This is a 2 Unit 2 Year ATAR subject. 

The purpose of Music 1 is to provide students with the opportunity to acquire knowledge, skills, understanding and attitudes within a broad musical context. The course provides students with opportunities to engage in a range of musical styles and genres. The course accommodates the widely differing needs and abilities of students, ranging from the broadly based to the desire to specialise, by allowing flexibility in the topic choice and areas of study based on students’ individual strengths and interests. Three topics are studied in each of the Preliminary and HSC courses.  Topics are chosen from a list of 21, which cover a range of styles, periods and genres, such as Popular Music, Rock Music, Film and Multimedia Music, Technology and Music, and Music for Small Ensembles. 

NESA Syllabus Information 

Skills you will master: 

The study of music combines the development of cognitive, psycho-motor and affective domains in such a way that all domains contribute equally to the act of making music. The nature of music study allows students to develop their capacity to: 

• manage their own learning 

• work together with others 

• engage in activity that reflects the real world practice of performers, composers and audiences. 

The Music 1 course focuses on the skills of performing and aural analysis through the learning experiences of Performance, Aural, Musicology and Composition. In the HSC course students choose electives in which they can specialise in one or more of these learning areas. 

• BYOD device 

• Notebooks and/or exercise books 

N.B. Students must be learning to play a musical instrument (or vocals). 

Career opportunities: 

For many, it will serve as a pathway for further training and employment in the music industry or in contemporary music fields. Potential careers include:   

• Teacher  

• Performer 

• Audio engineer

• Varying roles in musicals and performing arts productions  

• Career links to numerous creative arts jobs. 

Further Career Information 

Varying excursions based on topic choices, such as musicals and topic related musical performances, HSC Exemplar works performances; and participating in various school community performance opportunities. 

• $25