Music Yr 9 and 10

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In Year 9 & 10 Music, students:

• continue to develop their aural skills as they build on their understanding and use of the elements of music
• extend their understanding and use of more complex rhythms and diversity of pitch and incorporate dynamics and expression in different forms
• extend their use of and identification of timbre to discriminate between different instruments and different voice types
• build on their understanding of their role within an ensemble as they control tone and volume in a range of styles using instrumental and vocal techniques
• extend technical and expressive skills in performance from the previous band
• draw on music from a range of cultures, times and locations as they experience music
• explore the music and influences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and those of the Asia region
• learn that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have converted oral records to other technologies
• learn that over time there has been further development of different traditional and contemporary styles as they explore music forms
• reflect on the development of traditional and contemporary styles of music and how musicians can be identified through the style of their music
• explore meaning and interpretation, forms and elements, and social, cultural and historical contexts of music as they make and respond to music
• evaluate performers' success in expressing the composers' intentions and expressive skills in music they listen to and perform
• maintain safety, correct posture and technique in using instruments and technologies
• build on their understanding from previous bands of the roles of artists and audiences as they engage with more diverse music.