Subject | Music 1

Description

The purpose of Music 1 is to provide students with the opportunity to acquire knowledge, skills, understanding and attitudes within a broad musical context and encourage the desire to continue learning in formal and informal music settings after school. The course provides students with opportunities to engage in a range of musical styles, including contemporary popular music, and for many it will serve as a pathway for further training and employment in the music industry or in contemporary music fields.

HSC Assessment structure

The Year 11 course consists of three assessment tasks from each of three topic areas. The HSC course has four internally assessed tasks. The final examinations consist of a practical component (major work) worth 70% (comprised of choices from performance, composition and musicology) and a written paper - Aural Skills –worth 30%.

Career paths

Students studying Music 1 have gone onto careers in music administration, audio engineering, music production - live and studio - and music performance. Many find that music is the creative ‘sideline’ to other professions that allows them to explore, create and perform. The study of music allows students to develop their capacity to manage their own learning, work together with others and engage in an activity that reflects the real-world practice of performers, composers and audiences.

Skills required

Students should have a Grade 2-3 level of skill on their chosen instrument or voice. Although not essential, students are encouraged to develop their theory skills throughout the course.

Why choose it

The study of music combines the development of cognitive, psychomotor and affective domains in such a way that all domains contribute equally to the act of making music. It allows for the expression of the intellect, imagination and emotion, the exploration of values, and fosters an understanding of continuity and change, as well as the connections between different times and cultures. Students studying Music 1 often comment that it helps to ‘keep them sane’ throughout their course of senior study. Music is fun and good for the soul.

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