Scotch College

MUSIC Year 10 — 2012

Craft [Semester One]

Rationale

The music craft course will run for one semester and is designed to be a preparatory course for the ensemble and creative aspects of the VCE Music course.  The course will develop the student’s creative composition skills, improvisatory ability and ensemble performance skills.  The study of theory and analysis will develop their music language skills so that they can acquire a greater means of musical expression.  It is strongly recommended that
students who elect to take this subject will be currently studying a musical instrument (or voice) that they will focus
on specifically in this unit of study. 

Student Outcomes 

• study compositional method used in traditional and contemporary styles
• listen to and analyze music examples in order to develop compositional technique 
• create music compositions in a variety of styles
• perform their music in instrumental ensembles as well as using computer technology in order for class members to enjoy and constructively criticize
• write music for class members to play on their instruments
• record their music on compact disk

Course Content 

• Study of form in music; binary, ternary, rondo, theme and variations.
• Key relationships, melodic and rhythmic development, polyphonic and homophonic writing, cadences and other essential music theory. 
• Students will be involved creating music compositions using the techniques studied in the form and analysis part of the course. 
• Compositions will be created and performed at the computer/synthesizer workstations using Logic Pro and Sibelius music software applications.

• Compositions will also be created for and performed on the instruments played by students. 

Assessment 

Examination

Music Composition and Arrangement 

Aural Development 

Music Language Skills