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
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
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
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
Achievement Standard Music Foundation to Year 2
By the end of Year 2, students communicate about the music they listen to, make and perform and where and why people make music. Students improvise, compose, arrange and perform music. They demonstrate aural skills by staying in tune and keeping in time …
Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Foundation to Year 2 | Music | The Arts | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACAMUM094
Considering viewpoints – societies, cultures and histories: For example – What is the social context of this piece and for whom would it be performed? What is the cultural context of this piece and what does it signify? What instruments and other features …
Elaboration (1) | ACAMUM094 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Music | The Arts | F-10 curriculum