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Engineered Music (developed by Try Engineering.org)Primary Middle Secondary
Australian Curriculum General Capability: Personal and social capability Australian Curriculum Cross Curriculum Priorities: Sustainability Priority Cooperative Learning Activity
Lesson focuses on the engineering behind the design of musical instruments. Teams of students explore the engineering behind recorder manufacturing, and then design, construct, test, and evaluate a working musical instrument using easily found materials.
Local Copy: Lesson Plan [PDF] Local Copy: Student Worksheets [Word]
Antonio Stradivari and his violins - a Research Assignment Secondary Australian Curriculum General Capability: Literacy
1. Individually, you are to complete a research assignment on Antonio Stradivari and his violins. You are to make sure you provide a. a Biography b. Why his violins are great c. What he did to change the way bows are made d. The current cost of buying one of his violins e. How many of his violins still exist
3. To do this you are to use the following resources:
a. Spotlight on Historic Violin Maker Antonio Stradivari (1644 - 1737)
b. Italian ways
How a Violin Bow is made! Middle Australian Curriculum General Capability: Critical and creative thinking Australian Curriculum General Capability: Literacy Australian Curriculum Cross Curriculum Priorities: Sustainability Priority
1. Using the following video, create a timeline of how a violin bow is made.
YouTube: How It's Made Violin Bows
2. Add any other detail using
the following video
Bowmaker J-J Augagneur
explains everything about making a bow! [in French]
3. Add more details to your
timeline using the following video (in French but with translations)
Jean-François Daber - French bow makers
4. Check with a partner and add any detail you might have missed.
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