Year 9 Music Achievement Standard – Australian Curriculum v9
This Achievement Standard describes what students are expected to know and do in Year 9 The Arts by the end of the year. Teachers can use it to guide assessment design, collect evidence of learning, and ensure planning stays aligned with the Australian Curriculum v9.
What Students Should Know
By the end of Year 10, students analyse ways composers and/or performers use the elements of music and compositional devices to engage audiences. They evaluate how music and/or performances in a range of styles and/or from across cultures, times, places and/or other contexts communicate ideas, perspectives and/or meaning. They evaluate how music is used to celebrate and challenge perspectives of Australian identity.
Students demonstrate listening and aural skills relevant to the styles and/or contexts in which they are working. Students manipulate elements of music and use compositional devices to communicate ideas, perspectives and/or meaning in compositions in selected style/s, form/s and/or using selected instrumentation. They notate, document and/or record their music. They apply knowledge of styles and/or forms when performing their own and/or others’ music. They demonstrate appropriate vocal and/or instrumental techniques and performance skills when performing music for audiences.
Content Descriptors by Strand
This standard is supported by 7 Content Descriptors:
Creating and making
Music
AC9AMU10C01 interpret music in a variety of forms and styles, manipulating the elements of music and/or compositional devices, and using style-specific vocal/instrumental techniques to communicate ideas, perspectives and/or meaning AC9AMU10C02 compose music, manipulating and combining elements of music and compositional devices relevant to chosen styles and/or forms to communicate ideas, perspectives and/or meaning and notate, document and/or record the musicDeveloping practices and skills
Music
AC9AMU10D01 develop, practise and refine the use of listening/aural skills and style-specific vocal instrumental skills/techniques to interpret music and communicate expressive effects AC9AMU10D02 reflect on their own and others’ music to inform choices they make as composers and performers about how they will interpret and/or manipulate elements of music and/or compositional devicesExploring and responding
Music
AC9AMU10E01 investigate composers’ and/or performers’ use of elements of music, compositional devices and/or vocal/instrumental techniques in music from a range of cultures, times, places and/or other contexts AC9AMU10E02 investigate the ways that First Nations Australian performers and/or composers celebrate and challenge multiple perspectives of Australian identity through musicPresenting and performing
Music
AC9AMU10P01 rehearse and present planned performances of music they have learnt and/or composed, using relevant vocal/instrumental techniques and performance skillsAt a Glance
| Strand | Substrand | CDs | Elaborations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creating and making | Music | 2 | 10 |
| Developing practices and skills | Music | 2 | 8 |
| Exploring and responding | Music | 2 | 11 |
| Presenting and performing | Music | 1 | 4 |
| Total | 7 | 33 | |