Importance in the school curriculum
Music is an important and fundamental human means for communication and for emotional and cultural expression. It is a significant art form that contributes to nurturing human beings' aesthetic sensitivity, and to developing their social, intellectual, physical and mental abilities. As a unique artistic language, music records human civilisation and develops concurrently with human culture. It enlightens our thinking and enriches our spirits and our lives.
Medium of instruction
Class A-C Chinese Class D : English
Key topics and progression (S1-S3)
Learning objectives and skills developed
Learning Targets
In the process of music learning, students use creativity, and performing and listening skills to express the qualities and emotions embedded within music. Through the practical music activities of listening, performing and creating, students gain rich and all-round music learning experiences, and work towards the four Learning Targets of the Music curriculum. These are:
- Developing Creativity and Imagination
Develop music ideas and acquire creating skills, together with performing and listening, to cultivate creativity and imagination.
- Developing Music Skills and Processes Develop performing skills to experience and express music, with an emphasis on cultivating musical imagination and musicality in practice.
- Cultivating Critical Responses in Music Comprehend,
respond to and appraise music so as to nurture aesthetic sensitivity and awareness
- Understanding Music in Context Understand the functions of music and the relationship between music and cultures.
Teaching and assessment methods
- Singing
- Listening
- Performance
- Project learning
- Theory
- Music Concert Report