Year 10 Music Performance

LENGTH OF COURSE: Semester or Full Year

ASSUMED BACKGROUND: Nil

CURRICULUM CHARGES: Nil

CONTENT
Course content will be a selection of the following:

Knowledge and Understanding:
• Plan and organise compositions with an understanding of style and convention
• Analyse a range of music from contemporary and past times

Music Practices:
• Improvise and arrange music to explore personal style in composition and performance
• Manipulate combinations of the elements of music in a range of styles using technology
• Practise and rehearse to refine a variety of performance repertoire with increasing technical and interpretative skill

Present and Perform:
• Perform and present music applying techniques and expression stylistically correct
Respond and Interpret:
• Evaluate and analyse a range of music to inform and refine their own compositions and performances, and enrich their
music making

ASSESSMENT TYPES

Knowledge and Understanding:
Students develop their music theory skills using Musition and in-class forum activities
Music technology research
Music review of a performance
Research and deliver a series of instrumental lesson

Music Performance and Composition:
Students work in small groups and individually developing their skills further on instrument of choice
Music composition using Noteflight and or Mixcraft
Rehearsal observation and final performance at the end of the course