ACAMUM081

Sing and play instruments to improvise, practise a repertoire of chants, songs and rhymes, including songs used by cultural groups in the community

Elaborations

• practising and performing music, reading from notation (invented and learnt symbols) (Skills: Literacy, Personal and Social Capability)
• practising techniques for singing songs and playing classroom instruments (Skills: Critical and Creative Thinking, Personal and Social Capability)
• singing and playing music to explore the expressive possibilities of their voices and instruments (Skills: Critical and Creative Thinking, Personal and Social Capability)
• Considering viewpoints - meanings and interpretations: For example - What did this music make you think about and why? (Skills: Critical and Creative Thinking)
• practising and performing music using accessible technologies (Skills: Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Capability, Critical and Creative Thinking, Personal and Social Capability)
• learning a song used by groups in the local community, such as Aboriginal songs or Torres Strait Islander songs from their community, respecting cultural protocols (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking, Personal and Social Capability, Intercultural Understanding)

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