THE ARTS MUSIC – YEAR 7 ELECTIVE SUBJECT – ONE SEMESTER
Students are encouraged to participate in co-curricular opportunities provided by the Performing Arts Department Learning Focus: Students studying this unit will use listening skills and imagination to interpret their feelings and experiences and develop ideas in response to music they have listened to. They will sing, play instruments and use notation and technologies to interpret, compose and document music. All students have the opportunity to trial orchestral instruments. Victorian Curriculum Strands: Explore and express Ideas • Experiment with elements of music, in isolation and in combination, using listening skills, voice,instruments and technologies to find ways to create and manipulate effects Music practices • Create, practice and rehearse music to develop listening, compositional and technical andexpressive performance skills Present and perform • Rehearse and perform to audiences in different settings and contexts, a range of music they havelearnt or composed, using techniques and expression appropriate to style Respond and interpret • Analyse composers’ use of the elements of music and stylistic features when listening to andinterpreting music Assessment: ● ● ●
Musicianship and performance Composition Listening and analysis
Year 7 & 8 Course Handbook 2023 - Page 28
