Music / Year 9 and 10 / Exploring and responding

Curriculum content descriptions

investigate the ways that First Nations Australian performers and/or composers celebrate and challenge multiple perspectives of Australian identity through music (AC9AMU10E02)

Elaborations
  • evaluating innovation in the ways that First Nations Australian composers and/or performers are contributing to Australian contemporary music, including inter-cultural collaborations
  • investigating how First Nations Australian songwriters, performers and/or composers working in genres such as choral, orchestral or chamber music use music to share knowledge, educate, protest, advocate for change or express opinions or beliefs
  • evaluating intentions/motivations in music composed by and/or performed by First Nations Australians that challenges people to take action on issues such as climate change, environmental protection, social justice, racism or youth homelessness; for example, music presented in a themed performance program
  • using and annotating a map of First Nations Australian language groups to identify where First Nations Australian composers and/or performers are working and providing short descriptions of their music
General capabilities
  • Intercultural understanding Intercultural Understanding
Cross-curriculum priorities
ScOT terms

Regional art,  Narratives,  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples,  Composers (Music),  First Nations Australian music,  Japanese peoples,  Cultural authority,  Cultural expressions,  Cultural protocols,  Cultural knowledge,  Music appreciation,  Aboriginal art,  Australian art,  Torres Strait Islander art,  Culture,  Cultural identity,  Music,  Aboriginal music industry,  Cultural imperialism,  Musical elements

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The Conversation: Australian music - what is it?

This resource contains a series of articles giving a broad overview of Australian music including its development, examples of genres and artists, interviews and its influence on Australian culture. It can be used to develop a broad understanding Australian music and the influences that have impacted on its development.