AC9AMU8C01
Years 7 to 8
The Arts
AC9AMU8C01 | Years 7 to 8 Music: Music
Content Descriptor
Content descriptor interpret music in a variety of forms and/or styles, manipulating elements of music and employing relevant vocal/instrumental techniques
Strand
Creating and making
Substrand
Music
This content descriptor sets out learning for Years 7 to 8 Music. Use it to plan lessons and assessment with the Australian Curriculum v9.
Elaborations
- • Elaboration investigating and trialling ways of realising stylistic features when rehearsing; for example, using effects such as distortion, decay or delay, or using accent/stress to achieve a stylistic feel when interpreting melodies or rhythmic patterns
- • Elaboration interpreting music that is notated/documented in a range of formats, such as graphic or interactive scores, staff notation or tablature (TAB) and recordings; for example, using a recording and a chart that includes melody, form and harmony/chords to develop an arrangement of a song
- • Elaboration using student and teacher set goals as a focus for practising and rehearsing a range of solo and/or ensemble music
- • Elaboration manipulating sound quality by applying understanding of the range of sounds/timbres that different instruments and voice types can produce; for example, manipulating dynamics and timbre in voice or acoustic or digital instruments to create a specific effect
Plan a lesson from this content description.
Start freeAchievement standard statements this supports
- By the end of Year 8, students analyse how the elements of music and/or compositional devices are manipulated in music they compose, perform and/or experience.See it on the standard page →
- They evaluate the ways music from across cultures, times, places and/or other contexts communicates ideas, perspectives and/or meaning.See it on the standard page →
- Students demonstrate listening and aural skills when composing and performing.See it on the standard page →