Sample course outline Music General Year 11 – Unit 1 Sample course outline (exemplified for performance practical component) – Week Written component Practical component Aural and Theory Composing and arranging Investigation and Analysis Performance Teachers should integrate music learning across all aspects of the course through the selected context, including performance where possible. Opportunities should be provided for integrated tasks which incorporate two or more assessment types. Rhythm Theory Introduction to context/culture, selected Outline assessment requirements for the introduce note values introduce rhythmic note values semester in consultation with instrumental genre/style or era/period , ,, , ,, discussion of the main characteristics and teachers and/or composition use a range of labels and identifying use a range of labels and identifying features of the context/culture, genre/style portfolio/production project symbols symbols or era/period selected for study supervisors/teachers. I I listen to key works by important (e.g. crotchet, ¼ note, ta, ) (e.g. crotchet, ¼ note, ta, ) composers/artists and discuss main simple time signatures, correct rhythmic simple time signatures musical characteristics e.g. form and grouping, bar lines structure, use of thematic material, beat/subdivision exercises 1–3 instrumentation and orchestration, texture, echo clapping, rhythm clocks, beat/rhythm provide bar lines and/or time signatures in dynamics, rhythmic, melodic and coordination activities, simple dictations given extracts, rhythmic regrouping harmonic elements Pitch treble clef and note names C major pentatonic write C major pentatonic scales in treble sing/play back and notate simple clef pentatonic pitch patterns in C identify and write major 2nds and minor major 2nd and minor 3rd as occurring in C 3rds ascending only in treble clef major pentatonic scale, ascending only Composition (rhythm/melody writing) simple rhythm compositions, 2–4 bars add pentatonic notes to rhythmic compositions or given 2–4 bar rhythm pattern
Sample course outline Music – General Year 11 Unit 1 – Sample course outline (exemplified for performance practical component) Week Written component Practical component Aural and Theory Composing and arranging Investigation and Analysis Performance 1–3 Teachers should integrate music learning across all aspects of the course through the selected context, including performance where possible. Opportunities should be provided for integrated tasks which incorporate two or more assessment types. Rhythm introduce note values , ,, use a range of labels and identifying symbols (e.g. crotchet, ¼ note, ta, I ) simple time signatures, correct rhythmic grouping, bar lines echo clapping, rhythm clocks, beat/rhythm coordination activities, simple dictations Pitch C major pentatonic sing/play back and notate simple pentatonic pitch patterns in C major 2nd and minor 3rd as occurring in C major pentatonic scale, ascending only Theory introduce rhythmic note values , ,, use a range of labels and identifying symbols (e.g. crotchet, ¼ note, ta, I ) simple time signatures beat/subdivision exercises provide bar lines and/or time signatures in given extracts, rhythmic regrouping treble clef and note names write C major pentatonic scales in treble clef identify and write major 2nds and minor 3rds ascending only in treble clef Composition (rhythm/melody writing) simple rhythm compositions, 2–4 bars add pentatonic notes to rhythmic compositions or given 2–4 bar rhythm pattern Introduction to context/culture, selected genre/style or era/period discussion of the main characteristics and features of the context/culture, genre/style or era/period selected for study listen to key works by important composers/artists and discuss main musical characteristics e.g. form and structure, use of thematic material, instrumentation and orchestration, texture, dynamics, rhythmic, melodic and harmonic elements Outline assessment requirements for the semester in consultation with instrumental teachers and/or composition portfolio/production project supervisors/teachers.
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