Global | Stage 1 | Support Materials
Support materials
To support student success in the SACE and to help teachers in the development of teaching programs and resources, a range of support materials are available.
Support materials for Stage 1 include:
- learning and assessment plan exemplars
- task sheets
- annotated student work in both written and non-written forms.
These materials provide guidance on developing engaging assessment practices and examples of how performance standards are applied.
Please note:
Some support materials contain third-party copyright material, such as text, photographs, diagrams, cartoons, and artwork. Every reasonable attempt has been made to ensure these materials have been cleared for copyright purposes. The SACE Board of South Australia has made all reasonable attempts to locate owners of third-party copyright material. Anyone from whom permission has not been sought should contact the SACE Board of South Australia.
Schools may reproduce SACE Board material for study and educational purposes and classroom use. For reproducing materials for other purposes, please see our Copyright page.
Resources | Support materials
Arrangement and composition
- English country garden [PDF 460KB]
- Compositional devices [PDF 657KB]
- Definition of minimalism and composers [DOC 60KB]
- Example of rhythmic shift for voices [PDF 467KB]
- Example of shifting accents to displace rhythm [PDF 13KB]
- Graphic symbols to represent your musical intentions [DOC 135KB]
- Questions to ask yourself [DOC 40KB]
- Questions to engage students [DOC 29KB]
- The plan [DOC 70KB]
- Phasing [DOC 58KB]
- What are the elements of music? [DOC 42KB]
- FX - What and where [DOC 36KB]
- Program music [PDF 78KB]
- Scenarios for soundscape composition [DOC 52KB]
- Soundscape example [DOC 58KB]
- Timeline of events [DOC 57KB]
Performance
- Checklist before you perform [DOC 54KB]
- Extended instrument techniques [DOC 42KB]
- Hints on writing effective program notes [DOC 34 KB]
- Checklist before you perform and part test [DOC 54KB]
- Devise a purpose made study[DOC 101KB]
- Stylistic interpretation questions [DOC 27KB]
Musical literacy
- Classifying musical instruments [DOC 30KB]
- Form - element of music [DOC 43KB]
- Treatment of the elements of music proforma [DOC 30 KB]
- List of questions to select from [DOC 21KB]
- Building a glossary of adjectives [DOC 20KB]
- Reflecting on your learning [DOC 42KB]
- Group discussion - guiding questions [DOC 22KB]
- Style and context - element of music [DOC 45KB]
- 15 minutes of music - do the maths [DOC 30KB]
- Information gathering sheet [DOC 20KB]
- Placing music into context [DOC 48KB]
- Research effective methods for writing radio scripts [DOC 39KB]
- Critical evaluation and reflection - working in a group [DOC 36KB]
- List of resources in my school [DOC 75KB]
- Meeting minutes template [DOC 20KB]
- Planning a way forward in the group [DOC 37KB]