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Secondary One

Performing: Compulsory instrumental classes (4 – 8 students per group) during regular music lessons. Two assessments including individual performing tasks and group ensemble works. Instrument choices in the previous years: Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Clarinet, Erhu, Dizi, Pipa and Zheng.

Music in Context:

1. Elements of Music

2. Function of Music:

i. National Anthem (https://www.edb.gov.hk/en/curriculum-development/4-key-tasks/moral-civic/newwebsite/flagraising.html)

ii. School Song

iii. Religious – Medieval times music (Sacred and Secular)

iv. Music appreciation tasks, for example:

i. Pictures at the exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky

ii. Peter and The wolf by Sergei Prokofiev

3. Instruments of the orchestra (Western/Chinese)

i. Music appreciation: Young person’s guide to the orchestra by Benjamin Britten

Secondary Two

Performing:

1. S2 School Choir – Perform annually in school gala.

2. Keyboard skills

i. Melody and Chords

ii. Pulse and Beat

Music in context

1. Music in Asia – Chinese Music, Indonesian Gamelan, Japanese Gagaku and Indian Raga

2. American Pop Music – Blues and Jazz Music, Rock Music, Latin Music

Secondary Three (Elective class, 10 – 12 lessons)

1. Film Music and Video game Music

i. Composing tasks using music production software (e.g. logic pro, Sibelius and garage band)

ii. Introduction of Music production industry

2. Pop Music

i. Lyrics and song words

ii. Idea of hooks and riffs

iii. Popular song structure