MUSIC OPTIONS

YEAR 10 | MUSIC OPTIONS

Year 10 Music (1 unit)

Music

Year 10 Music provides students with opportunities to play music and improve their skills on their chosen instrument(s). Students will rehearse and perform in small groups (rock groups, wind/ brass/string ensembles/vocal groups) under the guidance of an ensemble teacher.

In their instrumental lessons, students will prepare pieces, exercises and technical work. Through listening to a variety of styles of music, students will discuss and write about music, examining its features, structure and elements.

They will have opportunity to express their musical ideas through composition and/or song writing.

Class activities are designed to develop each musician’s aural skills and theoretical knowledge and in doing so assist them to perform to their potential on their instrument/voice.

Subject Levy: $60 Auralia & Musition 12 month

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Year 10 Sound Production (1 unit)

Music

In Year 10 Sound Production students will develop skills that are critical to working successfully in the arts and entertainment industries. These include home recording skills, setting up a PA system, and mixing sound in different environments.

The unit also explores the production of electronic music and basic DJ skills. Students will create and perform their own compositions using Ableton Live and perform a live DJ set using Virtual DJ and deck controllers.

No instrumental experience is required as the subject focuses on the process of making a recording, although instrumentalists wanting to enhance their music industry skills will benefit from the areas studied in this unit.

Subject Levy: $50 Auralia & Musition 12 month

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NOTE: For a student to successfully complete the requirements of Year 10 or VCE Music Units they must have a weekly instrumental music lesson with an instrumental music teacher at Christian College and rehearse and perform in a College ensemble. Any variation to these expectations should be in consultation with the Director of Music.

It may be possible for highly capable and motivated students to accelerate to complete Units 1 and 2 VCE Music in Year 10. This will be subject to criteria and minimum standards achieved in Year 9. Further information regarding acceleration options can be found in the Senior Subject Information Booklet.

VCE MUSIC (Whole year: 2 units)

VCE Music is based on active engagement in all aspects of music. Students rehearse, perform, and develop their skills as musicians across a broad range of contexts and activities. Students will rehearse and perform in small groups (rock groups, wind/brass/string ensembles/vocal groups) under the guidance of an ensemble teacher. They will also experience large group performance and as well develop their performance craft as soloists in performance classes and workshops. Opportunities to perform at community and college events will also be offered to students to develop their skills and confidence as performers.

Class activities include listening to a broad range of music, students will have the opportunity to explore, reflect on and respond to the music they listen to, create and perform. They analyse and evaluate live and recorded performances, and learn to incorporate, adapt and interpret musical practices into their own practice.

Students also develop knowledge and skills to compose, arrange, interpret, reimagine, improvise, recreate, and critique music. In this study students are offered a range of pathways according to their instrument and areas of musical interest from classical to contemporary performance genre.

See page 61 of the Senior Subject Information Booklet for more details.

Subject Levy: $60 Auralia & Musition 12 month Digital Subscription. Charged to Fee Account