LEVEL: Year 7
LENGTH: One semester – includes free IM instrumental tuition for the whole year.
This course provides for students with little or no experience, as well as those who are already accomplished young musicians.
Content:
This course is highly practical, with the focus on making music. Students:
- Learn an instrument for the full year and apply these skills in weekly class band rehearsals, solo and ensemble performance contexts.
- Develop musical literacy skills such as pitch reading, rhythmic decoding, musical terms and symbols, and aural acuity.
- Evaluate musical choices from different cultures, times and places, including the traditional music of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, India, Africa and Japan and communicate meaning as performers and composers.
- Learn about the instruments of the concert band and orchestra.
- Identify and analyse how the elements of music are used in different styles and apply this knowledge in performances and compositions.
- Explore and experiment with musical elements in GarageBand to compose pieces using loops, virtual instruments, effects and found sounds.
Music provides opportunities for the development of each student’s:
- Creativity
- Critical Thinking
- Persistence
- Resilience
- Self-regulation
- Identity
- Connection
- Confidence
These are achieved through experiences that encourage collaboration and creative problem-solving, the acquisition of instrumental skills, and the development of aesthetic awareness.
Music provides authentic experiences for students to practise and demonstrate the Unley High School values of respect, excellence, diversity and community.
Assessment:
Students’ performance will be determined according to the subject’s Achievement Standards as outlined in the framework of the Australian Curriculum. Grades A to E will be used for reporting purposes.
Students may be assessed in a variety of ways, including:
- Ensemble Performances
- Solo Performances
- Musical Literacy tasks
- Compositions
Special Requirements
See Attached:
Leads to: Year 8 Music