In Music, students listen to, compose and perform music from a diverse range of styles, traditions and contexts. They create, shape and share sounds in time and space and critically analyse music. Music practice is aurally based and focuses on acquiring and using knowledge, understanding and skills about music and musicians.
Music exists distinctively in every culture and is a basic expression of human experience. Students' active participation in music fosters understanding of other times, places, cultures and contexts.
Music provides students these opportunities to develop:
- the confidence to be creative, innovative, thoughtful, skilful and informed musicians
- skills to compose, perform, improvise, respond and listen with intent and purpose
- aesthetic knowledge and respect for music and music practices across global communities, cultures and musical traditions
- an understanding of music as an aural art form as they acquire skills to become independent music learners.
What is studied (Year 7-10):
Year 7
| Year 8
| Year 9
| Year 10
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Lets Rock!
| We've Got the Blues! | Game On!
| On with the Show! (Musical Theatre highlights)
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| To Infinity and Beyond! | Instrumental Fantastique (Intstrumental music through the Ages) |
The progression of Music though senior school:
The college has several options for students to participate in music-related extra-curricular activities. These are:
Instrumental music
College Strings Program
Vocal groups
Instrumental music
The instrumental music program is a school based ensemble program supported by Education Queensland to promote instrumental music in state schools. Music instruction is provided from Year 4 through to Year 12 for woodwind, brass and percussion instruments and a strings program which begins in Year 2.
The overarching purpose of the instrumental music program is to participate in performance ensembles such as concert bands whilst providing children with the opportunity to experience the expressive qualities of music through learning to play a band instrument.
For more information about the instrumental music program see related links.
Performance bands
The school has a number of opportunities for students to join bands that cater for various levels of musical ability.
Beginner band – beginner level musicians
Wind ensemble – intermediate level musicians 
Concert band – advanced level musicians
Stage band – advanced level musicians only: music in a jazz style
Percussion ensemble – for advancing percussion students
Vocal groups
There are three vocal groups which students have an opportunity to join. Auditions are held at the beginning of each year. Groups rehearse either before school or during a lunch break.
Earnshaw Majors (auditioned, years 5-12)
Earnshaw Minors (auditioned, years 1-4)
Sing Club (all participants welcome, years 1-4)