Te toi whakairo, ka ihiihi, ka wehiwehi, ka aweawe te ao katoa.
The arts are powerful forms of expression that recognise, value, and contribute to the unique bicultural and multicultural character of Aotearoa New Zealand, enriching the lives of all New Zealanders. The arts have their own distinct languages that use both verbal and non-verbal conventions, mediated by selected processes and technologies. Through movement, sound, and image, the arts transform people’s creative ideas into expressive works that communicate layered meanings.
This course offers a combination of external and internal assessment
Course endorsement available
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Music is an art form that allows akonga (students) to develop a deeper understanding of themselves. The aim of this course is to develop a perceptive, sensitive, and discriminating response to music through active involvement in the four musical domains:
performance
composition
listening skills
music fundamentals
Participating in music enhances personal wellbeing.
In this course students will study:
performance
composition
music knowledge
instrumentation
a New Zealand music topic
aural and fundamental skills
Māori world values such as manaakitanga (respect, care and reciprocity between people), kotahitanga (unity and collaboration) and whanaungatanga (relationships and belonging), will be the foundation for our work in music.
Students will:
Perform two solo pieces, one group piece and possibly one second instrument piece in front of a live audience
Produce an instrumentation made up of four instruments of their choice that work well together
Learn advance aural skills in chord identification rhythmic and melodic dictation as well as general perception
You will be assessed on internal and external standards.
Standard AS91270 - Solo performance (internal)
Standard AS91271 - Composition (internal)
Standard AS91272 - Group performance (internal)
Standard AS91273 - Instrumentation (internal)
Standard AS91274 - Second solo instrument (internal)
Standard AS91275 - Demonstrate Aural understanding through written representation (external)
Standard AS91278 - Research a New Zealand music topic (internal)
Nil
For further information you can contact:
Head of Music - Merrick Stein - stm@pc.school.nz
Or
Careers Department - kek@pc.school.nz