10 Music

10 Music

This is a creative course that consolidates students’ prior learning with detailed knowledge and refined skills that enables them to express themselves with confidence across the three main strands of music: performance, composition and listening/appraisal.  A significant focus of the course is to prepare students for the NCEA Level 1 Music programme through the following topic areas:

• The Beatles. An investigation of the history, music and musicians of this group which contains multiple performance (individual and/or group) and song composition opportunities.

• Great Performers. A research-based topic chosen by each student that culminates in a presentation to the class about notable great performers from music history in any genre.

• Music Technology. Students will use music technology to compose contemporary-style music, and gain greater confidence with the essential elements of music technology. This will also give an opportunity to compose dance-style pieces of music.

• African Drumming. A study of the cultural and musical features of African Drumming, including analysis of set work songs, multiple performance (individual and/or group) and composition.

• Composition. Students will learn to compose a piece of music using MuseScore Software in a minimalist and/or ternary form style. This will be for a combination of different instruments and will show different compositional styles/techniques.

• Theory. There will be ongoing consolidation of the basics of music theory, terminology in preparation for the NCEA requirements in this area.

Whilst not compulsory, students in Year 10 Music are strongly encouraged to participate in a school extra-curricular music group and/or learning an instrument (including voice) in an itinerant lesson.