Centre and Code (Alternative choice)

STUDENT(S) in alphabetical order

No Registration No Surname and Name(s) Date of birth A/E Subject Code Centre Code Amount

1 R

2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R

10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 R

TOTAL R

Requirement for Practical Gr 4-8*: When will student comply with Theory of Music requirement? Name Year, Session, Grade and Centre:

Student no ____: Student no ____:


Disability (if applicable)*: Submit medical certificate and report with recommendations


For Organ/Choir/Percussion/Two Pianos (four Hands) supply Address of Venue*:

Consent by Parent/Guardian/Adult student, or attach separate consent form(s) for student(s):Student No 1 Student No 2 Student No 3 Student No 4

Student No 5 Student No 6 Student No 7 Student No 8

Student No 9 Student No 10 Student No 11 Student No 12

Student No 13 Student No 14 Student No 15* Attach separate list if not sufficient space

Office use

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CertifiedcopyofIDor

Birthcertificatefor newstudents

Entryform+consentform(s)+proofofpayment+certifiedcopyofID/birthcertificateofnewstudent(s)only=Registration material

10.2 Handwritingmustbelegible.Formsmustbecompletedinfull.

10.3 Studentsmustbeenteredalphabeticallybysurname.

10.4 Theexaminationregistrationnumberofexistingstudentsmustbeindicated.

10.5 Thedateofbirthofnewstudentsmustbefilledinandacertifiedcopyofthebirthcertificateoridentitydocumentattached.

10.6 Theorderandspellingofnamesshouldbecorrectasindicatedonthebirthcertificateand/orID.Thisishowthestudent’snamewillappearonthecertificate.

10.7 Ifastudentisenteredfortwoormoreexaminations,twoormoreentriesshouldbemade,andthestudent’sexaminationregistrationnumberandnamemustappearineachrowoftheregistrationform,inlinewiththedifferentsubjectcodes..

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10.8 Consultthe2019 Codes booklet forthecorrectcentreandsubjectcodes.

10.9 Indicatethestudent’spreferredlanguagemedium(EnglishorAfrikaans).ThePracticalexaminationsreportareprintedinEnglish,buttheexaminationswillbeconductedinthestudent’spreferredlanguage.

10.10 Studentswithdisabilitiesmustbeclearlyidentifiedontheregistrationforminorderfortheirspecialneedstobemet.Amedicalcertificateandreportmustbeattachedtosupporttherecommendations.

10.11 Inthecaseofpartially-sightedstudentstheremustbeanindicationofwhethersight-readingandothertestsneedtobeavailableinlargeprintorBraille.

10.12 Specialrequestsregardingpracticalexaminationdatesmustaccompanytheregistrationform.Grantingofspecialrequestswillbesubjecttotheavailabilityoftheexaminerandexaminationvenue,thereforenotallrequestswillbeaccommodated.Examinationfeeswillnotbereimbursedifspecialrequestsarenotgranted.

10.13 Wherestudentsare,forreligiousreasons,unabletotakeanexaminationonaFridayafternoon,SaturdayoronJewishholidays,itmustbeindicatedclearlyuponregistration.

10.14 Theconsentcolumnontheregistrationformmustbesignedbytheparent/guardian/adultstudent,orthewrittenconsentmustbeattachedtotheregistrationform.

10.15 AmendmentstoentriesmaybemadeuptotwoweeksaftertheclosingdatesatalevyofR60.00peramendment.(Amendmentsregardingpersonalparticularsarenotaffectedbythis.)

10.16 StudentswhowishtoenterforthePracticalexaminationsfromGrade4upwardsmustalreadyhavepassedtherequiredTheoryofMusicexamination.Ifnot,theymustpreferablywritetherequiredTheoryofMusicexaminationduringthesamecalendaryearasthepractical,andwillneedtopassthisexaminationbynolaterthantheendof2019inorderfortheirpracticalexaminationcertificatetobereleased.

10.17 Practicalmusicexaminationswillonlybearrangedatcentreswhereaminimumof6.5hoursofexaminingwilltakeplace.Ifsuitablearrangementscannotbemadeataparticularcentre,thestudentsconcernedwillbeinformedwellinadvance.Theywillthenberequiredtositfortheirexaminationsattheclosestapprovedcentre.Pleaseincludeasecondexaminationvenueoptionontheregistrationform.

10.18 Objectiontotheexpenseinvolvedintravellingtoandfromanexaminationcentrewillnotbeacceptedforthegrantingofaspecialcentre.

10.19 WhereaPracticalcentrewithfewerthan6.5hoursofexaminingremainsopen,Unisawillnotbeliableforcostsrelatedtothetuningofthepianoorvenuehire.Theseareforthestudents’ownaccount.

10.20 Jazzexaminationsandassessmentswillbeofferedatthefollowingmaincentresonly:Pretoria,Johannesburg,Bloemfontein,Parow,PortElizabethandDurban.

10.21 ThePerformer’sAssessmentexaminationisofferedatalltheexistingPracticalexaminationcentres.

10.22 Organ,percussionandlargeensembles/choirsmustsupplythecompletephysicaladdress

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oftheexaminationvenue(nameandaddressofthechurch,hall,etc.)ontheregistrationform.Teachers/studentsareliableforthefinancialcostsofadditionalexaminationvenuesfororgan,choirandlargeensembleexaminations.

10.23 EntriesfromprivateschoolsmustbeclearlymarkedinordertofacilitatetheplanningofthePractical examination dates.

Donotassumethatwehavereceivedyourregistrationifsentbymail.Alwayscheckafterwardswhetherwehavereceivedyourentryform.Ratheruseregisteredmailoracourierservicewherea

trackingnumberisprovided.

11. Methodofpayment

Theonlymethodsofpaymentacceptedareelectronic transfers and bank deposits. Unisa does not acceptanycash,cardorchequepayments.

EntryfeesmustbedepositeddirectlyintoUnisa’sbankaccount.Onecollectivepaymentmustbemadeforeachentryform.

Attachtheproofofpaymenttotheregistrationform.Donotmail,emailorfaxitseparately.

Usethefollowingasreference:• forindividualregistrations:Teacher’sUnisaregistrationnumber+first6digitsofthe

student’sidentitynumber;• forgroupregistrations:Teacher’sUnisaregistrationnumberonly.

Forgroupregistrations,alistofnamesofthosestudentswhoseexaminationentriesarecoveredbythesingletransfer,mustbeattachedtotheproofofpayment.

Noregistrationwillcommenceiftheproofofpaymentisnotprovided.Proofofpaymentmustaccompanytheregistrationform,andshouldnotbesubmittedseparately.

12. Acknowledgment of registration

12.1 Teacherswillbenotifiedinwritingassoonastheirregistrationhasbeenprocessedbyreceiving a ConfirmationofRegistrationletterwithalistofparticularsofcandidatesregisteredfortheexaminationsession.

Theseletterswillbemailedtoallteachersby12April2019(secondsession)and10July2019(thirdsession).Confirmationlettersforthefirstsession(Theoryonly)willbeemailedtoallteachersbeforetheexaminationsinFebruary2019.

12.2 InformUnisaimmediatelyifsuchconfirmationhasnotbeenreceived.

13. Amendments

13.1 Registration amendments

TeachersarerequiredtochecktheirConfirmationofRegistrationlettersandnotify

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theDirectorateMusicofdiscrepanciesorerrorswithin21workingdayspriortotheexamination.Nochangeswillbeallowedlaterthanthat.

Verifyallexaminationregistrationinformationi.e.spellingofnames,instrumentsandgradesregistered for and report all registration errors and corrections in writing immediately.

AfeeofR60ispayablewhenregistrationinformationneedstobeamended.AmendmentstoentriesmayberequesteduptofourweeksaftertheclosingdatessubjecttoalevyofR60per amendment.

No amendments may be made to entries attheexaminationvenue.Ifastudentplays/writesadifferentgradeexaminationfromtheoneenteredfor,thewrittenexaminationwill

becancelledandthepracticalexaminationwillbedowngradedtoanEvaluation.

13.2 Personal information amendments

Amendmentstopersonalinformation(e.g.whenastudentchangestoanotherteacher)mustbereportedinwritingassoonaspossibletoensurethattheUniversityrecordsareupdated.Nofeeispayableinthisregard.

14. Examination dates: 2019

14.1 TheoryofMusicexaminationdates

February2019(Firstsession)

Date and time Code Subjectdescription

Monday11February2019 14:30 T10-8 TheoryofMusicGrade1

Tuesday12February2019 14:30 TV1-ST20-AT40-E

TheoryofMusicPregrade1TheoryofMusicGrade2TheoryofMusicGrade4

Wednesday13February2019 14:30 T30-CT50-G

TheoryofMusicGrade3TheoryofMusicGrade5

June2019(Secondsession)

Monday3June2019 14:30 T10-8T61-KT61-J

TheoryofMusicGrade1TheoryofMusicGrade6,paper1JazzTheoryGrade6,paper1

Tuesday4June2019 14:30 TV1-ST20-AT40-E

TheoryofMusicPregrade1TheoryofMusicGrade2TheoryofMusicGrade4

Wednesday5June2019 14:30 T30-CT50-GT62-LT62-J

TheoryofMusicGrade3TheoryofMusicGrade5TheoryofMusicGrade6,paper2JazzTheoryGrade6,paper2

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October2019(Thirdsession)

Monday 14 October 2019 14:30 T61-KT71-M*T81-P*T61-J

TheoryofMusicGrade6,paper1TheoryofMusicGrade7,paper1TheoryofMusicGrade8,paper1JazzTheoryGrade6,paper1

Tuesday15October2019 14:30 T30-CT50-G

TheoryofMusicGrade3TheoryofMusicGrade5

Wednesday 16 October 2019 14:30 TV1-ST20-A

TheoryofMusicPregrade1TheoryofMusicGrade2

Thursday17October2019 14:30 T10-8 TheoryofMusicGrade1

Friday 18 October 2019 14:30 T40-ET62-LT72-N*T82-Q*T62-J

TheoryofMusicGrade4TheoryofMusicGrade6,paper2TheoryofMusicGrade7,paper2TheoryofMusicGrade8,paper2JazzTheoryGrade6,paper2

*Thirdsessiononly

14.2 Practical examination dates

Secondsession-15ApriltoJune2019

Thirdsession-5AugusttoearlyOctober2019

14.3 Availability of examination dates

TheexaminationdatesfortheindiviualcentreswillbeavailableontheDirectorateMusicwebsiteby27March2019(secondsession)and26June2019(thirdsession).SMSnotificationwillbesenttoallteachers.

Teacherswillbenotifiedinwritingby3April2019(secondsession)and3July2019(thirdsession)ofthespecificexaminationdatesattheircentres.

Pleaserefrainfromenquiringabouttheidentityofexaminerspercentreasthisinformationisconfidential.

15. Transfers

15.1 General

• TransferrequestswillonlybeprocessedifFORME(page42),accompaniedbyproofofpaymentoftheR260transferfee,issubmitted.

• Entriesmaynotbetransferredtothefollowingyear.

• Unisareservestherighttoapproveorrefuseatransferapplication.

• DonotproceedwitharrangementsuntilyouhavereceivedwrittennotificationfromtheUniversity.

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15.2 TransfersofTheoryofMusicexaminations

• RequestsforchangingaTheoryofMusicexaminationcentremustbedoneinwriting.Complete FORME(page42)andemailittotheaddressontheform,toreachtheUniversityatleast21workingdayspriortothewrittenexamination.

• Teachersarerequestedtoascertainwellinadvancewhetherornotthedatesforthewrittenexaminations(page10,par14.1)clashwithanyeducationalactivityorsporttoursorganisedbyschools.Students’centres/sessionsmustthenbechangedaccordingly at registration or a transfer fee will be payable.

• ThetransferfeeofR260includesallthepaperspergrade.

• Ifthequestionpapershavealreadybeendespatched,thestudentisliableforthecouriercoststothenewcentre.

• UnisaTheoryofMusicexaminationsarecoordinatedonaninternationalbasis.NorequesttowritetheTheoryofMusicexaminationsonanydateortimeotherthanthosestipulatedinthetimetablewillbeconsideredandnocorrespondenceinthisregard will be entered into.

• IftherearefewerthansixregisteredTheoryofMusicstudentspercentre,thestudentswillbetransferredtothenearestopencentreatnocost.Alternatively,firstsessionstudentsmaybetransferredtothesecondsessionandsecondsessionstudentstothethirdone.

15.3 TransfersofPracticalMusicexaminations

• Transfersmayberequestedupto15March2019(secondsession)and12June2019(thirdsession)withoutbeingliableforatransferfee.ThereafterthetransferfeeofR260 is payable. Complete FORME(page42)andemailittotheaddressontheform.

• Transferswillonlybeconsideredafter5April2019(secondsession)and26July2019(thirdsession)providedthatwrittenproofofavalidreason,suchasrelocation,seriousillnessordeathofacloserelative,besupplied.

• Thefactthatastudentisnotfullypreparedfortheexaminationwillundernocircumstancesbeacceptedasareasonfortransfer.

• Transferswillonlybeprocessedifsufficientexaminationtimeisavailableattherequestedcentre.

• Shouldastudentrequestingatransferalsochangeteachers,thefullparticularsofthe“new”teachermustbeindicated.Theseparticularsincludefullnames,identitynumber,address,e-mailandtelephonenumber(s).

• Secondsessionstudentsmaybetransferredtothethirdexaminationsessionofthesame year.

• Studentsmaynottransfertothefollowingyear.

• Transfersmayundernocircumstancesbenegotiatedwithinvigilatorsormusicexaminers.

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16. Cancellations and cancellation fees

• StudentswhoarenotreadytoperformaPracticalexaminationareencouragedtocompleteanEvaluationratherthantowithdrawfromorcanceltheexamination(seepage23,par.7.3).

• AllcancellationsandwithdrawalsofstudentsfromPracticalandTheoryofMusicexaminationsmustbedoneinwriting.Thenameandexaminationnumberofthestudent,thenameandregistrationnumberoftheteacherandthecentremustbestated clearly.

• Allcancellationfeesarerefundedbyelectronictransfer.Thebankingdetailsofthebeneficiarymustbecommunicatedclearlyinwriting.

• Nofeeswillberefundedforlast-minutecancellationsreportedtotheinvigilator.

• Studentswillforfeitthefollowingpercentageoffeespaidiftheycanceltheirentriesbythestipulateddates:

Non-medical cancellations - Practical

April/MaySession Aug/OctSession

25% onorbefore18March onorbefore31May 50% 19Marchto16April 1to30June 100% after16April after30June

Non-medicalcancellations–TheoryofMusic

FebruarySession JuneSession OctoberSession

25% onorbefore30Nov. onorbefore18March onorbefore31May 50% 1Dec.to2January 19Marchto29April 1Juneto19August 100% after2January after29April after19August

• Cancellationsonmedicalgrounds(allgradesandlevels)

Ifastudentisunabletoattendanexamination/assessmentonmedicalgrounds,he/shewillbeentitledtoarefundof50%offeespaid,subjecttothesubmissionofavalidmedicalcertificatetotheDirectorateMusicwithin21workingdaysofthedateoftheexamination.

17. Languageofcommunication

17.1 OfficiallanguageoftheUniversity

EnglishistheofficiallanguageoftheUniversity,thereforeofficialdocumentationisavailableinEnglishonly.

17.2 Report forms

PracticalexaminationreportformsareprintedinEnglish,buttheexaminationmaybeconductedinAfrikaansattherequestofthestudent.However,theexaminermaywritethecommentaryinEnglish.

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17.3 TheoryofMusicquestionpapers

TheoryofMusicquestionpapersareprintedinEnglishandAfrikaans.Studentsmayanswerineitherlanguage.

17.4 Jazzexaminations

JazzexaminationswillbeconductedinEnglishonly.

17.5 Certificates

UnisamusicexaminationcertificatesareprintedinEnglishonly.

18. Results

18.1 Estimateddatesforreleaseofresults

TheoryofMusic- Firstsession 8March2019 Secondsession 28June2019 Thirdsession 27November2019 Practical-Assoonasalltheresultsofateacherhavebeenreceivedandprocessedinfull.

18.2 Releaseofresults

18.2.1 Afterthereleasedate,theexaminationresultswillbeavailableonline.

18.2.2 Noresultswillbegivenoverthetelephone,bye-mail,faxorpersonalsolicitation.

18.2.3 Resultswillbemailedtotheteachersresponsibleforenteringthestudent(s).Itistheirdutytodistributetheresultstotheirstudents.

18.2.4 PracticalresultsaresentbyregisteredmailandthosenotcollectedfromthepostofficearereturnedtoUnisa.Theywillonlybereposteduponrequest.

18.2.5 Certificatesaresentbycourier.AlwaysinformtheDirectorateMusicinwritingofchangestopersonal contact information to prevent delayed delivery.

18.3 Correspondenceregardingpracticalexaminationresults

Themarks/symbolsallocatedbytheexaminerarefinalandnocorrespondenceaboutthemarks/symbolsand/orcommentarywillbeenteredinto.

18.4 CorrespondenceregardingTheoryofMusicresults

18.4.1 Re-marking of scripts

Thescriptsofstudentscanberemarkeduponpaymentofafeeequivalentto50%oftheentryfeefortheexaminationinquestion.Thisfeeisnon-refundable.Theresultoftheremarkwillbehonouredasthefinalresultevenifitislowerthantheoriginalmark.

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18.4.2 Issuingofreportofmarks

AreportindicatingthemarksobtainedbyastudentforindividualquestionsinthewrittenexaminationmaybeissuedonpaymentofR160perreport.

18.4.3 Issuingofanexaminer’sreport

Anexaminer’sreportonastudent’sTheoryofMusicexaminationmayberequestedatafeeequaltothefullentryfeefortheexaminationinquestion.Abreakdownofmarksinthepaperandcomments,whereapplicable,willbegiven.

18.4.4 Requestforacopyofanexaminationscript

Acopyofanexaminationscriptmayberequestedandwillonlybesuppliedtothestudentortotheparent/guardianifthestudentisaminor.ThefeepayableisR65perapplication,andmustbeaccompaniedbyFORMG(page44).

18.4.5 Deadlines

Inallcasesreferredtoin17.4.1,17.4.2,17.4.3and17.4.4,theapplication,togetherwithproofofpaymentoftheprescribedfee,shouldreachtheUniversityby5April2019(forthefirstsession),26July2019(forthesecondsession)and24January2020(forthethirdsession)andmustbeemailedtotheActingDeputyDirector(Professional).Afterthesedatestheexaminationscriptsaredestroyed.

18.5 IssuingofCertificates

18.5.1 IfastudentregistersforandpassesaPracticalgradeandrequiredTheoryofMusicexaminationinthesameyear,thecertificateisissuedautomaticallyuponsuccessfulcompletionofboth.

18.5.2 IfastudentonlymeetstheTheoryofMusicrequirementbytheendoftheyear,thecomputerprogrammedoesnotpickuptheresultautomatically.Theresultmustbereportedtotheadministrativeofficeinorderforthecertificatetobeissued.

18.5.3 IfastudentdoesnotmeettheTheoryofMusicrequirementbytheendofthisyear,thestudentmustre-enterforthePracticalexaminationandplayagain.

18.5.4 Thesecondsession’sTheoryofMusiccertificateswillonlybeissuedinJanuaryofthefollowing year.

18.5.5 Certificateswillbedistributedviaregisteredmailorcourier.Pleaseensurethatwehavethecorrectstreetaddressandtelephonenumbers.

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Section C Practical examinations

1. Examination dates and times

1.1 Thepracticalexaminationdatesappearonpage11.

PracticalexaminationsareconductedonMondaystoSaturdaysfrom08:30to17:00.Examinationsmaybeconductedonapublicholiday(exceptforreligiousholidays)andduringschoolholidayswherenecessary.

1.2 Timetable(s)forthepracticalexaminationswillbemailedtoeachteacherbytheinvigilatorofthecentrewherethestudentshavebeenregistered.

1.3 DuetocircumstancesbeyondthecontroloftheUniversity(suchastheavailabilityofexaminersandvenues),individualexaminationcentresmightnotoperateatthesametimeeachyear.Althoughexaminationsmayhavebeenheldlateataparticularcentreoneyear,theycouldbeheldtherequiteearlythefollowingyear.

2. Examinationvenues

2.1 TheUniversityappointsaninvigilatorasitsrepresentativeateachcentretomakeallthelocalarrangements,whichincludefindingasuitablevenuefortheexaminations,arrangingforthetuningofthepiano,sendingoutthetimetablestoteachers,etc.

Allstudentsmustbeexaminedatthevenuearrangedforthispurpose.

2.2 StudentsenteredforexaminationsfromPregrade1toGrade7arenotentitledtopractiseonthepianopriortotheactualexaminations.Grade8studentswillbeallowedtopractiseatthevenueiflogisticallyfeasible.Arrangementsinthisregardshouldbemadewiththeinvigilator.

3. Examinationprocedures

3.1 Reporting time

Allstudentsmustreporttotheinvigilatorattheexaminationcentre30minutespriortotheallocatedexaminationtimeandbereadytocommencetheexamination15minutespriortotheallocatedtime.

3.2 Examinationetiquette

3.2.1 Cellphonesandtabletsmustbeswitchedoffandoutofsightduringanexamination.

3.2.2 Teachersarekindlyrequestedtoeducatetheirstudentsregardingexaminationetiquette.Thepeacefulexaminationenvironmentissometimesdisturbedbystudents,accompanistsandteacherswhowanttomakeunnecessaryconversationandthisdisruptstheflowoftheexamination.

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3.2.3 Restrictthenumberofchaperonestotwopeopletopreventcrowdingandnoiseinthewaiting rooms.

3.2.4 Pleaserefrainfromengagingwiththeexaminerduringoraftertheexaminations.

3.3 Accompaniment

3.3.1 Allpiecesrequiringpianoaccompanimentmustbeperformedaccompanied.

3.3.2 Ifarecitalisperformedwithouttherequiredpianoaccompaniment,theexaminationwillbedowngradedtoanEvaluation.

3.3.3 Candidatesmustprovidecompetentaccompanistsfortheirrecital.Poorensemblemayresultinthepenalisationofthecandidate.

3.3.4 Accompanistsmaybepresentintheexaminationroomonlywhileactuallyaccompanying.

3.3.5 Foraccompanimentpurposes,theuseoftheBoothharpsichordintheDrMiriamMakebaConcertHallwillberestrictedtoGrade8studentsinPretoria.Thetuningcostswillbeforthestudent’sownaccount.

3.4 Pageturners

3.4.1 UptoandincludingGrade7,neitherthestudentnortheaccompanistmaymakeuseofapageturner.

3.4.2 Grade8studentsandaccompanistsmaymakeuseofapageturnerwithoutpriorpermissionoftheUniversity.Thispersonmaynotbethestudent’steacherortheexaminer.

3.5 Musicstandsandfootrests

Studentsmustsupplytheirownmusicstands,footrestsandotherinstrumentalaccessoriesintheexaminationroom.

4. Examiners

4.1 Specialists

Onlyinthecaseofjazzexaminationsandassessmentswilltheexaminerbeaspecialist.Inallothercases,thePracticalexaminationswillbeconductedbytheexaminerappointedtovisitthecentre.

4.2 Presenceofanotherexaminer

AsecondexaminermaybepresentataPracticalexaminationfortrainingorqualitycontrolpurposes.

4.3 Use of tablets and laptops in examination room

Examinerswillbeusingtabletsandlaptopsintheexaminationroomtorefertoregulationsandsyllabi,andtomakenotes.

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5. Examinationrequirements

5.1 TheTheoryofMusicexaminationsrequiredforthevariouspracticalgradeexaminationsare as follows:

For Practical Pregrade 1 to Grade 3 ..........NoneFor Practical Grade 4..........................................Grade 3For Practical Grade 5..........................................Grade 4ForPracticalGrades6,7&8 .........................Grade 5

As fromJanuary2020,theTheoryofMusicrequirementforpracticalexaminationsmustbemetpriortothepracticalexamination.

5.2 Syllabi

Onlythecurrentsyllabiavailableonthewebsitewww.unisa.ac.za/musicmaybeusedforUnisamusicexaminations.Pleaseconsultthewebsiteregularlyforupdatesofthecurrentsyllabitoensurethatyouhaveallthecorrectinformation.Eachsyllabusisdatedforeaseofreference.Thesyllabiarenotprintedordistributedbymail.

5.3 Incorrect repertoire

ThefollowingpieceswillnotbeallocatedamarkinthePracticalexaminations:

• piecesthatarenotpartoftheprescribedsyllabus

• piecesthatarenotapprovedasalternativeworks(acertificateforanapprovedalternativeworkmustbeproducedintheexamination-seepar5.9formoreinformation.)

• pieceschosenfromthewronglist

• piecesforwhichtheoriginalscoreisnotpresentintheexaminationroom.

5.4 Incorrect Grade

Teachersmustensurethattheirstudentsareenteredforthecorrectgradeofthepracticalexamination.Ifastudentplaysanygradeotherthanthegraderegisteredfor,theexaminationwillbedowngradedtoanEvaluationasstudentscannotgetcreditforexaminationsforwhichtheyhavenotbeenregistered.

5.5 Mark allocation

Marksorsymbolsallocatedbytheexaminersarefinal.Nocorrespondencewillbeenteredintoregardingtheoutcomeofanassessmentorexamination.

5.6 Repeats

Repeats[II::II]neednotbeplayed,butDa Capo al Finemustbeplayed.

5.7 Articulation

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Classicalpieces.Whenarticulationischanged,theexaminermustbepresentedwiththeedited copy for reference.

5.8 Memorisation

Exceptforthetechnicalwork,therearenomemorisationrequirementsforGradeExaminations,PerformanceLevelAssessmentsorEvaluations.

5.9 Alternative works

5.9.1 Pregrade 1 to Grade 8

ExceptinthecaseofpianoexaminationsPregrade1toGrade7,studentsmaysuggestonealternativeworkiftheyareunabletoobtaintheprescribedworksintime.AllGrade8studentsmayapplytoperformonealternativework.Forrequirementsregardingalternativepieces,pleaserefertothesyllabusonline.

5.9.2 Noapplicationstoperformalternativepieceswillbeprocessedafter2August2019.

5.9.3 TheUniversityofSouthAfricareservestherighttorefusepermissionforworkswhichdonotmeetthecriteriastipulatedintheinstrumentalsyllabi.

5.9.4 AlternativeJazzpieceforListC

Studentsmayperformathrough-composedpiecefromtheJazzsyllabiforthesameinstrumentandcorrespondinggradeasanapprovedalternativepiecetotheprescribedListCpieceofthecurrentWesternArtMusicsyllabi.FormoreinformationcontacttheDirectorateMusic.

5.10 Useofphotocopiesinthepracticalexaminations

5.10.1 Studentsmusttakecognisanceofthefactthatphotocopyingofmusic,withoutwrittenpermissionfromthepublishers,isstrictlyprohibitedbytheCopyrightAct(Act98of1978,as amended).

5.10.2 Theoriginalmusicmustbepresentintheexaminationroom.Examinerswillrefusetoconducttheexaminationiftheoriginalworksarenotpresentintheexaminationroom.InsuchcasestheexaminationwillbedowngradedtoanEvaluation.

5.10.3 Pieceswherenooriginalmusichasbeenprovidedwillnotbeawardedanymarks.

5.10.4 CopiesmaynotbemadeofthepiecesfromtheUnisaexaminationalbumsandcandidatesmustplayfromtheoriginalUnisaexaminationalbums.

5.10.5 CandidatesperformingpiecesnotpublishedintheUnisaexaminationalbumsmustprovidetheexaminerwithcopiesofthesepieces.Thesecopieswillbedestroyedaftertheexamination.

5.10.6 Musicpurchasedfromonlinepublishers/theinternetmustclearlydisplaythecandidate’srighttousethedownloadedscore(eitherintheformofawatermarkwiththecandidate’snameorbyprovidingtheexaminerwithareceiptofpurchaseforthemusic).Scoreswhichareillegallydownloadedfromtheinternetwillnotbepermitted.

5.10.7 Wherenecessary,pagesmaybephotocopiedtofacilitatepage-turning.

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5.11 Studentswithdisabilities

ThestudentmustcompleteeverysectionofthePracticalexamination,includingsight-readingandPracticalMusicianship.Alternatively,thestudentcouldcompleteanEvaluation.Inthecaseofhearing-impairedstudents,thePracticalMusicianshiptestsmaybereplacedbyaVivaVocetestandthenecessaryarrangementsmustbemadewiththeDirectorateMusic.

5.12 Technicalwork

Alltechnicalcomponents(scales,brokenchords,arpeggios,triads/chords,cadencesandtechnicalexercises)forallinstrumentsandsingingmustbeplayed/sungfrommemory.ThisdoesnotapplytoOrganHymnPlaying/PedalExercisesandSingingFolksong/Recitative.

5.13 Sight-readingandsight-singing

5.13.1 Sight-readingandsight-singingwillbeunaccompanied.

5.13.2 Sight-readingtestsforblindstudents:

StudentsarerequiredtostudyapassageinBrailledirectlybeforethePracticalexaminationandtoperformitfrommemory.Theyareallowedtousetheinstrumentconcerned.Thesetstudytimesallowedare:

Pregrade 1 ..................................................10minutesGrade 1 ........................................................15minutesGrades2,3and4 ...................................25minutesGrades 5 to 8 ...........................................30minutes

5.14 PracticalMusicianship

5.14.1 Changestothe2011PracticalMusicianshipsyllabus

ChangesweremadetothePracticalMusicianshipsyllabusandwereintroducedinthe2011examinations.RefertothePracticalMusicianshipsyllabusavailableonlineatwww.unisa.ac.za/music for more detailed information.

5.14.2 PracticalMusicianshipfororganstudents

PracticalMusicianshipfororganstudentsmaybeplayedonthepianoifoneisavailableintheexamination room.

5.14.3 PracticalMusicianship-Grade6

TakenotethatavisualisationtestwasintroducedintheGrade6PracticalMusicianshiptests.

5.14.4 PracticalMusicianshipExercise1/2

“Beattime”mustnotbeconfusedwith“claptherhythm”.Thestudentmustbeatthetimethesamewaythataconductorconducts,withthefollowinghandmovement:

2 beats per bar 3 beats per bar 4 beats per bar

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5.14.5 PracticalMusicianshiptestsforblindstudents

StudentswillbeprovidedwithmusicinBrailleforthefollowingtests:

Grade 1 exercise 5 .................................detectionofinaccuracyregardingdynamicsandarticulation Grade 3 exercise 5 .................................detectionofrhythmicinaccuracies Grade 4 exercise 6 .................................detectionofrhythmicorpitchinaccuracies Grade 5 exercise 7 .................................detectionofrhythmicandpitchinaccuracies Grade 6 exercise 1 ................................. visualisation Grade 6 exercise 2 ................................. sight-singing Grade 7 exercise 1 ................................. visualisation Grade 7 exercise 2 ................................. sight-singing Grade 8 exercise 1 ................................. sight-singing

Ifstudentschoosethedictation(insteadofsight-singing)optioninGrade6,7and8,theywillhavethechoiceofdoingthedictationexerciseeitherorallyorbywritingtheanswersinBrailleandthenreadingthemaloudtotheexaminer.StudentsmustsupplytheirownBraillemachineandBraillepaperintheexaminationroomiftheychoosethisoption.

AllPracticalMusicianshiptestsforblindstudentswillbepartoftheactualexaminationsessionandstudentswillbepermittedsufficienttimeforpreparation.

5.14.6 PracticalMusicianshipforthehearingimpaired

AmedicalcertificateandreportwithrecommendationsmustbesubmitteduponregistrationtoenableUnisatoaddressthestudent’sspecialneeds.

Forhearing-impairedstudents,thePracticalMusicianshiptestmaybereplacedbyaViva Voce test,consistingofquestionsonthepiecesperformed.

6. Notificationsforspecificinstruments

6.1 Piano

6.1.1 Onlythe2016(untilfurthernotice)syllabusmaybepresentedforexamination.

6.1.2 Thepianoalbumsincludeselectedpiecesfromthe2016syllabus,butcandidatesmaypresentanyoftheotherpiecesfromthesyllabus,whichdonotappearinthealbums,forexamination.Copiesofsuchpieceswillneedtobepresentedtotheexaminerduringtheexamination.

TheUnisaPianoExaminationalbumsareavailablefromtheDirectorateMusicatUnisa and selected book shops

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6.1.3 Errataonthenewpianoalbumsareavailableonline.

6.1.4 JazzPianoalternative

Grade1to5studentsmaypresentathrough-composedworkfromacorrespondinggradeoftheJazzPianoSyllabusasanapprovedalternativepieceforListC.

6.1.5 PianoDuetsandTwoPianos

ThesamecandidatemaynotbeenteredformorethanonePianoDuetexaminationatthesamegradelevelasitisagainstuniversitypolicytoissueduplicatecertificates.

6.2 JazzandElectronickeyboard

6.2.1 ThecurrentUnisaTheoryofMusic(WesternArt)requirementsapplytoallgradedJazzPracticalexaminationsuptoGrade8.ThereforetheJazzandWesternArtMusic/ClassicalstudentsdothesameTheoryofMusicuptoGrade5level.ThecurrentPracticalMusicianshipsyllabus(WesternArt)appliesuptoJazzGrade5Practicalonly.Grades6,7and8JazzPracticalstudentswillbetestedonthespecificUnisaJazzGrade6,7and8JazzPracticalMusicianship.

6.2.2 TheJazzPianoandElectronicKeyboardalbumsareavailablefromtheDirectorateMusic.Seethe2019 Order Form for more information.

6.2.3 JazzEnsembleexaminationsarealsoofferedandtherepertoiremustbesubmittedforapprovalingoodtime,preferablybeforesubmittingtheexaminationentries.(FORMD,page41)

6.3 Organ

PracticalorganexaminationstudentsfromGrade7orhighermaymakeuseofanassistantcumpageturnerbutsuchapersonmaynotbethestudent’steacherortheexaminer.

6.4 ClarinetinC(Grades1,2and3)

Grades1to3clarinetexaminationsmaybeplayedontheClarinetinC.TechnicalworkandrepertoirerequirementsarethesameasinthepresentClarinetSyllabus.Theonlychangewillbethattheaccompanimentmustbetransposedatonehigher.

7. Otherexamination/assessmentoptions

7.1 Ensemble Examinations

7.1.1 Ensembleexaminationentries(forbothWesternArtMusicandJazz)mustbecompletedontheregistrationformandindicatedassuch.

7.1.2 Thescoresorleadsheetsofthepiecestobeperformedmustbesubmittedforapprovaluponregistration(FORMD,page41).

7.1.3 Theaccompanistispartoftheensemble,willbeassessedaccordingly,andmustbeincludedinthenumberofplayers.

7.1.4 TheEnsemblesyllabus(includingJazz)isavailableonline.

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7.2 Performance Level Assessments

7.2.1 PerformanceLevelAssessmentsareaparallelmusicassessmentsystemwhereonlythree(Prelevel1toLevel8)orfour(Performer’sAssessment)piecesneedtobepresented.Notechnicalwork,PracticalMusicianshiporTheoryofMusicrequirementsneedtobemet.

7.2.2 AsingleoverallsymbolwithcommentarywillbeusedforgradingofaparticularPerformanceLevelAssessment.Astatement(notacertificate)willbeissueduponcompletion.

7.2.3 StudentswillbeallowedtoenteratanylevelforthePerformanceLevelAssessments.

7.2.4 UsethesameregistrationformasforthePracticalmusicexaminations.

7.2.5 ThefirstthreecharactersofthecodesforPLAsarethesameasforthecorrespondingGrades(see2019 Code Book),butthelast(fourth)characterisreplacedbyaZinallcases.

7.2.6 ThecodesforthePerformer’sAssessmentsareindicatedseparatelyinthe2019 Code Book.

7.2.7 Refertotheinstrumentalsyllabiavailableonlineformoreinformation.

7.3 Evaluations

7.3.1 StudentsmayonlydowngradetoanEvaluationatthePracticalexamination.Noexcessfeeswillberefunded.

7.3.2 AtanEvaluation,astudentmaypresentanycombinationofworkselectedfromtheprescribedperformanceworks,technicalwork,sight-readingandPracticalMusicianship.Nosymbolsormarkswillbeallocated,andonlycommentarywillbegiven.

7.3.3 OneteacherorparentmaybepresentattheEvaluation.

7.3.4 Ifexaminationstudentsperformwithouttherequiredpianoaccompanimentindicatedinthescore,theexaminationwillbedowngradedtoanEvaluation.

7.3.5 Ifastudentplaysanygradeotherthanthegraderegisteredfor,theexaminationwillbedowngradedtoanEvaluationasstudentscannotgetcreditforexaminationsforwhichtheyhavenotbeenregistered.

8. Supplementarypracticalexaminations

8.1 Grade 8

SupplementaryexaminationsarepermittedforGrade8students,providedthattheyobtainatleast46%intheexamination.

8.2 UnisaMusicforMatric

Grade7practicalstudents,whoobtainedamarkof46%andhigherandwhocansubmitproofthattheyareregisteredfortheGrade12NationalSeniorCertificateexaminationandthatUnisaGrade7MusicPracticalispartoftheirmatricsubjects,willbegrantedanopportunitytoimprovetheirmarksduringtheaegrotatexaminationsofthethirdUnisa

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musicexaminationsession.Suchstudentsmustberegisteredforthethirdsessionpracticalexaminationsbynolaterthan5June2019.

8.3 Examination centres and costs

Alimitednumberofexaminationcentreswillbeusedforthesepurposes.Studentswillhavetopaythefullexaminationfeesagainandwillhavetotraveltothenearestapprovedexaminationcentreestablishedforthispurposeathis/herownexpense.

9. Exemptions

Grade5TheoryofMusicistheCOMPULSORYTheoryofMusicexaminationforstudentsenteringfortheGrade8Practicalexamination.

9.1 Internationalmusicqualifications

StudentsinpossessionofinternationalqualificationsmayapplyforexemptionfromGrade5TheoryofMusic.TheseexemptionswillbeevaluatedbytheprofessionalstaffoftheDirectorateMusic.

9.3 Applicationprocedure

PleaseusetheenclosedRequestforExemptionFORMB(page39).Acertifiedcopyofthestudent’sacademicrecordonanofficialletterheadoftheConservatoire/School/Universitywherethestudentisstudyingmustaccompanytheapplication.

10. Practicalexaminationresults2018:Averagemarkspergrade

GradeAverage

First session Second session

Pregrade 1 79 82

Grade 1 78 78

Grade 2 80 75

Grade 3 79 75

Grade 4 76 75

Grade 5 74 75

Grade 6 76 73

Grade 7 73 75

Grade 8 81 78

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11. Otherpublicationsforpracticalexaminations

11.1 InstrumentalAlbums

Instrumentalalbumsforguitar,violin,sopranorecorder,flute,electronickeyboardandjazzpianoandvariousStocktonalbumscontainaselectionofpiecesfromtheprescribedsyllabi.

11.2 JazzSight-readingSpecimentestsbookswithCD

Newjazzsight-readingspecimenttestbookshavebeenpublishedandmaybepurchasedwithanaccompanyingCDcontainingbackingtracks.

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11.3 Instrumentalalbums;Changeinsaleprocess

AsfromJanuary2018,thesolo part and accompanimentoftheUnisaInstrumentalexaminationalbumsarebeingsoldseparately.

Refertothe2019 Order Formandwebsiteformoreinformationonourmusicpublications.

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Section D Written examinations

1. Venuesanddates

1.1 Venues

TheoryofMusicexaminationswillbearrangedwhereatleastsixstudentshaveregistered,irrespectiveofthegrades.

1.2 Transfers

Formoreinformationabouttransferringtoanothercentre,seepage11,par15.

1.3 Examination dates and timetables

Theexaminationdatesandtimesappearonpages10-11.

Timetable(s)foreachstudentwillbemailedtotheteacherfourweekspriortotheexaminationdate.Studentsmustpresentthesetimetablesattheexaminationvenueforidentificationpurposes.

1.4 Alternative dates

UnisaTheoryofMusicexaminationsarecoordinatedonaninternationalbasis.NorequesttowritetheTheoryofMusicexaminationsonanyotherdateortimeotherthanthosestipulatedinthetimetable(seepage10,par14.1)willbeconsideredandnocorrespondencewillbeenteredintointhisregard.

1.5 DurationofTheoryofMusicexaminations

ThedurationoftheTheoryofMusicexaminationsisasfollows: Pregrade 1 ............................................1hour Grade 1 ..................................................1hour Grade 2 ..................................................1½hours Grade 3 ..................................................1½hours Grade 4 ..................................................2hours Grade 5 ..................................................3hours(1paper) Grade 6-8 .............................................3hoursperpaper(2paperspergrade) Grade6JazzTheory ........................3hoursperpaper(2paperspergrade)

2. Registration information

2.1 TheoryofMusicrequirements

2.1.1 Ithasbeenstatedinpreviouscommunicationwithmusicteachersthatasfrom2019theTheoryofMusicprerequisitehavetobemetbeforethepracticalexaminations.Wehavedecidedtomakeaconcessionfor2019andtodelaytheimplementationofthenewrequirementsuntil2020,inordertogivestudentswhoneedthetheoryprerequisitebuthavenotyetacquiredit,achancetodoso.

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For2019thefollowingthreeoptionsareavailabletostudentswhoneedtomeetTheoryofMusicrequirementsforthepracticalexams:

1. TowritetherequiredTheoryofMusicexaminFebruary2019priortotheirPracticalexam

2. Towrite the requiredTheory ofMusic exam in June 2019 prior to the third session(August/October)Practicalexam

3. TowritetherequiredTheoryofMusicexaminOctober2019aftertheirPracticalexam.

IftheTheoryofMusicrequirementisnotmetbytheendoftheOctober2019examsession,thecandidatewill forfeit thepracticalexamconcernedandwillhavetore-dothepracticalexam.

2.1.2 AsfromJanuary2020,theTheoryofMusicrequirementforpracticalexaminationsmustbemet prior tothepracticalexamination.

2.1.3 PotentialSouthAfricanMusicScholarshipCompetitionGrade8studentsforfeittheopportunitytoparticipateiftheyhavenotpassedGrade5TheoryofMusicbythesecond(June)session.

2.2 Grade6and7,Papers1and2

Grade6and7TheoryofMusicstudentsmayenterforbothpapersoranyonepaperinanyorderatanytime.Astudententeringforonepaperwillpay50%oftheexaminationfee.

2.3 Studentswithlearningdisabilities

2.3.1 Studentswithlearningdisabilitieswhorequireextrawritingtimeoranamanuensismustbeidentifiedclearlyuponregistration.Themedicalcertificate,aswellasareportwithrecommendations,mustaccompanytheregistrationform.

2.3.2 Anamanuensismayonlybeusedwithpriorpermission.Applicationsmustbesubmittedannually.

2.3.3 Costsincurredbytheappointmentofanadditionalinvigilatormustbebornebythestudent.

3. Examinationprocedures

3.1 WritingthecorrectTheoryofMusicexaminationpaper

TheexaminationsofstudentswhoenterforaparticularTheoryofMusicgradeexaminationandthenwriteadifferentTheoryofMusicgradeexaminationwillbenullandvoid.Studentsmustwritetheexaminationforwhichtheyhaveentered.

3.2 TheoryofMusicexaminationregulations

3.2.1 StudentsmustfamiliarisethemselveswiththeTheory of Music Examination Regulations and General Instructionswhicharedistributedwiththeexamination timetables.

3.2.2 Studentsmustentertheirownexaminationnumber(eg.870924-001-2)onthefrontcoveroftheexaminationpaper.

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3.2.3 Pleasenotethatcellphones,tabletsandallotherelectronicdevicesmustbeswitchedoffandmaynotbeusedduringanexamination.

3.2.4 Studentsmaynottakeanybooks,studymaterial,ormusicmanuscriptpaper(notevenblankones)intotheexaminationroom.

3.2.5 Studentsmustbringtheirownwritingutencilstotheexaminationroom.Thequestionpapermaybecompletedwithapenorpencil,butpreferablywithapencil.

3.3 TheoryofMusicpapersareconfidential

TeachersandparentswillnotbegrantedaccesstocopiesofTheoryofMusicexaminationpaperswhiletheexaminationisinprogress.Questionpapersandmemorandaareavailableforsaleafterwardsasindicatedinthe2019 Order Form.

4. Syllabusrequirements

4.1 Syllabus

AllTheoryofMusicExaminationswillbebasedontheTheoryofMusicSyllabus2015(untilfurthernotice),availableonline.Sufficientnotesregardingsolfanotationhavebeenincludedinthenewsyllabustosupplythenecessaryguidelines.

4.2 Accumulativesyllabuscontent

SyllabiforTheoryofMusicPregrade1uptoandincludingGrade8areaccumulative,i.e.studentsshouldbefamiliarwiththecontentofsyllabiofallthepreviousgrades.

4.3 Grade6,7and8:Requirementstopass

StudentsenteringfortheGrade6,7or8inTheoryofMusicmusttopassboththeexaminationpapersinorderfortheTheoryofMusicqualificationtobeawarded.Studentswhofaileitherofthetwopaperswillretaincreditforthepaperpassed.

5. Supplementarywrittenexaminations

5.1 MusicforMatric

Grade5TheoryofMusicstudentswhoobtainedamarkof46%andhigherandwhocansubmitproofthattheyareregisteredfortheGrade12NationalSeniorCertificateexaminationandthatUnisaTheoryofMusicGrade5ispartoftheirmatricmusicsubject,maybegrantedanopportunitytoimprovetheirmarksduringanaegrotatexamination.SuchstudentsmustberegisteredforthethirdsessionTheoryofMusicexaminationsbynolaterthan24July2019.

5.2 Certification

Studentswhofailedasecondsession(June)TheoryofMusicexaminationrequiredforcertificationofaPracticalgradeexaminationthatsameyear,willbepermittedlateentryforthethird(October)session.Writtenapplicationtogetherwithproofofpaymentmustbesubmittedby24July2019.

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6. TheoryofMusicresults2018:Averagemarkspergrade

GradeAverage

First session Second session

Pregrade 1 93 85

Grade 1 81 82

Grade 2 75 77

Grade 3 83 78

Grade 4 79 73

Grade 5 75 75

Grade 6 66 69

Grade 7 - 70

7. TheoryofMusicsupportmaterial

7.1 TheoryofMusicWorkbooks

AlthoughsomechangeshavebeenmadetotheTheoryofMusicsyllabusinthepast,theUnisaPregrade1toGrade5TheoryofMusicWorkbooksarestillinuseandmaybepurchasedfromtheDirectorateMusic(refertothe2019 Order Form).

7.2 TheoryofMusicFormanalysisprescribedpieces

• TheGrade5andGrade6TheoryofMusicFormAnalysisPrescribedPiecesmaybepurchased.Seethe2019 Order Form for more information.

• Grade6:PleasenotethatthefirstmovementofMozart’sSonatainC,K.309.replacesthefirstmovementofBeethoven’sSonatainBflat,Op.22.Theanalysisisavailableonline at www.unisa.ac.za/music(seeTheoryofMusicresources).

7.3 BrailleTheoryofMusicpapersandmemoranda

BrailleversionsofselectedPregrade1toGrade5TheoryofMusicexampapersandmemorandaareavailableforreferenceintheArchivesoftheUnisaLibraryonthemaincampusinMuckleneuk,Pretoria.ThecontactnumberfortheUnisaLibraryArchiveDivisionis 012 429 2560.

7.4 ScoresforFormAnalysisinTheoryofMusicpapers

7.4.1 Duetocopyrightrequirements,thesecondquestionpaperofTheoryofMusicGrades6,7and8aresoldwithoutthescoresoftherequiredworksforformanalysis.Usetherecommendedhandbooksindicatedinthesyllabus.

7.4.2 AllGrade7prescribedBaroque,Classical,RomanticandJazzworksmaybefoundintheAnthologyforMusicalAnalysis:PostmodernUpdate(sixthedition,2008)byCharlesBurkhartandWilliamRothstein,publishedbyThomsonSchirmer.

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Section E Special awards

1. RollofHonour

TheRollofHonourofoutstandingachieversincludesthenamesofPregrade1toGrade7studentswhohaveachieved90%orhigherandGrade8studentswhohaveachieved85%orhigherintheirPractical examinations.

ThecriteriafortheRollofHonourforTheoryofMusicstudentsare:

• TheoryofMusicPregrade1toGrade2:studentsmustachieve95%orhigher

• TheoryofMusicGrades3to5:studentsmustachieve90%orhigher

• TheoryofMusicGrade6:studentsmustachieve85%orhigher

• TheoryofMusicGrades7and8:studentsmustachieve80%orhigher.

ListsofnamesofstudentswhoqualifyfortheRollofHonourofoutstandingachievers(PracticalandTheoryofMusicrespectively)willbepublishedinaseparatepublicationentitledUnisa Directorate MusicAchievers2018.

2. Meritcertificatestomusicteachers

Recognitionisgiventomusicteacherswhosecandidatesdidexceptionallywellineitherthepracticalortheoreticalmusicexaminations.

Eachteacherwhoentersatleast10practicalor10theoryofmusiccandidatesforUnisamusicexaminationsinaparticularyearandwhereatleast10candidatesineachcategory(practicalortheory-notacombinationofboth)obtainanaveragedistinctionmark,receivesacertificateofmerit.

ThislistofmusicteacherswillalsobepublishedintheUnisaDirectorateMusicAchievers2018publication.

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SectionF UnisaMusicassubjectformatric

1. Conditions

(WiththankstoDrPJKrige,DepartmentofEducation,FreeStateProvince-nowretired)

TheconditionsfortheaccreditationofUnisamusicexaminationsfortheNationalSeniorCertificate(NSC)areasfollows:

1.1 UnisaMusicmayonlybeofferedasanadditional(eighth)subject.

1.2 StudentsmustenrolinJanuaryoftheGrade12year,togetherwiththeschool’sexaminationentries.

1.3 Noassessmenttasksarerequired.

1.4 OnlyPracticalGrade7maybeoffered,notGrade6orGrade8.

1.5 TheGrade7examinationmustbeplayedbeforeJuneoftheGrade12year.

1.6 TheTheoryofMusicrequirementremainsthesame:UnisaGrade5.

1.7 TheTheoryofMusicexaminationmustbewrittenbetweenOctoberoftheGrade11yearandJulyoftheGrade12year.

1.8 ThePracticalandTheoryofMusicexaminationseachcounthalfofthefinalmark.

1.9 ThesubjectwillappearontheNationalSeniorCertificate,butthemarkswillnotcounttogetherwiththerest.

1.10 Ifastudentfailsoneofthesevensubjects,theaboveexaminationmaynotreplaceit.

1.11 Onlyoneoftheaccreditedmusicexaminationsmaybeoffered,notdifferentexaminationsfordifferentinstrumentsorfromdifferentexaminingbodies(e.g.notUnisaandABRSM).

1.12 Thepracticalandtheoreticalexaminationsmustbeofthesameexaminingbody.UnisaandABRSM may not be mixed.

1.13 StudentsmaystillofferUnisaMusictogetherwithMusic(oftheNCS)astwoseparatesubjects,providedthatadifferentmusicalinstrumentispresented.

FormoreinformationrefertoGovernmentGazette34473/603of21July2011.

2. Registration

ThesubjectmustberegisteredthroughtheschoolwherethecandidateisregisteredtocompletetheNationalSeniorCertificate.

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SectionG Publications

1. Orderformformusicexaminationpublications

The2019 Order FormusedtoorderthemusicexaminationpublicationssoldbytheDirectorateMusicisavailableonthewebsite.Unisamusicpublicationsarealsoavailableatselectedmusicbookshops.

2. BuyingfromtheDirectorateMusic:DirectSales

ThemusicpublicationsarenolongersoldbytheUnisaPressBookshopandmaybeordereddirectlyfromtheDirectorateMusic.

3. Mail orders

• Orders may be e-mailed to shortme@unisa.ac.za.Orderswillbedespatchedonceproofofpaymenthasbeenreceived.

• Proofofpaymentmustaccompanytheorder.Nochequeorcashpaymentsareaccepted.

• OnlyreturnthepagesoftheOrder Formrelevanttoyourorder.

• Please allow at least six weeksfordeliveryofyourorderedpublications.

• Postageisincludedinthecostofthepublications.Ifyouwouldhoweverpreferustocouriertheitems,pleaseincludeacourierfeeofR60fornational,andR160forinternational carriers.

Downloadtheofficialorderformformusicexaminationpublicationsfromtheinternet at www.unisa.ac.za/music

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SectionH WinnersofUnisaMusicScholarships2018

Scholarshipsandprizes2018

TwoUnisaSouthAfricanMusicScholarships–winnerR16600andrunner-upR13000,madeavailablebytheDirectorateMusic.

Winner:ChloéBotha(Flute),Pretoria Teacher:Anna-MariaMuller

Runner-up:EmileVermeulen(Piano),Pretoria Teacher:WesselvanWyk

Fromlefttoright:ChloéBothaandEmileVermeulenreceivethefirstandrunner-upprizesrespectivelyfromDrFGoolam(UnisaRegistrar)

TwoDuToit-VanTonderMusicScholarshipsofR9000each,fundedbytheinterestonabequestbyCecilHenryduToit(1937-1985)andhavebeenawardedannuallysince1986. Winners: LeanneMunro(Piano,Bethlehem) Teacher:BeulahvanAswegen LaraPotgieter(Piano,PortElizabeth) . Teacher:ErikaBothma

SAMRO/VladimirViardoPianoScholarshipR13000,sponsoredbytheSouthAfricanMusicRightsOrganisation(SAMRO)Foundationisawardedtothebestpianocompetitorundertheageof 20.

Winner:MoniquePretorius(Piano,Pretoria) Teacher:ElsabéFeldtmann

SAMROPrizeofR13000,sponsoredbySAMROisawardedforthebestperformanceofaSouthAfricancompositionandhasbeenawardedsince1994.


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JohannavanderSpuyMemorialPrize(1906-2010)ofR3000forthebestperformanceofaRomantic work. Winner:ChloéBotha(Flute),Pretoria Teacher:Anna-MariaMuller

Thefollowingprizeswerenotawarded:

• RobertCloughMusicScholarshipofR8000,fundedbytheinterestonabequestbyRobertClough(1936-1987)andhasbeenawardedsince1989.

• MimiCoertsePrizeofR2000forthebestrenditionofaSouthAfricanArtSong.Thisprizeissponsored by Mimi Coertse.

• SAMRO/Unisa/DeonvanderWaltVocalScholarshipofR4000,establishedfromtheboxofficeincomeofaGalaConcertgivenbythelateDeonvanderWalt,whichwasjointlyorganisedbySAMROandUnisaandheldattheStateTheatrein1997.Thisscholarshipisawardedtothebestgrade 8 singing candidate.

ParticipantsoftheUnisaSouthAfricanScholarshipCompetition2018

Back, left to right: Ursa Engelbrecht (Flute, Pretoria), Zoë Coetzee (Piano, Stellenbosch),Mieke-Marie Kunz(FrenchHorn,Pretoria),EmileVermeulen(Piano.Pretoria),ChloéBotha(Flute,Pretoria),LeanneMunro(Piano,Bethlehem),MoniquePretorius(Piano,Pretoria),LaraPotgieter(Piano,PortElizabeth)

Front left to right: Adjudicators SeanAdams, Elize Kruger andMariaan van Staden, Prof KarendraDevroop(ActingDirector,UnisaDirectorateMusicandnon-votingChairman)andAnnalienBall(Accompanist)

SectionH WinnersofUnisaMusicScholarships2018

Scholarshipsandprizes2018

TwoUnisaSouthAfricanMusicScholarships–winnerR16600andrunner-upR13000,madeavailablebytheDirectorateMusic.


Runner-up:EmileVermeulen(Piano),Pretoria Teacher:WesselvanWyk

Fromlefttoright:ChloéBothaandEmileVermeulenreceivethefirstandrunner-upprizesrespectivelyfromDrFGoolam(UnisaRegistrar)

TwoDuToit-VanTonderMusicScholarshipsofR9000each,fundedbytheinterestonabequestbyCecilHenryduToit(1937-1985)andhavebeenawardedannuallysince1986. Winners: LeanneMunro(Piano,Bethlehem) Teacher:BeulahvanAswegen LaraPotgieter(Piano,PortElizabeth) . Teacher:ErikaBothma

SAMRO/VladimirViardoPianoScholarshipR13000,sponsoredbytheSouthAfricanMusicRightsOrganisation(SAMRO)Foundationisawardedtothebestpianocompetitorundertheageof 20.

Winner:MoniquePretorius(Piano,Pretoria) Teacher:ElsabéFeldtmann

SAMROPrizeofR13000,sponsoredbySAMROisawardedforthebestperformanceofaSouthAfricancompositionandhasbeenawardedsince1994.


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SectionI MusicCompetitionsin2019

1. UnisaSouthAfricanMusicScholarshipCompetition2019

9-11 October 2019

1.1 MainScholarships

UnisaSAMusicScholarship(FirstPrize)R16600 UnisaSAMusicScholarship(Runner-up)R13000

1.2 Age Restrictions

AgelimitsfortheUnisaSouthAfricanMusicScholarshipCompetitionareasfollows:

Instrumentalists 21yrs Singers 23 yrs

1.3 Requirementsforparticipation

Studentsmustfulfilthefollowingrequirements:

1.3.1 Mark allocation

• Achieveatleast85%intheexaminationasawholeand

• Achieveatleast85%fortheprescribedpiecesonly.

1.3.2 Prerequisites

AstudentmusthavepassedUnisaTheoryofMusicGrade5bythesecondsession(June)ofthatparticularyear.StudentswritingtherequiredTheoryofMusicGrade5examinationinthethirdsession(October),willnotbeeligibleforparticipation.

1.3.3 No deferred participation

StudentsmustparticipateintheUnisaSouthAfricanMusicScholarshipCompetitioninthesameyearthattheyplaytheexaminationandqualify.Participationmaynotbedeferredtothefollowingyear.

1.3.4 Memorisation

MemorisationisnotarequirementforparticipationintheUnisaSouthAfricanMusicScholarshipCompetition.

2. 6th Unisa National Piano Competition 2019

TheUnisaMusicFoundationwillpresentthe6thUnisaNationalPianoCompetitionintheZKMatthewsGreatHallfrom19to26July2019.ThecompetitionwillincludebothClassicalandJazzPiano,andtwopanelsofadjudicatorswillevaluatetheperformances.

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Thefinalistswillautomaticallygainentrytothe14th Unisa International Piano Competition in 2020.

ThemainprizesamounttoR210000andtheeventisorganisedbytheUnisaMusicFoundation.

Thewinnersofthe5thUnisaNationalPianoCompetitionwereMegan-GeoffreyPrins(Classicalcategory)andKyleShepherd(Jazzcategory).

Formoreinformation,calltheUnisaMusicFoundationat0124293336orvisitwww.unisa.ac.za/musicfoundation

Annexures

FORM A: Accreditation application - Personal information

FORMB: Requestforexemption

FORM C: Application for approval of an alternative work

FORMD: ApplicationforapprovalofChoir/Ensemble/JazzEnsemblerepertoire

FORME: RequestfortransferofaPractical/TheoryofMusicexaminationtoanotherexaminationcentre/session

FORMF: Requestforissuingofanacademicrecordandsubjectdeclaration

FORMG: RequestforaccesstoacopyofanTheoryofMusicexaminationscript

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FORM A

UNISA MUSIC EXAMINATIONS

ACCREDITATION APPLICATION

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Surname Title

Fullnames

UnisaMusicRegistrationNo

Race1Black Indian

Female MaleColoured White

IdentificationNo Dateofbirth Y Y M M D D

Countryofbirth Nationality

Residential address Postal address

Postal code Postal code

Contact detailsHome tel Cell/Mobile

Email

Qualifications (list from highest to lowest; attach CV)

Yearcompleted Qualification Institution

Teachingexperience(inyears)

Pleaseticktheappropriateblockbelow þ

I agreethatmynameandcontactdetailsbeincludedinthelistofUnisaaccreditedMusicteachersonthewebpageoftheDirectorateMusicatUnisa

List instruments/Theory of Music for which you offer lessons:

___________________________________________________________________________I do not agree

Please tick to confirm that all required documents are attached þAll copies must have been certified within the last six (6) months

Certifiedcopyofhighestmusicqualification

CertifiedcopyofID

CertifiedcopyofmarriagecertificateifsurnameonqualificationdiffersfromcurrentsurnameonID

Certifiedcopyofmatriccertificate ifhighestmusicqualificationisagradedmusiccertificate

Curriculumvitae(CV)especiallydetailingqualificationsandteacherexperience

Signature Date

PleaseEMAILdocumentsto Mr Sean Adams at [email protected],DirectorateMusic,ORTamboAdministrationBuilding,Room5-35,PrellerStreet,UnisaMainCampus,MuckleneukRidge,Pretoria0003_____________________1 Forstatisticalpurposes

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FORM B


REQUEST FOR EXEMPTION FROM GRADE 5 THEORY OF MUSIC (forapplicantswithinternationalqualifcationsonly)

Address

Postal code

Email

Tel/Cell/Mobile

Date

IherebyrequestexemptionfromTheoryofMusicGrade5(forGrade8practical).

Enclosedpleasefindacertifiedcopyofmyacademicrecord.

Name

Examinationnumber(ifapplicable)

Signature

PleaseEMAILdocumentsto Mr Sean Adams at [email protected],DirectorateMusic,ORTamboAdministrationBuilding,Room5-35,PrellerStreet,UnisaMainCampus,MuckleneukRidge,Pretoria0003

Enquiries:[email protected] Tel: 012 429 2615

Officeuse

Approved

By _________________________________

Not approved

Date _______________________

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FORM C

UNISA PRACTICAL MUSIC EXAMINATIONS

APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF AN ALTERNATIVE WORK

PARTICULARS OF TEACHER

SurnameandInitials

Postal address

Postal code

Tel/Cell/Mobileno

Email

PARTICULARS OF STUDENT

Fullnamesandsurname

Examination session and year

ExaminationInstrument Grade

ALTERNATIVE WORK TO BE PRESENTED

List

Composition

(indicatemovementsclearly)

Composer:

Title:

Duration1

SIGNATURE DATE

Please email copy of alternative work plus this application form to

[email protected] or [email protected]

or mail to

MrSeanAdams,DirectorateMusic,ORTamboAdministrationBuilding,Room5-35,PrellerStreet,POBox392,UnisaMainCampus,MuckleneukRidge,Pretoria0003

Enquiries:Tel:0124292615

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FORM D

UNISA PRACTICAL MUSIC EXAMINATIONS

APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF CHOIR/ENSEMBLE/JAZZ ENSEMBLE REPERTOIRE

PARTICULARS OF TEACHER

SurnameandInitials

Postal address

Postal code

Tel/Cell/Mobileno

Email

PARTICULARS OF CHOIR/ENSEMBLE/JAZZ ENSEMBLE

Name


Category Grade*

WORKS TO BE PRESENTED

List A Composer:Title:Duration:

List B Composer:Title:Duration:

List C Composer:Title:Duration:

SIGNATURE DATE

*Elementary/Intermediate/Advanced

Please email copies of all works plus this application form to

[email protected] or [email protected]

or mail to

MrSeanAdams,DirectorateMusic,ORTamboAdministrationBuilding,Room5-35,PrellerStreet,POBox392,UnisaMainCampus,MuckleneukRidge,Pretoria0003

Enquiries:0124292615

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FORM E


REQUEST FOR TRANSFER OF A PRACTICAL/THEORY OF MUSIC EXAMINATION TO ANOTHER EXAMINATION CENTRE/SESSION

PARTICULARS OF TEACHERSurnameandInitials

Unisaregistrationnumber

Postal address Postal code

Tel/Cell/Mobileno

Email

PARTICULARS OF STUDENTFullnamesandsurname

Unisamusicregistrationnumber


ExaminationInstrument/Theorypaper Grade

Existing(old)centre

New centre to be transferred to

Reasonfortransfer(attachrelevantdocumentationasproof)

PARTICULARS OF NEW TEACHER AT NEW CENTRE (If applicable)Fullnamesandsurname ID no Address Email Tel nos.

SIGNATURE (TEACHER) DATE

Unisareservestherighttoapproveorrefuseatransferapplication.Transfersmayundernocircumstancesbenegotiatedwithinvigilators.PleasedonotproceedwitharrangementsuntilyouhavereceivedwrittennotificationfromtheUniversity.Transfers will only be processed if:• Sufficientexaminationtimeisavailableattherequestedcentre(inthecaseofpracticalexaminations).• ProofofpaymentoftheR260transferfeeaccompaniesthewrittenapplication.Please note:1. Practical examinations:

Transfersmayberequestedupto15March2019(secondsession)and12June2019(thirdsession)withoutbeingliableforatransferfee.ThereafteratransferfeeofR260ispayable.After5April2019(secondsession)and26July2019(thirdsession),transferswillonlybeconsideredifwrittenproofofavalidreasonsuchasrelocation,seriousillness,deathofacloserelative,orstudentsrepresentingtheirprovinceorcountryinsportingeventscanbesupplied.Secondsessionstudentsmaybetransferredtothethirdexaminationsession.

2. Theory of Music examinations: Transfersmayberequestedatleast21workingdayspriortotheexamination.ThereafteratransferfeeofR260ispayable. Firstsessionstudentsmaybetransferredtothesecondexaminationsession,andsecondsessionstudentstothethirdone.3. Students may not transfer to the following year.

Banking details:Bank: Standard Bank

Acccountholder:UniversityofSouthAfrica-Income Accountno:011554622,Branchcode:010645,Swiftcode:SBZAZAJJ(forinternationaldeposits) Reference:Teachermusicregistrationnumber+surnameandinitialsofstudent

Officeuse/Kantoorgebruik

Approved/Goedgekeur

By __________________________________________

Not approved

Date ________________________

Theory:[email protected] Tel 012 429 2804 Practical: Collette Isaacs [email protected] Tel: 012 429 2583

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FORM F


REQUEST FOR ISSUING OF AN ACADEMIC RECORD AND SUBJECT DECLARATION

DuplicateCertificatesmaynotbeissued.Onlyadeclarationoracopyoftheacademicrecordwillbeissued.

PARTICULARS OF APPLICANTSurnameandInitials

Postal address

Postal code

Tel/Cell/Mobileno

Email

PARTICULARS OF STUDENTFullnamesandsurname

Maiden name if applicable*

Examinationnumberordateofbirth

ExaminationSession/Month/Year InstrumentandGrade Centrewhereexaminationwasconducted

*AttachcertifiedcopyofIDandmarriagecertificate(s)ifqualificationwasobtainedundermaidenname.

FEES

Retrieval of old records prior to 1988 - R 220Retrieval of old records passed in 1988 or later - R 150

SIGNATURE DATE


Acccountholder:UniversityofSouthAfrica-Income Accountno:011554622,Branchcode:010645,Swiftcode:SBZAZAJJ(forinternationaldeposits) Reference:MusicregistrationnumberorID+surnameandinitialsofstudent

Email this form with proof of payment to

[email protected](TeachersurnamestartingwithA-E,V-Z)Tel:0124294695

[email protected](TeachersurnamestartingwithF-P,Q-U)Tel:0124292800

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FORM G


REQUEST FOR ACCESS TO A COPY OF A THEORY OF MUSIC EXAMINATION SCRIPT IN RESPECT OF SECTION 18(1) OF THE PROMOTION OF ACCESS TO

INFORMATION ACT, ACT NO 2 OF 2000 (Regulation 6)

Issued only to the student, or the parent/guardian if the student is a minor

A PARTICULARS OF STUDENT REQUESTING ACCESS TO A COPY OF AN EXAMINATION SCRIPTSurnameandfullnamesofstudent

Unisaregistrationnumber

ID No

Postal address

Postal code

Tel/Cell/Mobileno

Email

Pleaseindicatehowyouwouldliketoreceivethecopyofyourexaminationscript.Photocopiesofexaminationscriptsaremailedviaregisteredmail.Duetopoorquality,copiesarenotfaxed.

email Mail

B PARTICULARS OF EXAMINATION SCRIPT AND REASON FOR REQUESTPaper and Code

ExaminationYearandSession

Reasonforrequestinginformation

C FEESThefeepayableforaccessisR65.00perapplicationoftheexaminationscript.

D FORM OF ACCESS TO SCRIPTIfyouarepreventedbyadisabilitytoreadorviewthecopyoftheexaminationscript,stateyourdisabilityandindicateinwhichformthecopyofyourexaminationscriptisrequired.

Disability

Alternativeformrequired

E DECLARATIONIherebydeclarethatIamtherequesteroftheexaminationscriptandthattheinformationassuppliedistrueandcorrect.

Signedat____________________________this__________dayof________________________20______.

______________________________ _________________________________

SIGNATURE (REQUESTER) RELATIONSHIP TO STUDENT


Acccountholder:UniversityofSouthAfrica-Income Accountno:011554622,Branchcode:010645,Swiftcode:SBZAZAJJ(forinternationaldeposits) Reference:Musicregistrationnumber+surnameandinitialsofstudent

Email this form with proof of payment to [email protected]

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