Music

Course summary

The skills learnt in Music are extremely wide-ranging. They include the expected skills such as performance, composition and listening, but the course also provides pupils the opportunity to develop analytical and writing skills, research skills, teamwork and time management skills. As part of the Diploma Programme Music Course, pupils study music from familiar and unfamiliar musical worlds and they will be encouraged to explore the similarities and differences that link music from within our culture to that of others across time. By the end of the course, pupils would have engaged with a diverse range of music that will broaden their musical horizons and provide stimuli to expand their own music-making. They will gain knowledge and perception of music from different times, places and cultures and be able to use appropriate musical terminology to describe their understanding of music. In addition to this, they will have strong performance skills through practical music making as well as develop creative skills through composition.