Kaiapoi High School Kaiapoi High School

Year 9 Music

Y9MUSP
Course Description Recommended Prior Learning

Students do not need to currently be able to play an instrument or sing, but must be prepared to learn some skills on guitar, piano, or ukulele during class.

Learning Music builds important skills such as confidence, resilience, self-discipline, and the ability to work with others. It is a wonderful creative outlet and a friend for life. Music has been shown to improve memory, speech development and coordination, as well as building verbal and reading skills.

Kaiapoi High School has a large and active Music department, and students in the Music programme have the opportunity to build relationships with students from all year levels. We welcome those who wish to make Music their lifelong career {we have a number of successful graduates in tertiary music programmes), and also those who just find Music fun.

 


Course Overview

What is taught in courses varies from year to year. This course could include:
This half-year course gives students the opportunity to develop skills in listening, performing, composing, and analysing music.

The class will be introduced to Music Technologies, such as Digital Audio Workstations, which we use for creating original music. We will be listening to and learning about music from a range of genres. At the end of the course students will have the opportunity to form a band and learn a piece of music as a group.

Faculties:

The Arts










Disclaimer


Please note that courses will go ahead only if student numbers, staffing, and timetabling allow it.  Where a subject is oversubscribed, and there are insufficient numbers or resources to create an extra class, a ballot system may be applied.  
Costs
The Board of Trustees has again asked to opt into the Ministry of Education donation scheme. Doing so resulted in the ability to waive student fee donations. Kaiapoi High School aims to deliver quality educational courses over and above those that which is funded by the Ministry. It is likely the School will opt into the donation scheme for 2024, however parental contribution for the costs of trips and activities where participation is optional, and/or components not covered by the Government grant, may be requested. We appreciate the financial support our families make to the School.