Whangarei Girls’ High School

Year 11 Music - Create

Course Description

In this course students will focus on learning how to create, edit and record music. Students will create a series of recordings of song arrangements, an original song, a remix or music for a motion picture. Students will learn to use a variety of software applications including Garageband, Audacity, Soundplant and Ableton Live. The course will be delivered through interactive workshops, group and individual work. Students are expected to present a portfolio of recordings to be presented to an audience throughout the course.

Learning Opportunities

In this course you will need to:

Develop these skills:	Explore this content:
Collaborative skills - learning to work together effectively towards a common goal.	Learn to rehearse and prepare music for recording.
Communication skills - develop listening, negotiation and interpersonal skills through the rehearsal process.	Learn to record, edit and mix sound and music to create a recording.
Information use - understand and interpret musical scores and notation to be realised.	Reflect on the rehearsal and recording process.
Critical thinking skills - listening to and analysing music recordings and scores and making sense of music in a recording context.	Develop music technology, sound editing and compositional skills for a variety of contexts.

Year Levels/Departments:

Year 11, Music

Resources Required

Headset Earphones (Recommended)