Music Style and Composition

Examination specifications and sample materials

Externally assessed task

Adjusted specifications and guidelines (pdf - 210kb) (Version 2, July 2020)

Assessment weightings and criteria (pdf - 165.31kb) (Version 2, July 2020)

Marking sheet (pdf - 123.3kb) (June 2020)
Marking sheet (docx - 64.02kb) (June 2020)

Written examination

Adjusted examination specifications for 2020 (pdf - 128.62kb) (June 2020)

Sample aural and written examination (pdf - 318.92kb) (March 2017)

Please note: The sample examination has not been amended to reflect the adjustments made to the study design in 2020.

Past examinations and examination reports

Examinations relating to the current study design

The following examinations relate to the current VCE Music study design and other curriculum materials.

Examinations relating to previous study designs

Students and teachers should note that, with the introduction of a new study design, the following examination papers are not necessarily a guide to the current VCE examination in this study.

Music Style and Composition replaced Music Styles in 2011.

Year	Past examination papers	Examination reports
2016	Exam (pdf - 306.39kb)	Externally assessed task (EAT) (pdf - 49.57kb) Exam (pdf - 110.11kb)
2015	Exam (pdf - 67.47kb)	Externally assessed task (EAT) (pdf - 61.56kb) Exam (pdf - 182.63kb)
2014	Exam (pdf - 69.68kb)	Externally assessed task (EAT) (pdf - 294.07kb) Exam (pdf - 189.2kb)
2013	Exam (pdf - 179.85kb)	Exam (pdf - 187.46kb)
2012	Exam (pdf - 54.2kb)	Exam (pdf - 172.25kb)
2011	Exam (pdf - 231.1kb)	Exam (pdf - 168.84kb)
2010	Exam (pdf - 76.25kb) Audio zip file (zip - 6.49mb)	Exam (pdf - 57.83kb)
2009	Exam (pdf - 233.08kb)	Exam (pdf - 59.23kb)
2008	Exam (pdf - 68.96kb) Audio zip file (zip - 2.15mb)	Exam (pdf - 58.33kb)
2007	Exam (pdf - 201.33kb) Audio zip file (zip - 1.21mb)	Exam (pdf - 99.31kb)
2006	Exam (pdf - 54.75kb)	Exam (pdf - 130.96kb)
2005	Exam (pdf - 181.06kb)	Exam (pdf - 109.44kb)
2004	Exam (pdf - 325.93kb)	Exam (pdf - 64.09kb)

Past examinations are made available after any copyright issues are finalised. The Chief Assessor prepares examination reports summarising student performance in past examinations. Examination reports for written examinations contain some answers.