Music

Course Description 

The music department that offers countless opportunities for students to develop their musical skill and ability, both inside and outside the classroom.

During lessons, students learn how to sing, play, listen, compose and sequence music through a curriculum, delivered through a ‘hands on’ approach.  Beyond the classroom, there are many extracurricular activities to be a part of and build on instrumental and performance skills.  We cover many different styles of music from all over the world and from different eras.  We look at why music is used in our society and how other cultures relate to it, from celebrations to funerals, from communication to entertainment.

Aims

• To perform, listen to, review and evaluate music across a range of historical periods, genres, styles and traditions, including the works of the great composers and musicians.
• Learn to sing and to use their voices, to create and compose music on their own and with others, have the opportunity to learn a musical instrument, use technology appropriately and have the opportunity to progress to the next level of musical excellence
• To understand and explore how music is created, produced and communicated, including through the inter-related dimensions: pitch, duration, dynamics, tempo, timbre, texture, structure and appropriate musical notations.