Music Excellence

Music is a very important part of cultural activity. It facilitates creative expression and enriches the quality of the lives of those who perform and those who listen. A disciplined approach to the study of music enhances the study habits and memory skills a student will employ in other academic subjects.

Our Junior Music program is designed for students to learn to think in “sound”. In a world that is increasingly saturated with media and music, it is great for students to be able to understand, manipulate, create and perform music and use music technology.

Across Year 9 and 10, students will study a variety of music forms and styles including; Blues and Negro Spirituals, Musical Theatre, Pioneers of Rock, Music on TV, Jazz, Music’s Greatest Composers, Vocal and Instrumental Music.

Music in the senior school is intended to increase the student’s skills in performance, analysis and original composition. It covers a wide variety of musical genres and equips students with skills of analysis that are transferable across the many and varied styles of music. Students are encouraged to appreciate quality music and are given tools and skills for understanding, performing and creating their own music. Aural skills are emphasised and each student’s ability on their chosen instrument (including voice) is given scope for development. For many students of music it is not a mainstream career goal, more importantly an enjoyable and enriching discipline giving the student the opportunity to develop and utilise their creative talents.