Contemporary Music 3
CMU3 Course DescriptionTeacher in Charge: Aaron Wright.
Contemporary Music is focused on music production, this includes utilising technology to sequence, record and mix music. Students will also specialise in either composition or performance. In most cases students will design a project centered around composing and recording three original pieces of music. This could look like:
Write, perform and record three songs to submit for RockQuest, Chamber Music Contest or Jazz Festival
Write, perform and record three 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.
Career Pathways
Actor, Sound Technician, Dancer, Entertainer, Musician, Private Teacher/Tutor