Wesley College
Year 9 Music
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Mrs M. du Plessis.
In music education, students work individually and collaboratively to explore the potential of sounds and technologies for creating, interpreting, and representing music ideas. As they think about and explore innovative sound and media, students have rich opportunities to further their own creative potential. Students develop literacies in music as they listen and respond, sing, play instruments, create and improvise, read symbols and notations, record sound and music works, and analyse and appreciate music. This enables them to develop aural and theoretical skills and to value and understand the expressive qualities of music. As students learn to communicate musically with increasing sophistication, they lay a foundation for lifelong enjoyment of and participation in music. Some will go on to take courses in musicology, performance, or composition. These may be steps on the way to music-related employment.
Course Overview
Term 1
Music literacy
Music analysis
Perform a rap cover
Write and perform an own rap song
Term 2
Music literacy
Music analysis
Analyse a music work
Compose an original song
Term 3
Music literacy
Music analysis
Perform a guitar piece
Perform a piano piece
Term 4
Music literacy
Music analysis
Political, social and economical influences on a composition
Research a New Zealand musician
Pathway
Musician, composer, journalist, Music producer, DJ, teacher, music therapist, event coordinator, songwriter, arranger, broadcaster, performer, radio producer
Assessment Information
Each term will focus on specific skillsTerm 1:
Perform a rap cover as a member of a group
Write and perform an own rap as part of a group
Term 2:
Analyse a music work
Compose an original song
Music literacy test Term 2
Term 3:
Perform guitar piece as a member of a group
Perform a piano piece as part of a group
Term 4:
Research a New Zealand musician
Music literacy test Term 4
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