Year 10 Digital Music 

Course Outline

This is a computer-based class focused on the skills used for the creation, recreation and development of music rooted in theoretical knowledge gained through the practical application and analysis of music skills and styles.  This course would be suited to those who are considering a career in Digital Media and Communication such as Game Software Development or Commercial Music. 

Course Content: • Composition – using  DAWS and Notation software ( if you have your own software that would be advantageous) • The music genres we will focus on will be music for Video Games  • Aural – recreating music by listening to the layers of sound and working them out • Researching and analysing music to understand context influences • Basic keyboard skills to support aural, research, analysis and composition skills.

Recommendations for subject entry:

An interest in Music Technology and experience of DAWS is advantageous but not necessary.  

Assessment

There are 3 assessments for this course which reflect the proposed course for Senior Digital Music:

• Use Music Skills in a Music Style - Beats Recreation: Ākonga will use a range of music skills to recreate a segment of a song using a DAW or other hardware, in keeping with its music style.

• Demonstrate understanding of music in relation to contexts: Students will describe music concepts that are significant to selected music and describe contexts that are relevant to the music.

• Shape music ideas to create an original composition: Students will apply music concepts to create and organise music ideas in a music style.

Next Steps

L1 Digital Music