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AtCamber wel lGr ammarSchool ,weval uecl assr oom Musi cas ani nt egr alpar toft hel ear ni ngexper i ence. Cl assr oom musi ccompl ement st hei nst r ument alst udi esofour st udent s;t he cour ses gi ve cont extt o and affor dt hem t he oppor t uni t yt oengageatar i cherl evelwi t ht hemusi ct heypl ay andhear .Mosti mpor t ant l y ,ourst udent swi l l beequi ppedwi t han appr eci at i onofMusi ct hatwi l lst aywi t ht hem f orl i f e. Wear epr oudoft heYear9and10el ect i veswehavecar ef ul l y pr epar edf orsel ect i on.Cor emusi calski l lwi l lbedevel opedat each year l evel ,but t hr ough sever aldi ffer ent appr oaches. Whet herpr oduci ngt hei rownpophi t s,composi ngwor ksusi ng cl assi cf or msandst r uct ur esorcr eat i ngengagi ngsoundt r ackst o fil ms,ourst udent swi l lal lbenefitf r om engagi ngcour seswi t h cont entt hatr esonat eswi t ht hem. Al l si xofourel ect i vecour sesatYear9and10l evel ser veasal i nk bet weenourcl assr oom Musi cst udi esatMi ddl eSchool l evel and t heSeni orpat hwaysofVCEandVETst udi esf orYear11and12. Wei nvi t eyout oexpl or et hesecour sesandconsi dert hebenefit oft hei rst udy .
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Year9 I n‘ BeAMusi ci an’y ouwi l l di s cov erhowmus i ccancr eat e char act erandmood.Li s t eni ng,anal y z i ngandcompos i ng mus i cwi l lhel py oudev el opanunder s t andi ngoft heway mus i ci sor gani s ed,cr eat edandper f or med.I naddi t i ont o t hi s ,y ouwi l ls t udyanddev el opt heor yandaur als ki l l st o hel pbui l dy ourunder s t andi ngoft hewor kss t udi edand compos ed.An oppor t uni t yt o per f or ms etcompos i t i on t as ksi sani mpor t antpar toft hi ss t udy .Byt heendoft hi s cour s ey ouwi l l bewel l ont hewayt o‘ BeaMus i ci an’ .
We’ v enev erhadgr eat eracces st of ant as t i cDi gi t alAudi o Wor ks t at i on( DAW)apps .You’ v egoty ourDAW wi t hnear l y i nfini t epos s i bi l i t y —nowwhat ?I n‘ I t ’ sLogi cal ’ ,wegetr i ght i nt ocr eat i nggr eats oundi ngpr oj ect s ,us i ngoneoft hebes t DAWson t he pl anet :Appl e’ sLogi c Pr o.You wi l lcr eat e mus i candunder s t andhow t omakey ourmi xespopus i ng effectpl ugi ns .You’ l lal s ol ear nhow t oeffect i v el yr ecor d audi oandedi ty ourwor k.Thi si sagr eatpr epar at or ycour s e f ors t udent swhoar econs i der i ngs t udy i ngVETMus i cand wantt ogetabi gheads t ar t .
I n‘ Jazzi tUp’y ouwi l l har nes sal l oft hemus i cal knowl edge y oual r eadyhav eandappl yi tt oj az zandpopul armus i c genr es .You wi l lus ei ndus t r y s t andar ds of t war e( Aur al i a andSi bel i us )t ohel pdev el opy ourl i s t eni ngs ki l l sandal s o t ocr eat emus i cal s cor esf orot her st opl ay .Youwi l l l i s t ent o t heev ol ut i onofs omeoft hemos tr ecogni s abl es t y l esof mus i c and t ake t hem apar tt o di s cov erhow t heywer e cons t r uct ed—t henwr i t ey ourown.Thi scour s ei sgoi ngt o beofgr eatus et os t udent swhodr eam ofar r angi ngpi eces f orot her st o per f or m,s uch asi n Camber wel lGr ammar School Hous eMus i c.
Year1 0 ‘ AdvancedTheor yandComposi t i on’i si dealf ors t udent s wi t has t r ong i nt er es ti n compos i t i on,i ncl udi ng Mus i c Academys t udent s .Adv ancedTheor yandCompos i t i onwi l l hel py ou bui l dy ourt heor et i calknowl edge t o become a bet t er i nf or med mus i ci an.You wi l lcompos e exer ci s es bas ed ont het heor et i calconcept ss t udi ed,e. g.har mony andcount er poi nt .Aur als ki l l swi l lbedev el opedt oenabl e y out obecomemor eawar easl i s t ener s .Mus i cal s t r uct ur es , s uch as : Fugue; Sonat a For m; Var i at i ons ; and Cont empor ar yf or mswi l l bes t udi edt ohel py ougai nas ol i d under s t andi ngoft heor et i cal concept si npr act i ce.
I n‘ Wr i t e a Hi t ’ ,y ou wi l lbe us i ng t he f ant as t i c r es our ces att he s choolt o:compos e pop s ongs ; engi neerandmi xy ourowns ongs ;andpr oducey our cl as s mat es ’wor k.Youwi l lhar nes smor eoft heDi gi t al Audi oWor ks t at i on’ st ool st ohel pr eal i s ey ourcr eat i v e v i s i ons .Youwi l ldecons t r ucts ev er aloft hegr eatpop s ongs ,findoutwhatmakest hem memor abl eandus e t hi sknowl edget oi ns pi r ey out ocr eat eandr ecor dy our owns ongs .Whoknows ,y oumayhav et henextbi ghi t att heendofy ourcour s e!
‘ Become A Fi l m Composer ’unr av el ss ome oft he my s t er yast owhymus i ci ngames ,fil m andmedi ai ss o effect i v ei nemot i onal l yconnect i nguswi t hwhatwes ee. Thi si sa pr oj ect bas ed El ect i v e.You wi l lact i v el ybe cr eat i ng mus i ct o anumberofcl i ps ,l ear ni ng how t o appl ys omeoft hef av our i t et echni quesoft hegr eatfil m compos er st oy ourownwor k.Af t ery ouhav ecompl et ed t hi sEl ect i v e,y ou wi l lbecome a mor e act i v el i s t ener when y ou wat ch t he next bl ockbus t er . Pr i or t o under t aki ng t hi ss ubj ect ,i ti sr ecommended t o hav e compl et edt heYear9el ect i v e‘ BeaMus i ci an’ .