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Teacher in Charge: Mr R Stevenson(HOD)

Courses Offered: Music: Forms 3-7

General Aim:

To appreciate, perform and compose music. Music is a subject in which all students can broaden their musical knowledge and experience, thus setting a foundation for further study. The study of Music increases self-confidence and self-esteem as students become involved in a wide range of class, co-curricular and related arts activities.

Form 3 Music

Course Content:

In practical classes students develop skills with the guitar, keyboard, class band/orchestral instruments and with the voice.

In musicianship classes students develop creativity, listening and theoretical skills and an understanding of the wide range of musical styles.

Assessment:

Students are assessed in practical, musical knowledge and aural activities.

Form 4 Music

Pre-requisite:

A strong interest in music and the desire to develop musical knowledge, performance and creative skills. Students should already be learning a musical instrument.

Course Content:

Performing individually and in a group. Composition, Singing, Aural training and listening to a wide variety of music. Music theory and knowledge.

Assessment:

Internally assessed by: Performance and composition work, tests on aural skills and musical knowledge. Written exam at end of year.

Form 5 Music - School Cert. (internally assessed)

Pre-requisite:

Success in 4th Form Music. The student should preferably have been learning an instrument for the past two years.

Course Content:

  • Performance - individual and group

  • Composition -

    • for their own instrument

    • or film and T.V. (two or more instruments)

    • setting words to music.

  • Development of aural skills.

  • Musical knowledge:

    • individual theory programmes

    • study of 3 'set' works from a wide range of styles

    • score-reading
  • study of a major work related to the student's performance instrument.

Regular involvement in performance co-curricular activities is an essential part of students' ongoing development.

Assessment:

Performance, Composition and Musical Knowledge (internally assessed); Aural and Score Reading (externally assessed).

Form 6 Music

Pre-requisite:

S.C. Music. The student should have been learning an instrument for at least the last three years.

Course Content:

1. Performance - Solo and group.
2. Composition - Improvisation and arranging
3. Conducting or Accompanying.
4. Musical knowledge - study of 4 set works.
5. Regular involvement in co-curricular performance activities is an essential part of students' on-going development.

Assessment:

Internal - regular assignments, performances, aural and written tests and one examination.

Form 7 Bursary Music

Pre-requisite:

6th Form Music.

Course Content:

1 Performance Solo and group.
2 Composition and arranging.
3 Aural, Harmonic and Tonal analysis.
4 Musical knowledge.

Aspects 1 and 2 are worth 60% and internally assessed.
Aspects 3 and 4 are worth 40% and externally assessed.

The Itinerant Music Programme

There are opportunities for students to have instrumental (including vocal) lessons from itinerant teachers. Priority is given to students in music option classes at 4/5/6/7 form level and to students who have their own instruments. (Vocal students must sing in the school choir 'Encore').. Third formers are encouraged to join the itinerant programme and in fact those who have been learning under similar schemes at their contributing schools will be encouraged to continue at High School.

 
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