Tauranga Boys’ College Tauranga Boys’ College

Contemporary Music 3

CMU3
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.

Learning Areas:

Arts


Career Pathways

Actor, Sound Technician, Dancer, Entertainer, Musician, Private Teacher/Tutor