Every culture in the world includes music for ceremonies, relaxation, communication, celebration and enjoyment. Music is an essential part of human life. All children should have music as a core component of their education, from the first year of pre-school through to their senior school years. Music learning contributes to intellectual and cognitive growth through the development of skills, techniques and processes.
Successful music students develop self-discipline, concentration, listening skills and fine motor responses to a high level. These traits are highly regarded in all subject areas and music students often enjoy high results in all of their subjects. Studying music helps students to develop inter-personal skills, self-esteem, a sense of responsibility and teamwork. It often leads to improved memory and higher-order thinking skills.
While Music has no prerequisite courses, it is recommended that students have a good knowledge of the foundations of music and that they have developed some skill in reading music. It is highly encouraged that students take private instrumental lessons.
Outline of topics
Year 11
| Unit 1 | Unit 1 | Unit 2 | Unit 2 |
Designs: Unpacking the treatment and combination of different music elements in relation to various music. To design music that communicate meaning through performance. | Studying a combination of different music elements in relation to compositional devices. To design and communicate meaning through composition. | Identities: Unpacking and understanding music elements, concepts and practices to communicate cultural, political, social and personal identities when performing, composing and responding to music. | Identifying musicology and compositional devices through music and scores to analyse and communicate meaning. |
| Performance | Composition | Integrated Project | Exam |
Year 12
| Unit 3: IA1 | Unit 3: IA2 | Unit 4: IA3 | Unit 4 |
Innovation: Incorporating innovative music practices to communicate meaning when performing. | Incorporating innovative music practices to communicate meaning when composing. | Narrative: Unpacking and studying how musicians manipulate music elements to communicate narrative when performing, composing and responding to music. | Communicating a narrative from the depiction of Analysis when responding to music and scores. |
| Performance | Composition | Integrated Project | External Exam |
Skills, Benefits, Excursions, Opportunities & Events
Students have the potential to perform and invest time into any extra-curricular opportunity offered at Noosa District SHS (Cooroy Campus).
Opportunities to perform include:
Parades
Radio stations,
Podcasts,
Fundraisers,
Creative showcase
Musicals
Expos
Cooroy Fusion
Harmony Day
Busking
Competitions
Extra-curricular activities gives students the opportunity to grow as a performer. Developing skills such as managing administration demands, communicating effectively, sound production, event and stage management, performing to an audience, working with others, developing instrumental devices and managing different roles.
A Career in Music
A course of study in Music can establish a basis for further education and employment in the fields of arts administration, communication, education, creative industries, public relations and science and technology.
The demand for creativity and innovative ideas from employees is rising in a world of rapid technological change. As more organisations value work-related creativity and diversity, the processes and practices of Music develop transferable 21st century skills essential for many areas of employment. Music helps develop creative and critical thinking, collaboration, ICT skills, social/personal skills and communication, all of which is sought after in modern workplaces.
Tertiary studies, vocational education or work experience in the area of music can lead to and benefit careers in diverse fields such as:
- arts administration and management, e.g. artist manager, arts administrator, booking agent, copyright/royalties manager, music accountant, orchestra manager, production music manager, record producer, studio manager, tour manager, venue manager
- communication, e.g. music copyist, music editor, music librarian, print music manager, sound archivist
- education, e.g. arts educator, instrumental teacher, studio teacher, university music academic
- creative industries, e.g. backing musician, composer, conductor, creative entrepreneur, instrument repairer, music director, performer, presenter, recording engineer, repetiteur, stage manager
- public relations, e.g. creative director, music lawyer, music merchandiser
- science and technology, e.g. music therapist, music video clip director, new media artist, producer, programmer, sound designer.