AC9AMU10C01 Years 9 to 10 The Arts

Content descriptor 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

Elaborations

• • Elaboration rehearsing and refining their ability to control technical and expressive qualities in solo and/or ensemble music to achieve accuracy and fluency, and to communicate stylistic understanding
• • Elaboration experimenting with and comparing how the elements of music and compositional devices are used to communicate musical intentions in traditional, digital or graphic scores from different styles; for example, listening and evaluating approaches used by other performers and trialling options or asking questions such as “Which approach best communicates my intentions or the composer’s intention?”
• • Elaboration identifying stylistic conventions relevant to music they are learning, planning and practising to apply the conventions (as relevant) in their performance of music in that/those styles; for example, using information from composer/s, performers or analysis undertaken by other musicians or commentators
• • Elaboration selecting, interpreting and practising a performance program that focuses on a particular theme (social or historical), music style or the work of a composer or performer/s; for example, a solo or ensemble program