Senior High School Specialized Subject: Apprenticeship and Exploration in the Performing Arts (Music)

Apprenticeship and Exploration in the Performing Arts (Music) is one of the specialized subjects under the arts and design career track. Some examples of the things that you will learn from taking this subject include:

• Local musical genres
  • Vocal
  • Instrumental music in the community
    • Indigenous
    • Folk
    • Rock
    • Pop
• ICT applications in music
  • Jingle composition
  • Music arranging
  • Music recording
  • TV
  • Radio

• Vocal or instrumental performance incorporating ICT
  • Indigenous
    • Folk
    • Classical
    • Pop
    • Jazz
    • Rock

While studying, you will also be asked to demonstrate what you have learned by participating in class activities that may include the following:

• Researching and choosing from all available musical genres in the community
• Documenting observations of the chosen genre
• Organizing a compilation of the observations
• Researching all ICT applications in music that are available in the community
• Organizing a compilation of the observations
• Writing original material or arranging existing musical material incorporating ICT
• Conducting, singing, or playing with bands, vocal, or instrumental ensembles in various venues

These examples only cover the scope of the specialized subjects under the arts and design career track. For the scope of the core and contextualized subjects under the senior high school curriculum, please refer to their respective lists.