ACAMUM084

Develop aural skills by exploring, imitating and recognising elements of music including dynamics, pitch and rhythm patterns

Elaborations

• singing learnt pitch and rhythm patterns and varying elements of music within them to create different effects, for example, singing softer or louder, faster or slower, repeating phrases (Skills: Numeracy, Critical and Creative Thinking, Personal and Social Capability)
• exploring and varying instrumental timbres in isolation and combination, for example, playing softer or louder, faster or slower, repeating phrases (Skills: Numeracy, Critical and Creative Thinking, Personal and Social Capability)
• identifying and explaining features in music using terminology and a range of notation (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking, Personal and Social Capability)
• Considering viewpoints - forms and elements: For example - How did the music change? How many different sections are there in the music? (Skills: Critical and Creative Thinking)
• using movement to demonstrate an understanding of musical form, changing actions as the music changes (Skills: Critical and Creative Thinking, Personal and Social Capability)

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