Semester Two 2015
Week
1
Week
Beginning
13 Jul
2
20 Jul
3
27 Jul
4
03 Aug
5
10 Aug
Unit
‘MAKING A STATEMENT’
Year Level(s): 11
Subject: Music
Concepts Covered
Introduce Unit- Students to study pieces that have made a
statement both historically and influentially. Introduce AssessmentPerformance- Small Ensemble or Solo; Composition- Either an
Arrangement or own composition for a small ensemble; Year 12’s
Only- Compare and analyse 2 well known pieces that have made a
statement.
Discuss and Analyse ‘Pachelbels’ Cannon then explore various Pop
songs that have used the Cannon in their pieces. Begin
Compositions, choose pieces for practical assessment.
Discuss and Analyse Mozart’s “Eine Kliene Nacht Music”. Continue
working on Composition Task and Continue rehearsing pieces for
Performance Assessment.
Discuss and Analyse Beethoven’s Choral Symphony –“Ode to Joy” ”.
Continue working on Composition Task and Continue rehearsing
pieces for Performance Assessment.
Discuss and Analyse Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture”. Continue
working on Composition Task and Continue rehearsing pieces for
Performance Assessment. (No Year 12’s Tuesday/ Public Holiday
Wednesday)
Discuss and Analyse Grieg’s “Piano Concerto in A Minor”. Continue
working on Composition Task and Continue rehearsing pieces for
Performance Assessment.
Discuss and Analyse Strauss’s “Also Sprach Zarathustra”. Continue
working on Composition Task and Continue rehearsing pieces for
Performance Assessment.
Discuss and Analyse Rossini’s “William Tell Overture”. Continue
working on Composition Task. Performance Task due: Year 12’s
Wednesday, Year 11’s Friday.
6
17 Aug
7
24 Aug
8
31 Aug
9
07 Sep
Discuss and Analyse Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” Composition
Due. Complete Performance Assessment.
10
14 Sep
Discuss and Analyse The Beatle’s “Let it Be”
School Event /
Public Holiday
Assessment Due
21 July Parent Teacher Interviews
3.30pm – 7.30pm
22 July - Inter-House Athletics Carnival
(Competitors only) – Pds 1 & 2
28 July School photographs for Yrs 10,
11 & 12 Individual & Yr Level & Missed
Individual in Hall: 9am
6 Aug Australian Maths Comp in Hall
(All Ext & Maths B pupils) – Yrs 8, 10 &
12 Pds 1 & 2A, Yrs 7, 9 & 11 Pds 2B & 3
12 Aug - RNA Exhibition Holiday
18 Aug - Yr. 10 SET Plan Meeting
Day/Evening in Hall
20 Aug Yr 12 Maths A & B Exams in
Hall: Form, Pds 1 & 3
1 - 2 Sept - Yr. 12 QCS Test
2 Sept PISA Exams
Performance Task Due
Composition Task Due
17 Sept - Wavell Classics Day
18 Sept Yrs 7 – 9 & 11 Mid-Sem
Reports issued
Spring Vacation (19 September - 4 October)
Semester Two 2015
Week
Week
Beginning
Unit
‘I am Australian’
Year Level(s): 11
Subject: Music
Concepts Covered
School Event /
Public Holiday
Assessment Due
Wk 1: Introduce students to the Unit ‘Australian Music’ Inform them
about assessment for this term which is an Extended written
response done in Exam conditions in Exam Block., as well as a
5 Oct- Labour Day Holiday
Practical performance of an Australian artist or group. Notes on
Traditional Aboriginal Music and the Dreamtime. Orchestral
influences using the digeridoo –‘Dance Gayndah’by Phillip Bracanim.
Popular Aboriginal influence – Yothu Yindi
11
5 Oct
12
12 Oct
Wk 2: Australian Orchestral music – Percy Grainger “Colonial Song”
Peter Sculthorpe: Kakadu. Begin individual Performance rehearsals.
13
19 Oct
Wk 3: Vocal Australian Music: Martin Wesley Smith “Who Killed a
Mocking Bird”, Steven Leek “Voices of Gondwana” (Listen and
Analyse) Hand out Extended Written Response Task and discuss.
Continue Practical work
19 Oct - Pupil Free Day – Panel
Verification
14
26 Oct
Wk 4: Contemporary Piano Australian: Miriam Hyde “Dragonflies”,
Michael Whittaker “Speckled Grasshoppers”. Work on Practicals
28 Oct – 57th Annual Speech Night in
Hall – 7.30pm
02 Nov
Wk 5: Popular Australian Music: John Williamson (Folk), James
Blundell / Casey Chambers / Lee Kernagan / Troy Casar-Daly
(Country), Christine Anu (My Island Home), Skyhooks, AC/DC, Cold
Chisel, Midnight Oil (70’s & 80’s). Prac Assessment Due.
16
9 Nov
Wk 6: Aural Analysis Score Preparation and Extended Written
Response practise. Recap on whats been covered and revision of
listening examples. Reflection response on their practical
performances.
9 Nov - Yr. 12 Sem 2 Exams commence
11 Nov – Remembrance Day Memorial
17
16 Nov
Wk 7: Year 11 EXAMS BEGIN
16 Nov - Yr. 11 Sem 2 Exams begin
20 Nov - Yr. 12 Last Day - Graduation
DRAFT 2 Due
18
23 Nov
Wk 8: Submission of Analysing Repertoire Extended Response Due
23 Nov - Yr. 10 Sem 2 Exams begin
27 Nov - Yrs. 8 & 9 Sem 2 Exams begin
28 Nov - Yrs. 10 & 11 Last Day of school
Extended Written
Response DUE.
15
DRAFT 1 Due
Analysing Repertoire
Extended Written
Response
19
30 Nov
NO CLASSES
02 Dec - Yrs. 8 & 9 Exams conclude
20
07 Dec
NO CLASSES
07 Dec - Orientation Day
11 Dec - Yrs. 8 & 9 Final Day