This course requires 2 options.
Contemporary Music 3
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Aaron Wright.
Design a project centered around composing and recording two original pieces of music.
Write, perform and record 3 songs to submit for RockQuest, Chamber Music Contest or Jazz Festival.
Write, perform and record 3 songs to release on Spotify or YouTube
Course Overview
Term 1
Use notation software to notate melodic parts from your compositions and sequence MIDI parts for your original songs.
Term 2
Set up a multitrack recording session for your groups 3 original songs.
Term 3
Write 2 songs that express imaginative thinking.
Term 4
Write 1 songs that express imaginative thinking.
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
External
NZQA Info
Operate music sequencing, editing, and music notation application(s)
NZQA Info
Select and apply a range of processes to enhance sound in a performance context
NZQA Info
Making Music 3.11 - Compose three original songs that express imaginative thinking
Pathway Tags
Actor, Sound Technician, Dancer, Entertainer, Musician, Private Teacher/Tutor,