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Prep Music Education
Year 8 Music Education
Junior Music
Senior Music
Year 12 Music Extension (Performance)

Prep Music Education

This area includes Reception through to Year 7

Reception music is a "Pre-learning" coure where we work on team work, co-operation, beat, in-tune singing and gross and fine motor skills.

Year 1 & 2 is basic reading of limited rhythm and pitch notation and aural recognition of the same.

Year 3 is enhanced with the string program and we continue working on our aural and music literacy skills.

Yr4 the recorder is added as a tool toward music literacy.

Yr5 to 7 is a continuation of music appreciation and literacy.

All boys in the school are exposed to many types of music from classical to jazz as they are taught to appreciate many music styles.



Year 8 Music Education

The year 8 music course is a very practical course which provides basic skills in playing both electronic keyboard and guitar.

Semester 1  -  Keyboard Music Outline Semester 2 -  Guitar Unit Outline
  • Single line melodies in the key of C major.
  • Single line melodies with single fingered chord accompaniment.
  • Four bar melodic composition in C major.
  • Development of Listening, aural and rudiment skills
  • Simple melodies in the key of G major on the G,B,E strings including "Ode to Joy".
  • Basic Chords D,G,A
  • 12 Bar Blues in D
  • Singing and Accompanying on the guitar "Rock Around the Clock".
  • Four bar melodic composition to a given chord progression.
  • Development of Listening, aural and rudiment skills

Music Extension (Performance)

Why Study Music Extension?

Music Extension (Performance) is offered as an official Board subject to be studied in YEAR 12. It is a course designed for students with specific abilities in music as an extension of the Senior Music course. It is a more challenging course and the standards by which students are assessed are higher than in the parent course. This course offers specialisation in PERFORMANCE, to students who have advanced skills on an instrument or voice. Students with an identified ability in performing have the opportunity to develop personal potential beyond the scope of the parent course. The musical insights and technical expertise gained through this study may act as a catalyst for further involvement with music beyond the school environment.

Entrance Requirements

Entry to the Music Extension (Performance) course is permitted if the student has studied two semesters of Music in Year 11, and is enrolled in Year 12 Music. Although there is no set standard or level of performance required for entry into this course, recommended repertoire for performance is approximately AMEB Grade 6 standard.

The student must be able to provide reasons for wishing to be considered for enrolment in the course, and must display commitment and self-discipline, since much of the work is self-directed. It is a requirement of the course that the student participates and be assessed in an ensemble, which rehearses weekly under the direction of a teacher or conductor/director. This may be a school or community ensemble.

Learning Experiences

The three dimensions of the course are:

Solo Performance – involving the development of skill in performing on the principal instrument and an understanding and appreciation of repertoire studied.

Ensemble Performance – involving the development of skills specific to ensemble participation and performance and incorporating a knowledge and understanding of the repertoire; and

Aural Perception – involving auditory and visual perception, discrimination, memory and notation.

Assessment

All assessment relates to the three dimensions listed above. Monitoring of the first semester’s work takes place in July and Verification in November. Similar assessment items are required for both, including public performances of both solo and ensemble work (to be video-taped), sight reading, aural examinations, and one written assignment, worked on throughout the year, relating to the solo repertoire chosen by the student.

Expenses

It is expected the student attend regular private tuition on their principal instrument and expenses for these lessons are the responsibility of the student. An accompanist will be required for the solo recitals and this expense will be shared by the school and student. Excursions to live concerts may be organised and it is hoped that all students will take every opportunity to attend these live concerts performed by professional musicians, to broaden their experience.

Tertiary Music Study

Music Extension (Performance) provides the ideal introduction into any career and or further study in music, since all tertiary courses in music require some form of solo and ensemble performance and a high level of aural ability

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