Year 9 Music
Year 9 Music
Year 9 Music emphasizes independent and group music-making through listening, arranging, and performing. Students refine aural skills, explore complex rhythms and diverse pitch, and incorporate dynamics and expression. They develop ensemble roles, control tone and volume with instrumental and vocal techniques, and explore music technology through music production and audio engineering.
Subject Type: Elective
Length: One Semester
Contact Person: sharon.chng@stcolumba.sa.edu.au
Further Reading: F-10 Curriculum | Music – Year 9 (australiancurriculum.edu.au)
Topic Overview
- Musical technology
- Ensemble performance
- Solo performance
- Musicianship
Assessment Overview
Making Music (80%)
- Ensemble performance
- Solo performance
- Musicianship test
- Student reflection
Responding to Music (20%)
- Musical technology – Mixcraft or Musical styles – Djing responding task