Level 1 Music

Level 1 Music is intended to give students a well-rounded experience by performing music, composing music, developing music skills and understanding music in relation to contexts. Students will have the ability to develop as musicians within the genre or style that they are passionate about and will learn to use a variety of music technologies. Students are encouraged to perform and compose music as a part of a group. School groups include the Jazz Band, Orchestra, Concert Band, Choir, Chamber Music groups, RockQuest and Tangata Beats bands (including the Solo/Duo category). The performances or compositions that are developed within these groups can be used for assessments throughout the year. We provide students numerous opportunities to perform publicly including The Big Sing, the Barn Vocalists night, Rock the Boathouse, Southern Jam, JazzQuest, The Aurora Festival, Between Two Colleges Concert, RockQuest, primary schools tours and more. There are also numerous opportunities to perform within the classroom and wider school environment too.

All students taking this course are eligible for subsidised instrumental music lessons for their chosen instrument.