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At Year 9, Students will learn:
Course Standards
9MUS001 Demonstrate knowledge of music: Students will complete a test to measure their understanding of musical elements, theory and listening skills.
9MUS002 Compose two original pieces of music: Throughout the year students will develop simple compositional skills and will produce their own original music. This includes creating music on a program called Bandlab and writing songs as a group.
9MUS003 Group Performance: Student will perform one piece of music as a member of a group.
Students must either own or hire an instrument and be having instrumental lessons. Itinerant lessons (free instrumental lessons at school) are offered in the following instruments – trumpet, trombone, clarinet, saxophone (alto, tenor and baritone), guitar, drums and voice. Students will also need their own earphones or headphones.
Availability of instrumental lessons depends on demand.