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AC9AMU10C01: Year 9 The Arts Content Descriptor – Music
AC9AMU10C01 Year 9 The Arts

AC9AMU10C01 – Year 9 The Arts: Music

Strand
Creating and making
Substrand
Music

This Content Descriptor from Year 9 The Arts provides the specific knowledge and skills students should learn. Use it to plan lessons, create learning sequences, and design assessments that align with the Australian Curriculum v9.

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

  • • 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
  • • 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?”
  • • 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
  • • 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

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 9 ASARTMUSY910
Year 9 The Arts Achievement Standard
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.