Orchestral Musicianship
Not available for external musicians – SYO Membership required.
Mandatory for all SYO Strings Stage 1, 2 and 3.
Automatic enrollment with SYO Membership.
A 6-level introductory course to orchestral musicianship specifically designed to compliment the SYO Strings Program.
Available for external musicians – no SYO Membership required.
Optional for SYO Symphonic Orchestral Program Musicians
Perfect for high school music students aged 12-19 (Years 7-12).
The program focuses on:
- Musical notation
- Chords and harmony
- History of orchestral music
- Score reading and analysis
- Melodic and rhythmic dictation
- Sight-singing
Available for external musicians – no SYO Membership required.
Optional for SYO Symphonic Orchestral Program Musicians
Perfect preparation or extension add-on course for students aged 14-19 (Years 9-12).
Ideal for those intending to, or who are currently studying Music 2* and/or Music Extension.
The program focuses on:
- Score analysis
- Rhythmic and melodic dictation
- Sight-singing
- Key paradigms of the period
- Works of Bach, Beethoven and Brahms
- Emergence of the symphonic form
*Music (1600-1900) is a mandatory topic of HSC study for Year 11 Music 2.
Available for external musicians – no SYO Membership required.
Optional for SYO Symphonic Orchestral Program Musicians
Perfect preparation or extension add-on course for students aged 14-19 (Years 9-12).
Ideal for those intending to, or who are currently studying Music 2* and/or Music Extension.
The program focuses on:
- Rhythmic and melodic dictation
- Sight-singing
- Score analysis
- Works of composers such as Debussy, Messiaen and Schoenberg
- Composers’ influence on the Western art music aesthetic
*Music (1900-Present) focuses on essential general knowledge for the HSC Music 2 course.