Tauranga Boys’ College
This course requires 2 options.
11 Music
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Aaron Wright.
In year 11 Music students will work towards presenting a portfolio of live performance and recorded original compositions. Students will build core skills and knowledge in order to achieve this, these include listening, analysis and understanding music theory. We also investigate a range of music from different social and historical contexts in order to better understand creative influences and processes.
Course Overview
Term 1
The course is approached in a holistic fashion:
-Weekly practical knowledge and skills development- Listening and analysis activities
-Weekly Group Performance preparation- Students work in small groups to prepare and present.
-In term one we focus on our first topic for the Understanding Music in Contexts Assessment, we complete two assessments for this which covers analysis using the elements of music and investigating the social and historical contexts particular works and composers.
Term 2
-Weekly practical knowledge and skills development- Listening and analysis activities
-Weekly Performance practise and lessons.
-In term one we focus on our first topic for the Understanding Music in Contexts Assessment, we complete two assessments for this which covers analysis using the elements of music and investigating the social and historical contexts particular works and composers.
Term 3
-Performance practise and lessons in preparation for submission of our final Performance Portfolio
-Creating original pieces of music for submission in our final Composition Portfolio
Term 4
-Performance practise and lessons in preparation for submission of our final Performance Portfolio
-Creating original pieces of music for submission in our final Composition Portfolio
Prerequisites
Open Entry - 10 Music preferred.
Pathway
Assessment Information
| Paper | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paper 11MUS1 | Group Performance | Internal | 10.00% |
| Paper 11MUS2 | Understanding Music in Context | Internal | 20.00% |
| Paper 11MUS3 | Demonstrate Practical Knowledge | Internal | 20.00% |
| Paper 11MUS4 | Composition and Performance Portfolio | Internal | 50.00% |
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