Year 11 Music
11MUSC Course DescriptionTeacher in Charge: Mrs M. du Plessis.
Recommended Prior LearningBeing able to play an instrument well and willing to perform in front of an audience.
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
First bracket of solo performances.
First bracket of songwriting.
Music literacy.
Music analysis.
Music history.
Term 2
First bracket of group performances.
Second bracket of songwriting.
Music literacy.
Music analysis.
New Zealand Music.
Term 3
Second bracket of solo performances.
Second bracket of group performances.
Understanding political, social and economic influences on music.
Term 4
Last resubmission opportunities.
Use music skills in a music style.
Music literacy.
Music analysis.
Pathway
Musician, composer, journalist, music producer, DJ, teacher, music therapist, event coordinator, songwriter, arranger, broadcaster, radio producer