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Song Writing and Instrument Making

PrimaryPrimary & MiddleMiddle

LiteracyAustralian Curriculum General Capability: Literacy

Critical & Creative ThinkingAustralian Curriculum General Capability: Critical & Creative Thinking

1. Choose a topic for you to write a song on and brainstorm ideas based on this topic to include in your song.

2. Begin writing your song. Remember as song includes versus (each different verse is different) and a chorus (the same words repeated after each verse).

3. After your write your song make an instrument (or use one at hand) to play to your song. Use the Resources below to help with your song writing and instrument making.

4. Practice your song and playing your instrument.

5. Using an iPad, camera or computer record yourself singing your song and playing your instrument.

6. Write an explanation on your song and instrument including:

          - Why you chose the song topic?

          - What is the meaning of the song?

          - What emotions should someone feel while listening to your song?

          - How did you create your instrument?

          - Why did you choose this type of instrument?

          - What would you do differently if you completed these activities again?

 

Bash the Trash

PrimaryPrimary & MiddleMiddle

Critical & Creative ThinkingAustralian Curriculum General Capability: Critical & Creative Thinking

Bash the Trash

Go to the Bash the Trash website, be inspired and then create your own musical instrument.

 

Neuroscience for Kids

PrimaryPrimary & MiddleMiddle

LiteracyAustralian Curriculum General Capability: Literacy

Critical & Creative ThinkingAustralian Curriculum General Capability: Critical & Creative Thinking

Neuroscience for Kids Brain Songs

Go to the Neuroscience for Kids, research Brain Songs and create one of your own.


Online

 

Famous Musicians: Crossword

PrimaryPrimary  MiddleMiddle High SchoolSecondary

LiteracyAustralian Curriculum General Capability: Literacy

 

1. Research 15 to 20 musicians

2. Make a list of these musicians names and one interesting fact.

          E.g. Katy Perry - her first album was titled Katy Hudson 

Puzzle Maker

3. Using your list of musicians create your clues.

4. Using Instant Puzzle Maker, finalise your crossword and ask a friend to see if they can complete it.

 

 

Up Beat

PrimaryPrimary

ICT Australian Curriculum General Capability: ICT Capability

 

Choose from the list of songs in Up Beat and use your keyboard following and match the rhythm to the song.

Up Beat

Music Copyright

MiddleMiddle

CriticalAustralian Curriculum General Capability: Critical and creative thinking

Ethical Understanding Australian Curriculum General Capability: Ethical Understanding

PhilosophyPhilosophy

Cooperative LearningCooperative Learning Activity

1.  "Have you ever heard a famous song and thought “That sounds like another song?”. Well, you’re not the only one. Recently Ed Sheeran was accused in US court of copying another famous musician’s music. We find out all about music copyright and how to tell what’s copying and what’s not." This is the introduction to the ABC's BTN High 16 May 2023

ABC BTN 16052023

In group of 3 - 4 students, you are to view the video and:

a. Give an explanation of the term "Plagiarism". Why is it important in the music industry? Why does it matter?

b. Explain in 3 sentences the Copyright Laws re: Music

c. Provide the piece of music being disputed by Ed Sheeran versus the music of Marvin Gaye and note the similarities and differences.

d. List all the artists shown in the BTN clip

e. Using the Rolling Stone's template, write up the Title eg. Ed Sheeran vs Marvin Gaye and the dates; the Case; The Verdict and Why it matters.

Discussion

2. As a group, discuss the ethics of Music Copyright Cases.

 

 

 

Websites, Games & Apps

App - Sing! Karaoke

PrimaryPrimary & MiddleMiddle

Smule

Price: FREE
Developer: Smule

 

Screenshots
App - The Voice
PrimaryPrimary MiddleMiddle & High SchoolSecondary


The Voice


Price: FREE
Developer: StarMaker
Voice screenshots
App - GarageBand

GarageBand

Price: FREE
Developer: Apple
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App Last FM 

MiddleMiddle & High SchoolSecondary

Last FM

Price: Free
Developer: Last FM

Last FM screenshots

WebQuests

Musical Instruments WebQuest

PrimaryPrimary StarStarStarStarhalf star

ICT Capability Australian Curriculum General Capability: ICT Capability

NumeracyAustralian Curriculum General Capability: Numeracy

LiteracyAustralian Curriculum General Capability: Literacy

Musical Instruments WQ

 

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