Links for Stages 4 and 5 music
The following websites provide links to support material, teaching ideas, interactive sites and music software.
Click on the banner to discover a selection of multicultural music and musicians at Multicultural Perspectives in Music, a partnership project between Curriculum K-12 Directorate and Multicultural Programs Unit. In 2005 the Creative Arts Unit in collaboration with Musica Viva Australia and the group Sirocco devised a series of professional development workshops for secondary teachers throughout New South Wales. Developed following the practical workshops with Sirocco, this site features articles and activities about various groups including audio samples as well as video clips with singing tips, and links to related sites.
 | Click on the icon to visit Project X, an exciting online project conducted in 1998. It brought together students, teachers and music industry professionals from around New South Wales. Students and teachers can listen to, and view the results of this project, including works in progress, process diaries and the final compositions. |
Click here to see a snapshot of students using music and sound effects in the creation of a video.
Hands on Hindson snapshot
This snapshot shows students at Cherrybrook Technology High School using music computer software as part of a composition task.
Teaching literacy in Stage 4 music
This unit was developed as part of the Quality Teaching Program. It contains eight lessons for Year 7 music in a unit entitled Experimenting with sound.
 | Click on the icon to find resources developed to support the release of the new Music Years 7-10 Syllabus presented in a series of workshops during Term 2, 2004. |
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 | Click on the icon to discover a free online resource for Middle Years (Years 5-8) specially designed to assist teachers and students to explore music in a fun, practical and creative way!
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The Viva Zone has been developed by Musica Viva Australia with the support of The Ian Potter Foundation, in association with Ricksure.
Hands on Hindson
Musica Viva's highly successful on-line education resource is an exciting way for secondary music students and teachers to explore the art of composition with Australian composer, Matthew Hindson. Suitable for: Elective music students.
- Experience Matthew's thrilling blend of classical, techno and 'death metal' musical styles.
- Download scores/worksheets and listen to Matthew's compositions.
- Explore Matthew's process diary for his work Comin' Right Atcha.
- Compose your own piece based on Matthew's musical motifs in The Studio.
Hands on Hindson has been developed by Musica Viva Australia with the support of The Ian Potter Foundation, in association with the Powerhouse Museum and Ricksure.
Baroque On
This innovative and award-winning internet project explores music from the Baroque period through a series of interactive activities based on two movements of Handel's Concerto Grosso in D Major opus 6 no 5 performed on period instruments by British early music group Florilegium. Suitable for: Elective music students. This is a joint project of The British Council, ABC and Musica Viva Australia.
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra Education Program
The site is primarily designed to provide information on the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra Concert series but resources are available in pdf format under Discovery, in the Teacher resource section. No score excerpts or sound files are included but recordings of the repertoire are readily available. The primary resources are written as teaching activities with worksheets for the students. Suitable for Stages 2 to 4.
AskEric: Lesson Plan Collection
Lessons submitted by teachers and academics in the USA according to a given selection criteria. It consists of short lesson ideas, mostly with a cross curriculum perspective, and includes suggested assessment strategies. Has relevance to NSW curriculum but the activities are brief and rarely suggest strategies for further development. Lessons are grouped for different stages.
Boston Symphony Orchestra: Lesson plans
Lesson activities developed for the Boston Symphony Orchestra Education program . Contains interdisciplinary lessons that can be used by music and arts specialists as well as classroom teachers. Lessons are listed for American grades K-3, 4-8 and 9-12 but are most suited for Stages 1 to 3 in the NSW curriculum.
MENC: From the top
A series of lesson plans developed by the American National Association of Music Education (MENC). Based on the American radio program From the top, it provides a series of interviews and musical examples in RealAudio format which are supported with lesson plans and worksheets in pdf format. Suitable for middle school years.
The BSO Online Conservatory
An interactive multimedia addition to the Boston Symphony Orchestra website, developed in partnership with Northeastern University. The site explores works by Tan Dun, Cage, Shostakovitch and Britten. There are documentaries providing historical and biographical information, information on the compositional process, information on key passages and themes, interviews and a self-testing quiz. Suitable for Stages 5 and 6.
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BBC Radio 3 - Games Homepage
An interactive site which incudes music games entitled Rhythm Grid, Beat Machine and Dhol Player where simple compositions can be created, saved and downloaded. In the Gamelan section, learn patterns by imitation which can be played as online karaoke. Uses Shockwave. Suitable for Stages 3 and 4.
Big Ears: The original online ear trainer
An online aural drill for practising interval recognition. Suitable for Stages 4 to 6.
Glencoe Online: Music interactive projects
Five interactive music projects with background information, worksheets, composition activities and links. Covers a range of styles including hip-hop and west african drumming. Uses streaming audio. Suitable for Stages 4 to 6.
Milko Music Machine
An interactive site which uses Shockwave to create a music video. Three choices of style are available for the user to drag and drop images for the video clip, vocal track and effects. Although it uses preset sounds and images, it encourages the user to make choices about the type of sound and use of effects as well as what is stylistically convincing. Suitable for Stages 3 to 5.
New York Philharmonic
The kids zone of the New York Philharmonic web site. An interactive and comprehensive introduction to the instruments of the New York Philharmonic through the instrument storage room and musicians lounge. Also contains composition activities, musical games and quizzes and an online lab for making and learning about making musical instuments. Suitable for Stages 2 to 4.
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Finale Notepad
A free download which provides an easy introduction to computer music notation. A simpler version of the full Finale program, it is available for Windows and Macintosh. Very easy to use, notes are dragged and dropped onto the staff, lyrics can be added, the music can be played back, printed and saved. Suitable for Stages 3 to 6.
Soundbyte Music Network
The Soundhouse at the Powerhouse Museum. Provides free downloads, information on software, lesson ideas and composition opportunities. It is necessary to register in order to access the teaching ideas but there is no charge. Suitable for Stages 3 to 6.
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