Unit 1 Year 1
Music For Learning

Overview
In Year 1 Unit 1, students develop an understanding of the elements of music through listening, exploring, responding, composing and performing activities with a horse theme.
They will focus on music notation through graphic representation, with a focus on rhythmic units ta, titi and za, and the pitch set, s-m-l.
Students explore a variety of repertoire to build their skills in music literacy while learning to express their own voices and ideas in performing.
This unit aligns to the Australian Curriculum, Version 9:
- AC9AMU2E01 – Explore where, why and how people across cultures, communities and/or other contexts experience music.
- AC9AMU2E02 – Explore examples of music composed and/or performed by First Nations Australians.
- AC9AMU2D01 – Developing listening skills and skills for singing and playing instruments.
- AC9AMU2C01 – Select and combine elements of music when composing and practising music for performance.
Learning objectives
- Remember the things they already know about music.
- Sing with their best singing voice.
- Learn that pitch can be high or low.
- Sing in tune individually and with others.
- Recognise ta and titi by reading and listening.
- Notate ta, titi and za.
- Visually and aurally recognise ta, titi and za.
- Learn about marching and skipping beats.
- Perform with a steady beat.
- Compose their own music.
- Sing in tune.
- Notate so, mi and la.
- Visually and aurally recognise so, mi and la.
- Experiment using a digital music program.
Teaching resources
- 18 PowerPoint lessons
- Teaching Guide
- Student Workbook
- Assessment Task Sheet
Assessment
One summative assessment in Week 8 consisting of:
- Aural identification of rhythmic units.
- Aural identification of so, mi, la.
- Singing in tune and in time.
Responses