Welcome to Specialist Wednesday!

This week the thread for Music is

Music written by Indigenous Australians!

Scroll down and find out what your year level is learning.

Learning Task

For the past few weeks we have been learning about beat and rhythm. This week we

are looking into indigenous music. Common instruments indigenous Australians use

are body parts! Did you know the Wurundjeri people often use their bodies to make a

musical sound? How clever!!

Following on from last week’s learning, you are going to perform the rhythms found in the song Inanay Capuana by

tapping your hands on your legs. Click on the link to the song and watch the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yxW57WzrTY

Can you tap the rhythms and beat on your legs? Remember not to get

faster or slower!

Strategy for Success – Get someone to record you clapping along to the beat of Inanay, listen to it and reflect:

Did you stay with the beat? Did you get faster? Did you get slower?

Preps can you please upload your learning to seesaw using this QR code:

Prep A and B Prep C, D and E

Learning Task

This week we will be starting by looking at instruments played by Indigenous Australians. The three instruments we will be looking at are the didgeridoo, the gum-leaf and the bullroarer. Click on the links below to hear what they sound like. Didgeridoo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yG9ZX1FS20A Gum-Leaf: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3przA4Mgf8 Bullroarer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSSgdgbp1FM

Click on the following link and watch the video of an Indigenous song called Ngaya Naba (my family): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQy37vCEZQs

- What instruments could you hear?

- Were the instruments high sounding or low sounding?

- Have you heard those instruments before?

Strategy for Success – Listen to the song a few times and reflect: Did you hear any of the instruments we looked at earlier? What instruments do you think were used in the video?

There is no need to upload this week but we will discuss your learning in future.

Learning Task

Click on the link and watch the video to find out what we are doing this week: https://youtu.be/jo4YRR0VDc0 Think about our learning with bar lines and time signatures the last 2 weeks. How did they help make the music easier to play?

Now it’s time to try counting out a song using the sheet music! Below is a copy of Inanay which is an Aboriginal nursery rhyme. Can you listen to the song, follow along and count the beats? How many beats (the top number of the time signature) are in each bar? Can you remember to go back to 1 after every bar line? Here is the link to the music so you

can follow along: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yxW57WzrTY

Strategy for Success – Use your knowledge of note lengths to help you count the right number of beats and reflect:

Is it easier to follow a piece of music when there are bar lines and a time signature? Does a time signature help you keep the beat? Did you remember to start counting from 1 at the start of each bar?

There is no need to upload this week but we will discuss your learning in future.

Learning Task

Click on the link and watch the following video to find out which elements of music we are learning about this week: https://youtu.be/uQ_yasjbVXM ▪ Does every piece of music have rhythm? ▪ Does every piece of music follow a form? ▪ Can you identify the rhythms in your favourite songs? ▪ Can you identify the form in your favourite songs?

Now it’s time to see if you can identify rhythm and form in performances. Click on the following links to watch some performances and then decide if they follow a form you know. Also listen for any rhythms you may know or want to learn! Ngaya Naba: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQy37vCEZQs Inanay Capuana: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yxW57WzrTY I am Australian in Yawuru: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrcUKgP_sks&list=PLeNfHHBfxMqiJUEFXEvGUf3tCCSv3VYuE&index=17 Strategy for Success – Reflect on the different rhythms and forms used in the music:

Did all the songs use the same rhythm or form? Did the songs use rhythms you have heard before? Did any parts of the music repeat?

There is no need to upload this week but we will discuss your learning in future.

Learning Task Click the link and watch the following video to find out what we are doing this week: https://youtu.be/wcxBATvbS_g

▪ Does aboriginal music use the elements of music? Which ones do they use? ▪ Does aboriginal music use the elements of music in the same way as the music you listen to? ▪ Does aboriginal music use form? Write down your thinking.

Now it’s time for you to listen to some songs and see if you can identify if the Aboriginal songs use the same elements as other cultures music. Once you have done this, try and find some songs from a different culture that share that same form as the ones you listened to. The water song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qga6Sw9pQQI Inanay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yxW57WzrTY Ngaya Naba: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQy37vCEZQs Strategy for Success –Listen to the songs and reflect: How many of the songs followed the same form as a song you know? Did the songs use dynamics or tempo in the

performance? What types of instruments were used?

There is no need to upload this week but we will discuss your learning in future.

Learning Task Click on the link and watch the video to find out what we are doing this week: https://youtu.be/Ti-byNXg64s

● Can we communicate through music? ● Can music create a feeling? ● Does all music tell a story?

Now it’s time for you to start listening to and analysing some aboriginal songs. Listen to the songs below and write down what you think the song is trying to communicate. Is there a story the song is trying to tell? How does the song make you feel? Kuddaku (Fast Emu): https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro_tuzxelqk&list=RDAMVMRo_tuzxelqk Yhuko Pappora (Sunrise): https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=4n79mFs50CY&list=RDAMVMRo_tuzxelqk Frog Dreaming: https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=8MpZ_L1ixg0&list=RDAMVMRo_tuzxelqk

Strategy for Success – Listen carefully to the songs and think about the instruments and sounds used:

How did the music make you feel? Did the music tell you a story? Could you hear instruments imitating animals?

There is no need to upload this week but we will discuss your learning in future.

Click on the link and watch the video to find out what we are doing this week: https://youtu.be/1bdugmsjdLE

● How many elements did you include in your music? ● Was your melody interesting? Write down your thinking. ● Think about different instruments from other cultures such as the indigenous culture that you could use.

Would this change the sound of your song?

Now it’s time for you to write the melody to your song. Don’t forget to include as many musical elements as you can! Remember if you do not have an instrument at home, you can click on the following link to access Shared Piano (the first tab on the left) to begin your practise or you can use garageband! Chrome Music Lab (chromeexperiments.com)

Strategy for Success – Get someone to record you playing your song, listen to it and reflect:

Are you keeping the beat steady? Can you play the song without stopping? Which musical elements did you include to increase audience interest? Could you hear those musical elements?

There is no need to upload this week but we will discuss your learning in future.