Music

Year 7

Year 7 Music students have focused on developing performance skills on keyboard, ukulele and guitar. They have learnt about the concepts of pitch, duration, texture and structure and have applied their understanding to various compositions using Soundtrap and Noteflight IT platforms. 

Year 8

Year 8 students have focused on the musical characteristics of The Blues, leading to learning Rock riffs which were based on the Blues scale and intervals, including Smoke on the Water, Sunshine of Your Love and Peter Gunn. 

Students had the task of performing and creating a medley of riffs for their upcoming assessment task using either guitar or keyboard. They created arrangements of Rock riffs using Noteflight and many students have enjoyed performing on keyboard, bass, acoustic and electric guitar and drum kit.

Year 9

Students have developed ensemble performance skills leading up to their Term 1 Performance Assessment. Repertoire has included Jazz and Popular styles with students performing on vocals, alto saxophone, trombone, piano, electric and acoustic guitar, bass guitar and drum kit. Students were introduced to the notation software, Sibelius, and created a score incorporating elements of pitch and rhythm for varied instruments. 

Year 10

Year 10 have been working on individual performance assessments.

Year 11

Year 11 Music students have completed their first Topic: Music for Small Ensembles, focusing on Rock Power Ballads and students performed and arranged songs by the bands Heart and Bon Jovi. Students learnt about the roles of various Rock/Pop instruments, the importance of texture variation and structure within the Power Ballad style. This has culminated in students creating their own Sibelius arrangement of a melody in the format of a Power Ballad. 

Year 12

Year 12 students are busy putting their HSC program together including performances and Viva-Voces.