Students, Parents/Carers Handbook

Art/Tech - Centre Stage

Subject Name: Music

 

Unit of Study: Centre Stage   

 

Brief Description: Get ready for an exhilarating ride in the Year 10 Music Industry unit of study. Students will unlock the secrets to becoming successful independent musicians. From songwriting to release, you will dive into the latest industry trends, mastering composition, music production, funding, promotion, performance, and music administration. Prepare to unleash your creativity, captivate audiences, and chart your own path to stardom. The stage is set—claim your place among music's legends. Are you ready to take centre stage?

 

Scaffolding Learning

At the conclusion of this unit of study students will have: 

 

An understanding of key knowledge

  • Elements of music 
  • Form and stylistic conventions
  • Understanding the theory behind works and how the composer/arranger/performer has used elements of music and compositional devices to create meaning

Attained these key skills 

  • Listening and aural skills
  • Composition skills
  • Recording, mixing, editing sound sources
  • Ensemble and performance skills
  • Promoting a musical product

 

Demonstrated the Victorian curriculum standards and capabilities

  • 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. (VCAMUE033)
  • Develop music ideas through improvisation, composition and performance, combining and manipulating the elements of music. (VCAMUE034)
  • Create, practise and rehearse music to develop listening, compositional and technical and expressive performance skills. (VCAMUM035)
  • Structure compositions by combining and manipulating the elements of music and using notation. (VCAMUM036)
  • Rehearse and perform to audiences in different settings and contexts, a range of music they have learnt or composed, using techniques and expression appropriate to style. (VCAMUP037)
  • Analyse composers’ use of the elements of music and stylistic features when listening to and interpreting music. (VCAMUR038)
  • Identify and connect specific features and purposes of music from contemporary and past times to explore viewpoints and enrich their music making. (VCAMUR039)

Assessment Tasks

 

Students will be required to complete the following assessment tasks:

  • Composition
  • Production and Arranging 
  • Promoting and Releasing Music Products

Additional learning opportunities

  • Recording Session

Resources

  • Laptop
  • Exercise Book

Pathways

This unit of study could provide students with the following pathway.