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AC9AMU10D01: Year 9 The Arts Content Descriptor – Music
AC9AMU10D01 Year 9 The Arts

AC9AMU10D01 – Year 9 The Arts: Music

Strand
Developing practices and skills
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

develop, practise and refine the use of listening/aural skills and style-specific vocal instrumental skills/techniques to interpret music and communicate expressive effects

Elaborations

  • • working collaboratively to develop ensemble skills, such as listening carefully to establish and maintain balance across parts; for example, when performing in a duo, trio, acoustic or amplified ensemble
  • • identifying challenging sections in music they are learning and developing necessary techniques and stamina to control performance, achieve accuracy and fluency, and communicate stylistic understanding
  • • mapping a planned approach to interpret dynamics; for example, using observations from another performance or analysis of the work, and identifying sections/points where the loudest and softest dynamics will be employed; then practising to realise the plan
  • • developing technical and expressive facility and control when using voice and/or instrument/s; for example, undertaking a systematic approach to developing and extending vocal or instrumental skills

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.