Unit 2 Year 4

Music For Learning

Overview

In Year 4 Unit 2, Instruments of the Orchestra, students develop an understanding of the elements of music through listening, exploring, responding, composing and performing activities.  

They have a particular focus on timbre in recognising and categorising orchestral instruments.

Students focus on a variety of repertoire to build on their skills in aurally and visually recognising ta, titi, za and ta-a, as well as the pitch sets d-r-m-s-l, m-r-d-s, and l,-d-r-m-s.

It aligns to the Australian Curriculum, Version 9:

  • AC9AMU4E01 – Explore where, why and how music is composed and/or performed across cultures, times, places and/or other contexts.
  • AC9AMU4E02 – Explore how First Nations Australians use music to communicate their connection to and responsibility for Country/Place.
  • AC9AMU4D01 – Develop listening skills and skills manipulating elements of music when singing and playing instruments.
  • AC9AMU4C01 – Manipulate elements of music to communicate ideas, perspectives and/or meaning when composing and practising for performance.
  • AC9AMU4P01 – Sing and play music they have learnt and/or composed in informal settings.

Learning objectives

Lesson 1 Series:

  • Identify and sing the minor pentatonic scale.
  • Learn to identify and sing s,.
  • Sing in unison and in up to 3 parts.
  • Sing folksongs in words, time names and sol-fa.
  • Distinguish between major and minor tonalities.
  • Notate rhythms in simple triple and simple quadruple time.
  • Visually and aurally identify orchestral instruments, their family, mode of sound production and their timbre.
  • Create a musical structure using a known song.
  • Complete an aural and written assessment task.

Lesson 2 Series:

  • Sing in unison and in a round.
  • Learn to recognise s, and l, when they see it and hear it.
  • Read and perform rhythms in simple time signatures.
  • Memorise, rehearse and perform ‘The Instrument Song,’ ‘The Riddle Song,’ ‘The Birch Tree’ and ‘Yonder Mountain’.
  • Be introduced to the concept of a leitmotif and how a character can be represented in music.
  • Practice good performing behaviours.

Teaching resources

  • 18 PowerPoint lessons with all videos embedded
  • Teaching Guide
  • Teaching Resources
  • Teaching Assessment Book
  • Student Workbook
  • Student Assessment Book

Assessment

End-of-Unit Assessment
The End-of-Unit Assessment occurs in Week 8 of the Lesson 1 Series. It consists of a written test based on:

  • s, l, drm sl
  • titi, ta-a, za, ta
  • 3/4 & 4/4 metres
  • major & minor tonalities
  • defining ballad, round, form, timbre
  • matching instruments of the orchestra to their families
  • identifying instruments of the orchestra visually and aurally.

About Instructor

Mahmoud Diaa

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Course Includes

  • 12 Lessons
  • 24 Topics

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