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
This course is University approved
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 learn from a choice of two music courses of study that can be interchanged:
Performance and Composition are weighted very high according to the student’s strengths and talents
Harmonic and Tonal analysis will be taught to give the student and all round knowledge and understanding which will allow a smooth transition into a tertiary institution
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 either major in:
Performance - perform music programmes as a soloist, in a group as well as possibly on a second instrument or
Composition - 3 original pieces of music to a specific task or
Song Writing - compose 3 original songs that express imaginative thinking
You will be assessed on internal and external standards.
Standard AS91416 - Solo performance programme (internal)
Standard AS91417 - Second instrument performance programme (internal)
Standard AS91418 - Group performance programme (internal)
Standard AS91419 - Three original compositions (internal)
Standard AS91421 - Harmonic and tonal conventions (external)
Standard AS91425 - Research a music topic (internal)
Standard AS91849 - Compose three original songs (internal)
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For further information you can contact:
Head of Music - Merrick Stein - stm@pc.school.nz
Or
Careers Department - careers@pc.school.nz