Creating Music

Students explore and develop their practical music‑making skills through performing, and arranging or composing works for instrument(s) and/or voice. They explore and apply their musical skills and techniques through developing, refining, and presenting their creative works. Through these processes, students reflect on and appraise their own learning.

Students develop, extend, and apply their knowledge and understanding of musical elements to their performances, arrangements, and compositions.

They create and present music for a range of purposes and select instruments (which may include technology and found sounds) and notation appropriate to the focus of their learning. Students create and present music using digital audio and MIDI recordings as appropriate.

Suggested teaching and learning strategies may include, but are not limited to:

• taking part in workshops and masterclasses (e.g. with externally sourced clinicians)
• engaging with community resources (e.g. a symphony orchestra education program)
• attending performances and engaging with recorded performances
• undertaking personalised learning activities (e.g. arranging pieces for students’ own instruments)
• providing regular feedback on own creative work from teachers and peers
• providing opportunities for students to improvise
• exploring, planning, and structuring creative ideas
• engaging with and learning from exemplar compositions and performances.