Years 7 and 8 · The Arts · Exploring and responding

AC9AMU8E02

investigate the diversity of music composed and/or performed by First Nations Australians, considering culturally responsive approaches to Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property rights

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The rest of Exploring and responding in Years 7 and 8.

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Where AC9AMU8E02 comes from and where it goes, for a student working below or above Years 7 and 8.

1. Years 5 and 6AC9AMU6E01explore ways that the elements of music are combined in music across cultures, times, places and/or other contexts
2. Years 5 and 6AC9AMU6E02explore ways First Nations Australians use music to continue and revitalise culture
3. Years 9 and 10AC9AMU10E01investigate composers’ and/or performers’ use of elements of music, compositional devices and/or vocal/instrumental techniques in music from a range of cultures, times, places and/or other contexts
4. Years 9 and 10AC9AMU10E02investigate the ways that First Nations Australian performers and/or composers celebrate and challenge multiple perspectives of Australian identity through music