UNIT 1: THE BASIC ELEMENTS OF MUSIC
The raw materials and nature of music
How sounds are made
How pitch is described
Program music
Beats and metre
Rhythm
The basic musical notes
Writing notes correctly on the staff
Time names
Choosing sound qualities for mood
Musical structure
Further aspects of pitch
UNIT 2: THE INSTRUMENTS OF MUSIC
Percussion instruments
The piano
Wind instruments
The acoustic guitar
The orchestral strings
The orchestra
UNIT 3: ROCK ELEMENTS AND STYLES
What is rock?
The basic features of a rock song
The characteristics of rock
The basic instruments of rock
Rock styles
Songs with non-rock influences
UNIT 4: MUSIC AND SOCIETY
The function of music in society
Indigenous Australia
The Middle East
Asia
Europe
England – Baroque orchestral music
Germany and Austria – The romantic solo song
Russia – The birth of modern music
United States of America
Ian Dorricott is a renowned Australian composer of stage musicals as well as award-winning author of school music texts, including Listen to the Music, In Tune with Music 1 and 2, and Exploring Film Music.
Written and mapped to the Australian Curriculum: The Arts
Brand new unit – Music in Society
Updated listening examples
Margin notes and glossaries
Extensive range of listening, performance and creative activities
Additional resources available including videos, crosswords, score sheets, worksheets, curriculum grids and midi file accompaniments.