Music: General Music Class

“The aim and final reason of all music should be nothing else but the glory of God and the refreshment of the spirit.” Johann Sebastian Bach

OVERVIEW  

Students continue in the option they selected in Year 5 - either Orchestra Class or General Music Class.  

GENERAL MUSIC CLASS 

Students explore how the elements of music are used to communicate meaning in the music they listen to, compose and perform. They play and sing music in different styles, and from various cultures, demonstrating aural, technical and expressive skills by singing and playing instruments with accurate pitch, rhythm and expression in performances for audiences. Music literacy is developed through written and aural activities, and music theory, history, percussion and composers.  

TIME ALLOCATION  

• 3 periods per cycle  

TOPICS INCLUDE  

• Singing and Solfege  
• Performing for others 
• Composition  
• Music Appreciation and History  
• Musicianship - theory and aural  

REQUIREMENTS  

• Booklist items  
• Levied Items  
• Music Satchel (retain from Year 4) 
• Recorder (retain from Year 4) 

ASSESSMENT  

• Performance - solo, group  
• Composition  
• Written work 
• Observation 

“Praise the Lord. Praise God in His sanctuary; praise Him in His mighty heavens Praise Him for His acts of power; praise Him for His surpassing greatness. Praise Him with the sounding of the trumpet; praise Him with the harp and lyre, Praise Him with tambourine and dancing, praise Him with the strings and flute, Praise Him with the clash of cymbals, praise Him with resounding cymbals. Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord.” Psalm 150