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Aims Music

In addition to the overarching aims of the Australian Curriculum: The Arts, music knowledge, understanding and skills ensure that, individually and collaboratively, students develop: the confidence to be creative, innovative, thoughtful, skilful and …

Aims | Music | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Years 5 and 6 Music

In Years 5 and 6, students draw on artworks from a range of cultures, times and locations. They explore the arts of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and of the Asia region and learn that they are used for different purposes. While the arts …

Years 5 and 6 | Music | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Years 9 and 10 Music

In Music, students: continue to develop their aural skills as they build on their understanding and use of the elements of music extend their understanding and use of more complex rhythms and diversity of pitch and incorporate dynamics and expression …

Years 9 and 10 | Music | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Years 3 and 4 Music

In Years 3 and 4, learning in The Arts builds on the experience of the previous band. It involves students making and responding to artworks independently and collaboratively with their classmates and teachers. As they experience The Arts, students draw …

Years 3 and 4 | Music | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Years 7 and 8 Music

In Music, students: build on their aural skills by identifying and manipulating rhythm, pitch, dynamics and expression, form and structure, timbre and texture in their listening, composing and performing aurally identify layers within a texture sing …

Years 7 and 8 | Music | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Rationale Music

This rationale complements and extends the rationale for The Arts learning area. Music is uniquely an aural art form. The essential nature of music is abstract. Music encompasses existing sounds that are selected and shaped, new sounds created by composers …

Rationale | Music | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Structure Music

Learning in Music Students learning Music listen, perform and compose. They learn about the elements of music comprising rhythm, pitch, dynamics and expression, form and structure, timbre and texture. Aural skills, or ear training, are the particular …

Structure | Music | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Example of knowledge and skills Music

In this band students are introduced to the ways that ideas and intentions are communicated in and through Music. They develop knowledge, understanding and skills through music practices focusing on: Elements of music Rhythm sound/silence, long/short, …

Example of knowledge and skills | Music | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (4) ACAMUM084

using movement to demonstrate an understanding of musical form, changing actions as the music changes

Elaboration (3) ACAMUM099

applying an aural understanding of key and tonality when improvising and composing

Elaboration (1) ACAMUM101

rehearsing and refining solo and ensemble repertoire with an increasing stylistic understanding

ACAMUM102

Plan and organise compositions with an understanding of style and convention, including drawing upon Australian music by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists

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Achievement Standard Music Years 9 and 10

By the end of Year 10, students analyse different scores and performances aurally and visually. They evaluate the use of elements of music and defining characteristics from different musical styles. They use their understanding of music making in different …

Elaboration (3) ACAMUM101

working collaboratively to develop ensemble skills and an understanding of the role of each member of the ensemble in a performance.

ACAMUM089

Develop technical and expressive skills in singing and playing instruments with understanding of rhythm, pitch and form in a range of pieces, including in music from the community