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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY 
REGISTERED QUALIFICATION: 

Diploma in Jazz and Popular Music 
SAQA QUAL ID QUALIFICATION TITLE
78443  Diploma in Jazz and Popular Music 
ORIGINATOR
University of KwaZulu-Natal 
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK
CHE - Council on Higher Education  HEQSF - Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework 
QUALIFICATION TYPE FIELD SUBFIELD
National Diploma  Field 02 - Culture and Arts  Music 
ABET BAND MINIMUM CREDITS PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL QUAL CLASS
Undefined  384  Level 6  NQF Level 06  Regular-Provider-ELOAC 
REGISTRATION STATUS SAQA DECISION NUMBER REGISTRATION START DATE REGISTRATION END DATE
Registered-data under construction  EXCO 0324/24  2024-07-01  2027-06-30 
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2028-06-30   2032-06-30  

Registered-data under construction

The qualification content is currently being updated for the qualifications with the status “Registered-data under construction” or showing “DETAILS UNDER CONSTRUCTION” to ensure compliance with SAQA’S Policy and Criteria for the registration of qualifications and part-qualifications on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) (As amended, 2022). These qualifications are re-registered until 30 June 2027 and can legitimately be offered by the institutions to which they are registered.

 

In all of the tables in this document, both the pre-2009 NQF Level and the NQF Level is shown. In the text (purpose statements, qualification rules, etc), any references to NQF Levels are to the pre-2009 levels unless specifically stated otherwise.  

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION 
Purpose:

To teach and develop a learner to apply and demonstrate professional skills in the following areas:
  • Performance, Arranging/Composition, and Music Technology.
  • To develop learners' creativity, entrepreneurial and intellectual skills in compliance with the standards and need of the music industry. 
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    LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
    Access to the Qualifications:
  • School-Leaving Certificate with Matriculation Exemption.
  • School-Leaving Certificate without Matriculation Exemption or Mature Age Exemption, on the basis of recognition of prior learning for alternative access, approved by Senate on the recommendation of the Dean.
  • Foundation Certificate in Music.
  • Experience in school, profession or semi-professional ensembles and/or community choirs; some knowledge of staff notation; ability to sing and/or play a musical instrument.

    Recognition of Prior Learning:

    Recognition of Prior Learning for alternative access will be granted to applicants who, on the basis of an audition, diagnostic tests in aural perception and music theory, and an English proficiency test, demonstrate prior learning as follows:
  • A degree of practical mastery, such as would permit entrance to First Practical Study.
  • A reasonably discriminating aural perceptivity and a familiarity with theoretical rudiments, such as would permit entrance to Music Theory and Perception 1or Introduction to Music Fundamentals.
  • A proficiency in English, such as would permit entrance to ALE or ELC.

    Applicants who do not demonstrate adequate prior knowledge in music practice and theory will be encouraged to register for the Foundation Certificate in Music. 
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    RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? 
    Y 

    QUALIFICATION RULES 
    Minimum credits required at specific levels or maximum credits where these exceed the minima specified in regulation 8 and/or 9:
  • 128 Credits at NQF Level 5.
  • 128 Credits at NQF Level 6.
  • 128 Credits at NQF Level 7 (NAP Levels). 
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    EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES 
    On completion of the Diploma, diplomats should be able to:
  • Demonstrate intermediate proficiency on a chosen instrument or voice (Solo and Ensemble).
  • Demonstrate the ability to read music at an intermediate level.
  • Show knowledge of the principles of harmony, arranging, composition and music technology. 
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    ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 
    Integrated Assessment:

    Formative: Assessment of learner's progress in theoretical and practical modules by means of projects, tests and musical performance.
    Summative: Evaluation of learner by means of final examination, project or musical performance. 

    ARTICULATION OPTIONS 
    Vertical articulation: Bachelor of Jazz and Popular Music:
  • Subject to general Faculty and University regulations, the programme articulates easily with other programmes in the Faculty. The first year of study is intended to allow suitably qualified learners to move into either a BMus (Performance) programme or a BA or BA (Music) programme.
  • Most modules will be available as options for students registered in other programmes, e.g. existing diplomas, BA, BA (Music), BMus.
  • Students who have completed work at other institutions or who have prior experiential learning can enter the programme at various levels, the auditions and other entry tests allowing the teachers of the programme to perform equivalence assessments. 
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    MODERATION OPTIONS 
    The ETQA system for HE is not yet fully developed. Until such time as it is, procedures described under Criteria for the registration of assessors suffice. 

    CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS 
    Until the HEQC establishes a registration system for assessors in the HET Band, the University of Natal assumes that, on the basis of its rigorous selection criteria for the appointment of academic staff (who also have opportunities for staff development in assessment), staff are competent to assess students on the modules they teach. This assessment is quality assured via a university system of internal moderation and external examination, External examiners are appointed for their teaching and disciplinary expertise and subject to the approval of Faculty Boards, The University of Natal ruling is that 66% of all assessments at exit level, i.e. leading to a qualification, is externally examined. 

    REREGISTRATION HISTORY 
    As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this qualification was Reregistered in 2009; 2012; 2015. 

    NOTES 
    Certification that this qualification complies with the requirements of regulation 8 and/or 9:

    All programmes and qualifications at the University of Natal are internally approved on the basis of our Programmes Handbook (1999). These guidelines ensure that all our qualifications are designed using the outcomes-based method, based on a uniform credit system, and include the SAQA critical outcomes. These are achieved via learning programmes with rules of combination which cater for an emphasis on flexibility and breadth, and/or coherence and specialisation, depending on the purpose of the qualification. 

    LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION: 
    When qualifications are replaced, some of their learning programmes are moved to being recorded against the replacement qualifications. If a learning programme appears to be missing from here, please check the replacement.
     
    NONE 


    PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS QUALIFICATION: 
    This information shows the current accreditations (i.e. those not past their accreditation end dates), and is the most complete record available to SAQA as of today. Some Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionaries have a lag in their recording systems for provider accreditation, in turn leading to a lag in notifying SAQA of all the providers that they have accredited to offer qualifications and unit standards, as well as any extensions to accreditation end dates. The relevant Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionary should be notified if a record appears to be missing from here.
     
    1. University of KwaZulu-Natal 


    All qualifications and part qualifications registered on the National Qualifications Framework are public property. Thus the only payment that can be made for them is for service and reproduction. It is illegal to sell this material for profit. If the material is reproduced or quoted, the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) should be acknowledged as the source.