Year 10 Subject Guide 2020

Structure

Semester 1

Semester 2

Unit 1: Why are the Blues so sad?

Unit 3: Noise pollution or good music?

The creation of jazz by the African-Americans is one of the most important musical achievements of the twentieth century. Its influence can be heard in all kinds of modern music, popular as well as classical. Jazz is a difficult word to define, as there are a great number of different jazz styles. However, basic to all these styles is rhythmic vitality or, as some call it, ‘swing’. In this unit we investigate the development of jazz from its beginnings to the present day, noting the basic jazz characteristics such as typical timbres and performance techniques in the musical examples studied. In this unit, varied examples of instrumental music from the six main musical periods – medieval, renaissance, baroque, classical, romantic and twentieth century are explored. Our exploration focuses on the use of different types and combinations of instruments, important instrumental forms, and the use of musical elements characteristic of the particular periods. Unit 2: Everything old can be new again

Since 1980 popular music, or rock music as it is usually called, can be viewed as moving in two parallel ‘strands’ – rock and pop. In this unit a wide range of musical examples that mirror the course of popular music during the past 25 years are investigated.

Unit 4: Syrinx or Pharynx?

In this unit, varied examples of vocal music from the six main musical periods – medieval, renaissance, baroque, classical, romantic and twentieth century are explored. Our exploration focuses on the use of different types and combinations of voices, important vocal forms, and the use of musical elements characteristic of the particular periods.

Assessment In Year 10 Performing Arts: Music students complete six summative assessments. Summative assessments Semester 1 Semester 2

Criteria Assessed

Criteria Assessed

Composition/Reflection

B, C, D

Composition/Reflection

B, C, D

Performance/Reflection

B, D

Performance/Reflection

B, D

Oral Presentation (Musicology)

A

Formal Examination (Musicology)

A

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