Year 9 ARTS - Music Fundamentals
9MUSF Course DescriptionTeacher in Charge: Mr M. Cameron, Mr I. Stone.
GET STARTED IN MUSIC IN ONE OF THE BEST MUSIC DEPARTMENTS IN NZ!
Year 9 Music Fundamentals is the perfect place to start your musical journey at Tawa College! Whether you are already a skilled player, or you're just wanting see what it's like, Music Fundamentals will set you up for success.
Music Fundamentals is a practical class - you spend most of the time playing instruments or making music on computers!
Some things that we do are:
● Playing instruments (particularly keyboard and guitar)
● Playing music in groups
● Learning about the history of popular music
● Learning basic music reading skills
Year 9 Music is the foundation of our Music Department - we would love to see you take a Year 9 Music Class!
Course Overview
Term 1
Basic Musical Skills (learning basics of keyboard, guitar, listening skills, and foundational musical knowledge like chords and beats)
Reading Music (learning how music notation works and playing songs on the keyboard)
Term 2
Retro Music (learning about music history from the 1950s to the 1990s, and recreating / reworking retro music using music software)
Group Performances (learning how to play music in a group)
Term 3
(this is a half year course)
Term 4
(this is a half year course)
Pathway