Elective subject
In Music, students listen to, write about, compose and perform music from a diverse range of styles, traditions and contexts. They create, shape and share sounds in time and space and critically analyse music. Music practice is aurally based and focuses on acquiring and using knowledge, understanding and skills about music and musicians.
Previous musical experience is an advantage.
Learning in Music
Students learning Music listen, perform, compose and write about music. They learn about the elements of music comprising duration, pitch, expressive devices, structure, timbre and texture. Throughout the study of the course aural skills are developed and enable students to identify and interpret the elements of music.
Learning through music is a continuous and sequential process, enabling the acquisition, development and revisiting of skills and knowledge with increasing depth and complexity.
TOPICS:
| | TERM 1 | TERM 2 | TERM 3 | TERM 4 |
| YEAR 9 | Hip Hop: Students learn about the history of Hip-Hop music and music elements of this genre. | Blues: Students dive into the origins of the blues, studying and performing the standards from this period in time. | Rock Music: From rock n roll, soul, the Beatles and the blues, this unit covers the evolution of rock music. | Music in Advertising: A study into jingles and music used from advertising. |
| YEAR 10 | Program Music: A study into the classical period of time, of music that told a story. | Jazz: Students learn about Jazz music and its history. | Musicals: This unit covers the history of musicals, from classics to contemporary shows. | Protest Music: A study into the music created change and influenced minds, environmentally, politically and socially. |
ASSESSMENT PROGRAM
Making
Making in Music involves active listening, imitating, improvising, composing, arranging, conducting, singing, playing, comparing and contrasting, refining, interpreting, recording and notating, practising, rehearsing, presenting and performing.
Responding
Responding in Music involves students being audience members listening to, enjoying, reflecting on, analysing, appreciating and evaluating their own and others' musical works.
Instrumental Music program
Students participate in the instrumental music program under the tutelage of specialist teachers. Throughout the year, students have the ability to perform at various functions and school activities to display their musical prowess.
Vocal ensemble
Townsville State High School offers a contemporary vocal program. This program is designed to teach high school students how to sing contemporary vocal music using correct techniques as well as develop student’s performance ability. There are many performance opportunities for students ranging from school performances, Music Department Concerts, Vocal Night Concerts, Relay 4 Life, Speech Night.