10MUS

Year 10 Music

Course Description

Throughout this course students will further develop their instrumental and musicianship skills both as a whole class and in smaller groups. Students will perform pieces of music as part of a group, present a short research project and they will be introduced to music technology and sound recording. There will be an opportunity to learn an instrument by taking lessons on one of the following instruments: Guitar/Bass, Piano, Vocals, Drums, Strings, Winds.

IMPORTANT: THIS IS A PERFORMING ARTS COURSE. STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO PERFORM IN FRONT OF AN AUDIENCE ON A CHOSEN INSTRUMENT

Learning Opportunities

In this course you will need to:

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  • Collaborative skills - learning to work together effectively towards a common goal.
  • Learn to play an instrument as part of a group.

  • Communication skills - develop listening, negotiation and interpersonal skills through the rehearsal process.
  • Rehearse pieces to present to an audience.

  • Information use - understand and interpret musical scores and notation to be realised in a performance on a chosen instrument.
  • Reflect on the rehearsal and performance process.

  • Critical thinking skills - listening to and analysing music recordings and scores and making sense of music in a performance context.
  • Use music technology to create a piece of music.


Resources Required

Headset Earphones (Recommended)
$20.00 Instrument hire per term (optional) flute, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, saxophone