ACAMUR083

Respond to music and consider where and why people make music, starting with Australian music, including music of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

Elaborations

• identifying where they might experience music in their lives and communities, for example, considering how music sustains and communicates cultural knowledge (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking, Personal and Social Capability)
• Considering viewpoints - societies and cultures: For example - Where is this music from and why was it made? (Skills: Critical and Creative Thinking)
• identifying the roles of an active performer and a reflective listener (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking)
• sharing constructive observations about music from a range of cultures as a performer and audience member (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking, Personal and Social Capability, Intercultural Understanding)
• describing shapes, patterns, form or mood of pieces of music using their own words and learnt music terminology (Skills: Literacy, Numeracy, Critical and Creative Thinking, Personal and Social Capability)
• listening to and talking about music and musical instruments from different contexts and cultures (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking, Personal and Social Capability, Intercultural Understanding)

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