By the end of Foundation, students sing and play instruments to communicate their experiences and ideas. They explore contrasting sounds and improvise with them. Students match pitch when singing. They understand and respond to the beat and simple rhythm patterns.
Students describe the music to...
Level description | The Arts | Music | Foundation Level
By the end of Level A, students improvise and perform music. They explore, as appropriate, the sound and feel of their voices and instruments.
Students react to music they listen to, make and perform.
Level description | The Arts | Music | Level A
By the end Level B, students make and perform music using voice and/or instruments.
Students communicate responses to music they listen to, create and perform.
Level description | The Arts | Music | Level B
By the end of Level C, students make and perform music.
Students communicate ideas and feelings about aspects of music they create and perform and reasons why people make and listen to music.
Level description | The Arts | Music | Level C
By the end of Level D, students compose and perform music to communicate ideas.
Students explore sounds through singing. They demonstrate rhythm skills by listening to and imitating simple musical beat and patterns. They describe the music they like and dislike.
Level description | The Arts | Music | Level D
By the end of Level 10, students interpret, rehearse and perform solo and ensemble repertoire in a range of forms and styles. They demonstrate a developing personal voice and technical control, expression and stylistic understanding. They use general listening and specific aural skills to enhance...
Level description | The Arts | Music | Levels 9 and 10
By the end of Level 2 students use imagination, their voices and instruments to improvise, compose, arrange and perform music. They explore and make decisions about ways of organising sounds to communicate ideas. They achieve intended effects and demonstrate accuracy when performing and composing.
Th...
Level description | The Arts | Music | Levels 1 and 2
By the end of Level 4, students improvise, arrange, compose, and accurately and expressively perform songs and instrumental music to communicate intentions and ideas to audiences. They document their compositions.
Students describe and discuss similarities and differences between music they...
Level description | The Arts | Music | Levels 3 and 4
By the end of Level 8, students manipulate the elements of music and stylistic conventions to improvise, compose and perform music. They use evidence from listening and analysis to interpret, rehearse and perform songs and instrumental pieces in unison and in parts, demonstrating technical and...
Level description | The Arts | Music | Levels 7 and 8
By the end of Level 6, students use the elements of music, their voices, instruments and technologies to improvise, arrange, compose and perform music. They sing and play music in different styles and use music terminology, demonstrating listening, technical and expressive skills, performing with...
Level description | The Arts | Music | Levels 5 and 6
