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Te toi whakairo, ka ihiihi, ka wehiwehi, ka aweawe te ao katoa.
Artistic excellence makes the world sit up in wonder.
KAUPAPA:
Music is a rich part of the diverse cultures of Aotearoa New Zealand. It is a vital part of life for many communities and is an art form that can be used to express histories, knowledge bases, local contexts, language, and aspirations.
The Year 12/13 Music course at JMC has a main focus on practical performance and composition skills. You will be exposed to a wide range of performance opportunities that allow you to develop in your competence and confidence as a performer. You will also learn and apply creative and technical skills to compose and record your own music, and be introduced to ways of distributing your music on real-world platforms like YouTube and Spotify.
Through your practical work, you will also develop your understanding of music as a language. This will enable you to become a well-rounded musician that is able to engage and communicate with the wider musical community.
At Year 12/13 you will be able to specialize further in your musical areas of interest and strength, with flexibility in course content and assessments to suit your needs. You are expected to take an active role in your own learning.
YEAR 12 PREREQUISITES:
Year 11 Music, or by audition with Mr. McNulty
YEAR 13 PREREQUISITES:
Year 11 and/or 12 Music, or by audition with Mr. McNulty
YEAR 12 COURSE CONTENT:
Students will select, practice, refine and present substantial performances on their chosen instruments in both solo and group contexts. Solo performance assessment concerts will take place in Terms 2 & 4, and students are expected to be actively involved with the wide-range of performance opportunities and groups both in and out of school (e.g. RockQuest, Big Sing, Chamber Music, McGlashan Féte, House Music, assembly/chapel performances, etc.). Pieces for assessment will be selected from a portfolio developed throughout the year.
Students will further develop their understanding of fundamental musical literacy, including common vocabulary/terminology and a range of ways of communicating musical concepts through notation.
Students will learn to generate, develop and structure substantial original musical ideas in their chosen stylistic context. They will develop skills with representing their ideas visually with notation software (i.e. Flat.io, Musescore and Songcraft) and with recording their compositions in a DAW (i.e. Studio One).
YEAR 13 COURSE CONTENT:
Students will continue to develop their skills with performance and composition, while strengthening their musical literacy. Year 13 students are expected to engage with an increasingly diverse set of styles to showcase their breadth and versatility as musicians.
Students will compose, record, mix and master a 3+ piece EP/album, or develop a suite of 3 thematically linked musical pieces.
Year 13 course content will be structured around the goals/interests of students, with flexibility in the achievement standards offered.
YEAR 12 & 13 COSTS:
No cost for course.
It is expected that students are having weekly lessons with a tutor. If the instrument you wish to specialize in is not currently available through funded lessons at school, you may need to look in to private lessons. Priority for lesson spaces is always given to senior music students. Feel free to contact Mr. McNulty for further details.
Note: students should have a device with enough processing power and storage to handle recording and notation software (e.g. a recent Macbook or mid-range Windows laptop). iPads and Chromebooks are not suitable for this purpose.
2.1
AS 91270
Perform two substantial pieces of music as a featured soloist
6 Credits
Internal
2.3
AS 91272
Demonstrate ensemble skills by performing a substantial piece of music as a member of a group
4 Credits
Internal
2.4
AS 91271
Compose two substantial pieces of music
6 Credits
Internal
2.6
AS 91219
Demonstrate knowledge of conventions in a range of music scores
4 Credits
External
3.1
AS 91416
Perform two programmes of music as a featured soloist
8 Credits
Internal
3.6
AS 91517
Demonstrate ensemble skills by performing two substantial pieces of music as a member of a group
4 Credits
Internal
3.4
AS 91419
Communicate musical intention by composing three original pieces of music
OR
3.11
AS 91849
Compose three original songs that express imaginative thinking
8 Credits
Internal
3.6
AS 91421
Demonstrate understanding of harmonic and tonal conventions in a range of music scores
4 Credits
External
FUTURE STUDIES / CAREER OPTIONS:
Studying music opens up pathways for a wide range of careers in the music industry, including but not limited to:
Performance music (i.e. live performance, session musicians, busking, etc.)
Composer and arranger (i.e. songwriting, media composition, orchestral arranger, etc.)
Studio Production (e.g. audio engineering, mixing, mastering, etc.)
Live Sound and Event Management (e.g. event sound/lighting/rigging, stage management, etc.)
Music Education (e.g. classroom teaching, academia, private/itinerant teaching, etc.)
and much more!
The skills you develop as a musician are also highly transferable. Regardless of your chosen field, employers are looking for:
Creative skills: communicating concepts through artistic mediums, finding novel solutions to problems
Technical skills: using specialist software/hardware to create and distribute digital content
Time Management and Discipline
There are a large number of tertiary institutions that offer courses of study in music, including:
PATHWAYS @ JMC:
Year 7 & 8 Music
Year 9 Music
Year 10 Music
NCEA: Year 11 Music
NCEA: Year 12 Music
NCEA: Year 13 Music
IBDP: Year 12/13 Music
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