Music

​This program aims to:

• Offer students who are skilful in Music an extended, enriched curriculum.
• Provide creative and engaging extension opportunities for students.
• Prepare students for future study or community involvement in the Music field.
• Provide opportunities to work with performance artists and exposure to professional programs in the Music.
  

Extension Opportunities:

This program is a mixture of timetabled subjects and non-timetabled activities. Students will have access to enrichment programs in Music throughout the year.

• Opportunities to extend instrumental skills in ensemble engagement.
• Opportunities to extend singing voices in choral engagement.
  
• Participation in a series of industry workshops; performance and composition activities in conjunction with Industry Specialists.
• Performance opportunities in the school and wider community such as assemblies, lunch time concerts and large-scale productions. 
• Touring opportunities, both interstate and regional.
  

Intended outcomes for music excellence:

• Improved musical performance ability
• Enhancement of creativity through composition
• Improved ICT skills in music
• Involvement in improving the music culture within the school
  

Enrichment Activities:

• Composition
• Performance practice
• Access to ICTs through software and hardware (Smart Music, Soundtrap, Noteflight, MIDI controller keyboards and audio interfaces)
• Skills developed in vocal, orchestral, small ensemble and solo performance
  

Achievements:

Our students are routinely selected for a range of extension activities, run by both the Department of Education and external providers including:

• Musically Outstanding Students Scholarship (MOST)
• Creative Generation (Featured Vocalists, Backing Vocalists, Core Choir, Massed Choir, Symphony Orchestra, Drumline, Massed Strings, Stage Crew, Massed Dance)
• State Honours Ensemble Program (SHEP)
• Pacific Honours Ensemble Program (PHEP)
• Young Conservatorium
• Queensland Youth Orchestra
  

We are proud of our music students who have chosen to continue music studies at tertiary institutions including:

• Griffith University – Queensland Conservatorium of Music (Performance and Music Technology)
• QUT Creative Industries
• University of Queensland​
  

Subjects Offered

For further information and details about the units of study, please see the year level handbooks.

Curriculum Coordinator – Music – Ray Cosgrove
Head of Department Arts and Languages – Dean Fanning
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