Music

Aims

Planting Seeds for a Meaningful Relationship with Music

•  To realize the music potential of each and every student to the fullest extent possible, by nurturing, motivating, challenging in a student-centered approach
•  To develop an understanding of and sensitivity to aesthetics, through which to instil a culture and excellence
•  To uphold the rich musical tradition of SPCC where music serves as a means to serve God and one another; and through which, becomes the collective memory of St. Paulians
•  To cultivate a set of transferable skills such as discipline, attentiveness, creativity, confidence and interpersonal skills through the process of learning music
•  To broaden students' horizons and exposures in humanities through music making

 

Curriculum Goals

Performing

Performing activities that include the interpretation of students’ own or others’ creative works using the human voice and instruments are essential experiences to develop students’ understanding of music. Through participating in performing activities, students can develop music reading, listening and performing skills; experience and express their feelings; and enhance their aesthetic sensitivity. In recreating music during performance, students learn to interpret composers’ ideas and express their personal understanding of the music. During the pleasant processes of practising and performing, students develop their generic skills and cultivate proper values and attitudes.

Listening

It is essential for students to listen to and appraise their own and others’ creative works when learning music. Creating, performing and listening activities are intertwined and often take place simultaneously. For instance, students have to listen carefully when creating and performing in order to achieve better results. To develop the ability to appraise music and aesthetic sensitivity, students need to concentrate on listening and learn how to identify different music elements, analyse structure and compositional devices of the music, as well as understand the characteristics, interpretation and music context of the piece.

Creating

In creating activities, students do not only apply their music knowledge and skills, but also exercise their creativity, imagination and aesthetic sensitivity so as to gain satisfaction and a sense of achievement. Moreover, their generic skills can be enhanced. Hence, both the process and product of creating are equally important.

  

School-Based Curriculum

Instrumental Programme

In Primary 3 or 4, SPCC offers an Instrumental Programme in which all students get to discover the joy of music-making in an ensemble setting. Students are assigned into 3 groups, namely percussion ensemble, string ensemble and handbell ensemble to develop their instrumental skills and ensembleship.

 

Programme for the Musically Gifted (PMG)

Recognizing that some students possess, or are capable of possessing extraordinary musical talents, and whose musical learning capacity and rate of learning demand experiences beyond the regular classroom, SPCCPS is committed to the belief that these musically-gifted students require special mentoring and guidance in discovering, developing and realizing their potentials. PMG is established to provide a tailored platform to continuously challenge, stimulate, develop and nurture these musically gifted students. Selected student will be pulled out from their regular music classes to undertake a programme which accelerates the P.6 music curriculum and further enriches in other musical aspects, particularly in chamber music playing.

 

Music Teams

By selecting students with musical potential to participate in different music teams of the school, SPCCPS aims to develop students’ talents to the fullest extent. From regular training, team members learn more about teamwork and how to take care of others. They also learn to embrace challenges in a positive way during performances and competitions.