At a glance
A practical course where students perform, compose and produce music, and learn how music communicates meaning. Students explore different genres and styles, and develop skills in listening, creating and working with others.
This course is a good choice for students who:
- enjoy playing, singing, composing or making music with technology
- want to build confidence performing and sharing music with an audience
- have any level of experience (the course is designed for a wide range of musical backgrounds)
About this course
Music helps students develop skills as musicians by listening, performing, composing, presenting and producing. Students work independently and collaboratively, take creative risks, and use a range of technologies to create and communicate musical ideas. Assessment usually includes a mix of making tasks (performing/creating/producing) and responding tasks (listening and explaining choices).
Pathways
This course can support pathways into areas such as:
- music performance and composition
- music production, audio and live events
- creative industries and media pathways
Some units you may study
Students complete 2 units for a Minor or 4 units for a Major.
Creativity in Music
This unit is about experimenting with ideas and building creativity through performance and composition.
Students will:
- explore techniques musicians use to create original music and evoke responses
- create and present music using performance, composition and production skills
Communicating Meaning in Music
This unit is about how music communicates meaning and shapes audience response.
Students will:
- analyse musical works and performances that have made a difference
- create music that aims to inform, entertain or provoke an audience
Music in Context
This unit is about how time, place and culture shape music and how audiences respond.
Students will:
- explore musicians from different times and places and what influenced their work
- create music that draws on styles and techniques from different contexts
Improvisation and Variation in Music
This unit is about improvising, arranging and creating variations in different genres.
Students will:
- explore how musicians adapt ideas through improvisation and variation
- create music that explores different interpretations of an idea, mood or emotion
Arts at Gungahlin College
Arts programs include Dance, Drama, Media, Music, Photography, Visual Arts, as well as Industry skills programs Stage Performance and Live Production and Services. Arts studios and classrooms are fully equipped with high-quality technology and resources, including a fully operational theatre.