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CURRICULUM GRID

Chapter 9: Commercial and soft rock

Student book / Workbook / NelsonNet resources
Music making and Music responding / Explore the elements of music, apply aural skills and experiment with texture and timbre using a range of sound sources / The musical elements of soft rock, pp. 120–121 / The musical elements of soft rock, pp. 99–102
Develop musical ideas by improvising, combining and manipulating the elements of music when composing and performing / The musical elements of soft rock, pp. 99–102
Practise & rehearse a variety of music, including Australian music by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders artists to develop technical and expressive skills / The musical elements of soft rock, pp. 99–102
Structure compositions by combining and manipulating the elements of music, and recording ideas using notation / The musical elements of soft rock, pp. 99–102
Perform and present a range of music, using techniques and expression appropriate to style / The musical elements of soft rock, pp. 99–102
Analyse composer’s use of the elements of music and stylistic features when listening to an interpreting music / ‘Dancing Queen’, pp.119–120
‘Piano Man’, pp.121–122
‘Billie Jean’, pp. 123–124
‘Material Girl’, pp.125–126
‘Spinning Around’, pp.127–128 / ‘Dancing Queen’, pp.97–98
‘Piano Man’, p. 103
Comparative listening – soft rock, pp. 103–104
‘Billie Jean’, p. 105
‘Spinning Around’, p.106
Identify and connect specific features of music from contemporary and past times to explore viewpoints / The musical elements of soft rock, pp. 120–121 / The musical elements of soft rock, pp. 99–102 / Rock Book self test – chapters 9 & 10
Cross-curriculum priorities / Sustainability
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders histories and cultures
General capabilities / Literacy / Complete chapter pp.117–130 / Soft rock revision, pp.106–108
Research projects in soft rock, p. 108 / Rock Book self test – chapters 9 & 10
Critical and creative thinking / Discussion topics in commercial and soft rock, pp. 129–130 / Comparative listening – soft rock, pp. 103–104
Research projects in soft rock, p. 108
Numeracy / The musical elements of soft rock, pp. 120–121 / The musical elements of soft rock, pp. 99–102
ICT competence / Research projects in soft rock, p. 108
Intercultural understanding / Background and history, pp. 117–118
Star spot – Abba, pp.118–119
Thriller saves the recording industry, p.125
Australian soft rock, p.127
Into the 1990s and beyond, p. 128 / Comparative listening – soft rock, pp. 103–104
Research projects in soft rock, p. 108 / Rock Book self test – chapters 9 & 10
Personal and social competence / Discussion topics in commercial and soft rock, pp. 129–130 / The musical elements of soft rock, pp. 99–102
Research projects in soft rock, p. 108
Ethical behaviour / Discussion topics in commercial and soft rock, pp. 129–130 / Research projects in soft rock, p. 108

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