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• VCAMUP023

  Rehearse and perform songs and instrumental music they have learnt and composed to communicate ideas to an audience

  Elaborations

  • working collaboratively to make choices about dynamics to perform a variety of music such as songs and rounds using their natural voice
  • following cues when performing songs and short instrumental pieces they have learnt
  • experimenting with contrasting tempos and sudden and gradual changes of dynamics to achieve particular effects in performance
  • accurately playing and singing rhythmic and melodic phrases and patterns using their voices, tuned and untuned instruments
  • clapping the repeating pattern in a piece, identifying which instruments played the melody and the accompaniment

  VCAMUP023 | The Arts | Music | Levels 1 and 2 | Present and Perform

• VCAMUE041

  Manipulate combinations of the elements of music in a range of styles, using technology and notation to communicate music ideas and intentions

  Elaborations

  • manipulating sound sources and technology to suggest or replicate style
  • experimenting with and comparing how elements of music are used to communicate musical intentions in traditional, digital and graphic scores and charts, from different styles
  • using varied traditional and invented notation and technology to document compositions and indicate their intentions for how performers should interpret the work
  • interpreting how changes in instrumentation and orchestration affect the interpretation of this piece

  VCAMUE041 | The Arts | Music | Levels 9 and 10 | Explore and Express Ideas

• VCAMUE025

  Use imagination and creativity to explore pitch, rhythm/time and form, dynamics and tempo using voice, movement and instruments

  Elaborations

  • varying the use of the elements of music to create different effects, for example, singing with gradual dynamic and tempo changes or altering the expressive shape of repeating phrases
  • exploring and varying instrumental timbres in isolation and combination, for example, playing softer or louder, or changing the playing technique on an instrument
  • identifying and explaining features in music using terminology and a range of notation
  • using imagination to explore concepts, for example, lightness and weight, considering the effective use of the elements
  • using movement to demonstrate an understanding of musical form, for example, changing actions as the music changes or devising a movement sequence to show different sections in a song or instrumental piece.

  VCAMUE025 | The Arts | Music | Levels 3 and 4 | Explore and Express Ideas

• VCAMUR045

  Evaluate a range of performances and compositions to inform and refine their own music making

  Elaborations

  • analysing how the use and combination of the elements of music defines their developing personal style and how their style is influenced by cultural and historical styles, for example, features of a piece that are typical of the social context in which it was created
  • listening to, analysing and comparing the performance practices of others to shape and refine their interpretation of a piece of music, for example ‘what historical influences are evident in this performance?
  • comparing music from different styles to identify and describe stylistic, cultural and historical practices and inform their own composition and performance practice, for example, evaluating the use of the elements of music when listening to and interpreting music
  • investigating why and how different traditions, styles and contexts affect the experience and interpretation of a piece of music and taking this into account when interpreting and composing music, for example, How are the elements of music used in this piece to convey a cultural identity?

  VCAMUR045 | The Arts | Music | Levels 9 and 10 | Respond and Interpret

• VCAMUE013

  Explore and imitate sounds, pitch and rhythm patterns using, voice, movement, body percussion and/or instruments

  Elaborations

  • copying rhythms and basic music patterns and adapting to changes to rhythm and tempo in music
  • responding to and attempting to change rhythm or tempo when prompted for example taking turn to make and copy
  • using their body and/or voice to communicate an imaginative and sensitive response to stimulus material for example moving and performing with an understanding of beat and tempo
  • listening to and imitating simply musical patterns, for example by clapping, singing and playing a musical instrument
  • holding and playing classroom instruments safely and correctly
  • beginning to recognising familiar instrument timbres, for example when they hear a drum or triangle
  • imitating pitch and rhythm patterns to develop aural recognition skills, for example, echo clapping and call and response singing

  VCAMUE013 | The Arts | Music | Level D | Explore and Express Ideas

• VCAMUE040

  Improvise and arrange music, using aural awareness and technical skills to manipulate the elements of music to explore options for interpretation and developing music ideas

  Elaborations

  • using listening skills and memory to identify, sing and notate pitch and rhythm patterns, intervals and familiar chord changes
  • improvising and using technologies to develop the texture of a composition, for example, exploring instrumentation, dynamics and expressive techniques, using digital tools to create and manipulate tone colour
  • experimenting with layering of sound to develop a personal style in improvisation and composition
  • applying aural understanding of key and tonality when improvising and composing

  VCAMUE040 | The Arts | Music | Levels 9 and 10 | Explore and Express Ideas

• VCAMUM014

  Sing, use body percussion and/or play instruments to improvise patterns and practise chants, songs and rhymes

  Elaborations

  • responding to changes in rhythm and tempo when moving to music
  • recognising and singing songs associated with an occasion, e.g. happy birthday
  • practicing techniques for singing songs and playing classroom instruments
  • singing and playing music to explore the expressive possibilities of their voices and instruments
  • practicing and performing music including using accessible technologies
  • learning a song used by groups in the local community, such as Aboriginal songs or Torres Strait Islander songs from their community, following respecting cultural protocols

  VCAMUM014 | The Arts | Music | Level D | Music Practices

• VCAMUM042

  Create, practise and rehearse music to interpret a variety of performance repertoire with increasing technical and expressive skill and awareness of stylistic conventions

  Elaborations

  • rehearsing solo and ensemble repertoire to develop technical skill and musical sensitivity and an increasing stylistic understanding, for example, considering how performers can manipulate elements of music used in a piece to convey a cultural identity or feel,
  • working collaboratively to develop ensemble skills and an understanding of the role of each member of the ensemble in a performance
  • recording and evaluating performances using digital technologies, for example, listening to a recording of their own performances and identifying areas for improvement

  VCAMUM042 | The Arts | Music | Levels 9 and 10 | Music Practices

• VCAMUE017

  Explore sound and silence and ways of using their voices, movement and instruments to express ideas

  Elaborations

  • exploring ways of producing sound using their voices, body percussion, acoustic and electronic/digital instruments and objects individually and in groups, for example, responding to questions such as how can voices and instruments create long/short/loud/soft sounds?
  • practising matching pitch to sing in tune and experimenting with speaking and singing voice to recognise the differences
  • improvising movement to represent rhythmic patterns in songs they are learning
  • creating long/short/loud/soft sounds with their voices or instruments
  • experimenting with ways of using graphic notation to represent different qualities of sounds in music they are improvising, for example, high/low, long/short

  VCAMUE017 | The Arts | Music | Foundation Level | Explore and Express Ideas

• VCAMUM026

  Use voice and instruments to sing, play and arrange music from different cultures, times and locations, and improvise and compose music in different forms

  Elaborations

  • practising singing and playing a range of music from different cultures, including cultures within their local community
  • experimenting with ways of singing and playing expressively, such as learning and practising a song with different dynamics and tempo or adding introductions, accompaniment patterns or movement
  • exploring given rhythm and pitch patterns, structures or timbres to improvise and create music and record the resulting compositions, for example, manually or with technology, using a combination of graphic and conventional notation
  • practising reading traditional and invented notation in music as they rehearse and perform
  • researching information to guide decisions about how the music should be performed, for example, why was this music written, who were the original performers, how can performers communicate the composer’s ideas?

  VCAMUM026 | The Arts | Music | Levels 3 and 4 | Music Practices

• VCAMUR012

  Respond to music and explore why people make and listen to music

  Elaborations

  • beginning to identify and name some elements and items used in music, for example instrument
  • responding to various music, e.g. clap or sing along
  • clapping, tapping, moving to music and can indicate if he/she would like or want more
  • seeking out or identifying and requesting preferred music, e.g. favourite CD
  • exploring and identifying locations they have experience music in their lives and communities and the purpose, for example, birthday party, cultural event, to dance, celebrate
  • sharing constructive observations about music from a range of cultures as a performer and audience member
  • describing mood/ feeling of pieces of music using their own words

  VCAMUR012 | The Arts | Music | Level C | Respond and Interpret

• VCAMUR016

  Respond to music and describe features they observe, including likes and dislikes

  Elaborations

  • exploring the basic features of their own and others’ music, through guided learning experiences to identifying the main elements, what features they like best
  • demonstrating acceptable audience behaviour when in the classroom and when attending school functions, for example watching for extended period of time and responding to performance and clapping at the conclusion
  • listening to and identifying simple musical patterns and changes to rhythm and tempo in music
  • contributing to classroom conversation about aspects of music have made or experienced
  • identifying where they might experience music in their lives and communities, for example, considering how music sustains and communicates a sense of identity and community
  • participating in discussion on social and cultural elements of music, for example Where is this music from? Why was it made? What is it about?
  • describing music using their own words and learnt music terminology, for example loud, soft, happy, sad
  • listening to and talking about music and musical instruments from different contexts and cultures

  VCAMUR016 | The Arts | Music | Level D | Respond and Interpret

• VCAMUM030

  Develop and practise technical skills and use of expressive elements of music in singing, playing instruments, improvising, arranging and composing

  Elaborations

  • practising interpreting and applying more extended or complex rhythm patterns and overlaying patterns
  • making choices about how to interpret graphic and conventional forms of notation
  • exploring rhythm, pitch, texture and expressive elements, for example, dynamics, tone colour or articulation to create contrast, repetition and balance in improvisations, arrangements and compositions
  • using technology to monitor progress in learning and rehearsing music they have composed, for example, using a mobile device to record a work or using a checklist to evaluate how well the music is achieving intended effects
  • using listening responses to guide development of compositions and performances, for example, what evidence supports your decisions about the way dynamics should be used in this performance?, how can dynamics be indicated in this score?

  VCAMUM030 | The Arts | Music | Levels 5 and 6 | Music Practices

• VCAMUE033

  Experiment with elements of music, in isolation and in combination, using listening skills, voice, instruments and technologies to find ways to create and manipulate effects

  Elaborations

  • identifying use of elements of music, for example, pitch contour/phrasing , articulations, dynamics, tempo, tone colour, melodic or rhythmic patterns in music they listen to and perform or transcribing ideas for use in own performance or composition
  • improvising on given material to extend music ideas through singing and playing, for example, learning (aurally), memorising and then extending a short melodic motif
  • experimenting with texture by layering sound in different ways, for example, using looping software
  • manipulating sound quality by exploring how sounds are produced by different instruments and voice types, for example, manipulating timbre, dynamics or by trialling use of different bowing or breathing techniques or use of equipment such as a plectrum, and using this knowledge when learning a new solo, improvising or composing an ensemble piece
  • using listening response as starting points for improvisation, composition or performance, for example, how are the elements of music manipulated to create an effect/mood/feel? How can I manipulate dynamics/articulation/tone colour to achieve this effect in performance?

  VCAMUE033 | The Arts | Music | Levels 7 and 8 | Explore and Express Ideas