Course Overview
Term 1 - Introductions and Music Technology
This will allow us to start looking at developing your music theory skills when writing and inputting music into music software.
Term 2 - Composition
Continuing your knowledge we will look at various types of composition and how it is put together. This will include analysis of music and the creation of your own. We will also look at arranging music for different types of ensembles and look at the intricacies of different musical instruments.
Term 3 - Performance
We will be focusing on your performances. You will be expected to record the practice of your pieces so that we can look at them during the class to look at performance technique, musicality, and presentation. We will look to have a performance weekend at Hurunui College.
Term 4 - External Preparation
This final term we will be focusing on the external and making sure that you all feel comfortable with what will come up in the exams. This will include key recognition, harmony analysis, transposition, transcription, classical notation, tablature notation, and musical elements.
(term 4 will also give us time to tidy up any missing standards)
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The Teacher
Phil Biddlecombe
0Students 5 Courses
Philip Biddlecombe is a percussionist, a director, a composer & a teacher. Currently the Head of Arts at Hurunui College and recently have been the musical director of Hurunui College's Addams Family, Shrek and Rock of Ages. He plays percussion, drum kit and piano and has played in countless amateur shows from Les Miserables to Sweet Charity. He has played in many brass bands as both a conductor for the Beverley Brass Band and a percussionist playing with Leopard Coachline Canterbury Brass Band, Wellington Brass Band in the Championship section and others. He has been a member of the Yorkshire Wind Orchestra, played with the Leeds Symphony Orchestra and also with the Chichester Philharmonic Orchestra's performance of The Armed Man. He has performed at the Royal Albert Hall for the Schools Proms performing with the Hampshire County Youth Band, and toured in Germany as well as northern Spain stopping at the Heineken 40th Jazzaldia festival in San Sebastian. He has had extensive experience with many ensembles and wants to pass this on to students so that they too can experience the diversity of music.
Course Details
| Standard No * | Standard title | credit value | internal/external |
| 91090 | Perform two pieces of music as a featured soloist | 6 | Internal |
| 91092 | Compose two original pieces of music | 6 | Internal |
| 27656 | Demonstrate and apply introductory knowledge of music technology equipment and techniques | 4 | Internal |
| 91094 | Demonstrate knowledge of conventions used in music scores | 4 | External |
Learning Exchange
1.00 placement
OR Cost
$1724.99
