Year 3 & 4 Music - Aural Skills Unit - Australian Curriculum

In this Year 3/4 unit students develop aural skills by exploring and imitating sounds, pitch and rhythm patterns., addressing aspects of the Music Australian Curriculum.

✩ It is a 9 lesson unit (designed to be taught over a term) that contains all resources including posters and rhythm cards.

✩ A few of the lessons will work better if students have instruments to play such as percussion instruments including ones with keys. This comes up in about 3 of the lessons.

✩ The editable planner includes relevant Australian Curriculum links. Includes separate planners covering version 8.4 and 9.

✩ The lessons are kept simple and succinct, five to six steps each, to help you save time. The clear instructions highlight the key points, allowing you to focus on the students and make the most of the learning opportunities.

✩ Mrs Amy123 is known for its fun and engaging lessons that involve a wide range of cooperative learning strategies. This means that some lessons will not feature worksheets, though some will.

✩ This unit also includes a grading guide that shows what each grade (A-E) would look like based on two activities from the unit. This document is also linked to the Achievement Standard for Year 3/4 Music.

Included are:

♦ Editable planner (6 pages)

♦ Editable PowerPoint

♦ Worksheets (2 pages)

♦ Resources (~30 pages)

♦ Editable Grading Guide (1 page)

♦ Editable learning intentions and success criteria

Version 9

Main Outcome

• Develop listening skills and skills for manipulating elements of music when singing and playing instruments (AC9AMU4D01)

Other linked outcomes:

• Explore where, why and how music is composed and/or performed across cultures, times, places and/or other contexts (AC9AMU4E01)

  Explore how First Nations Australians use music to communicate their connection to and responsibility for Country/Place (AC9AMUE02)

  Manipulate elements of music to communicate ideas, perspectives and/or meaning when composing and practising for performance (AC9AMU4C01)

  Sing and play music they have learnt and/or composed in informal settings (AC9AMU4P01)

Version 8.4

Main Outcome

• Develop aural skills by exploring and imitating sounds, pitch and rhythm patterns using voice, movement and body percussion (ACAMUM080)

Other linked outcomes:

• Respond to music and consider where and why people make music, starting with Australian music, including music of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples (ACAMUR083)
• Sing and play instruments to improvise, practise a repertoire of chants, songs and rhymes, including songs used by cultural groups in the community (ACAMUM081)
• Create compositions and perform music to communicate ideas to an audience (ACAMUM082)

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