Music
Music is about communication, creativity and cooperation.
"Music is about communication, creativity and cooperation. By studying music in school, students have the opportunity to build on these skills, enrich their lives and experience the world from a new perspective."
- President Bill Clinton
Music is an art form deeply rooted in human nature. The child’s musical expression and responses to musical experience are valid, and Gigamind students’ creations and innovations in musical compositions are fostered and valued. The ability to explore with guidance, experiment, and take risks with sound combinations is an essential aspect of musical growth.
The music curriculum comprises three strands:
- Listening and knowledge
- Performing
- Composing
Listening and knowledge
This strand emphasizes the importance of purposeful, active listening in order to elicit physical, verbal, emotional, and cognitive responses. It gradually builds on the experience of earlier classes by providing the child with opportunities to listen to a range of familiar and unfamiliar musical pieces, consisting of pop music, classical music, jazz music, Chinese Music, Japanese Music, and African music.
Performing
Through their voice and the instruments, the students joyfully share the outcome through their musical skills and expression. The lessons focus on active responses and music-making, including group singing at all levels. Gigamind has a weekly musical instrument class at senior levels, which plays the hand chime. The students learn music literacy, interpretation, techniques and communication skills.
Composing
Gigamind students use their creativity to create short songs and sound projects by drawing and music notations. With the advanced technology, the students compose the songs with different software, like chrome music lab and ‘flat’.
