3a/3b - Churchlands Senior High School

Russian Revolution—Autocracy, Marxism, Leninism and Stalinism (1900s–1940s)This unit will cover:The ideas of Marx, Lenin, Trotsky and StalinThe basic political structure of Tsarist Russia and the idea of Divine Right of KingsThe forces , people and events that brought about the Russian RevolutionHow the Communist State evolved: Its main features and ideology.How Russia had changed over the period : What remained the same and what had changed.The significance of the Russian revolution, both for Russia and the world.ASSESSMENTSThese will be made up of:Historical Inquiries, Essays, Knowledge Tests, Document Studies and Exams,CAREER POSSIBILITIESThe study of history can lead to careers in Journalism, Law, Librarianship, Teaching, Research Officer,Public Service, Diplomatic Service, the Armed Services, Media and Creative Arts, Politics, Police.MUSIC (WESTERN ART MUSIC) 3A/3BSUGGESTED PRE-REQUISITESStudents must have achieved satisfactory results in 2A/2B, or have approval from the musicdepartment.COURSE OBJECTIVESThis course aims to:provide a variety of experiences which will enable students to develop their own musical abilities ofperformance, aural awareness and compositional skills, and to observe and evaluate majorcontributions of other musicians in the context of the place in history.develop aural skills which are an integral part of all musical activitiesprovide opportunities for singing as a means of developing and reinforcing students’ feeling for metre,pulse, accent, phrase, melody, harmony and balance.provide opportunities to perform, listen and compose, by which students will be encouraged to explore,manipulate, experiment, and modify musical ideasaccommodate a variety of abilities and provide for the personal satisfaction of all students.COURSE CONTENTThe course is divided into four sections:Perception: The development of aural skills in relation to aural analysis, discrepancies and rhythmand melodic dictation.Composition: Writing melodies to a given opening, word setting, harmonization, accompanimentwriting and orchestration.Literature of Music: The aural recognition of musical examples and the study of the development ofWestern Art Music.Performance: This is the continuation and development of skills and techniques on their choseninstrument.ASSESSMENT PROCEDUREStudents will be assessed during the year on a wide range of skills, including written, aural andperformance. There will also be two major written examinations and two major performanceexaminations for the year, one being held each semester.CAREER POSSIBILITIES51