Years 5–6 Music · Australian Curriculum v9
Develop listening/aural skills and skills for manipulating elements of music to achieve expressive effects when composing, singing and playing instruments
Content descriptor
Develop listening/aural skills and skills for manipulating elements of music to achieve expressive effects when composing, singing and playing instruments.
- Code
- AC9AMU6D01
- Year level
- Years 5–6
- Subject
- Music
- Strand
- Developing practices and skills
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Learning intention
We are learning to develop listening/aural skills and skills for manipulating elements of music to achieve expressive effects when composing, singing and playing instruments.
Cloze sentence
Develop listening/aural skills and skills for elements of music to achieve expressive effects when composing, singing and playing instruments.
Related Years 5–6 Music descriptors
- AC9AMU6C01Manipulate elements of music and use compositional devices to communicate ideas, perspectives and/or meaning when composing and practising music for performance, and notate, document and/or record the music they compose
- AC9AMU6E01Explore ways that the elements of music are combined in music across cultures, times, places and/or other contexts
- AC9AMU6E02Explore ways First Nations Australians use music to continue and revitalise culture
- AC9AMU6P01Perform music in a range of forms they have learnt and/or composed in informal and/or formal settings
Music at other year levels
Frequently asked questions
What is AC9AMU6D01?
AC9AMU6D01 is a content descriptor in the Years 5–6 Music curriculum (Australian Curriculum v9, Developing practices and skills strand). It asks students to develop listening/aural skills and skills for manipulating elements of music to achieve expressive effects when composing, singing and playing instruments.
What year level is AC9AMU6D01?
AC9AMU6D01 sits in the Years 5–6 Music curriculum.
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