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Music

Student learning materials and activities

This website may contain images of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people now deceased.
Where in the world your rhythm takes you is in YOUR hands!

Picture credit: New Learning (n.d.)

Colourful and Frenetic Rhythms of

Chinese Dragon Drumming

Haunting and Spiritual Rhythmic Sounds of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Lullaby

You will have the opportunity to choose and play different percussion instruments

from different cultures to create and record rhythms with your friends.  You might

choose to recreate the:

Colourful and frenetic rhythms of

Chinese Dragon Drumming

Haunting, spiritual and rhythmic sounds of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Music

You will have the opportunity to choose and play different percussion instruments

from different cultures to create and record rhythms with your friends.  You might

choose to recreate the:

(GuildMistress, 2010)

   Or

         Which countries music have you heard in your local community?  When? Where?

          What is your impression of another countries music?  Which one did you like the best?  Why?

           Can you identify any similarities or differences between  each  countries traditional music?

          Can you identify any instruments the performers are using?

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We will be learning about:

In Australia we are extremely fortunate to have many different cultures contributing to the music we hear in our community

We will be

exploring the different sounds and purposes of music for various cultures.

Join us in our journey into percussion music from around the world.

Music in our Melting Pot

Everyone's contribution is valued in our community

(Tangient LLC, 2017)

(O'Brien & Miles, 1998)

Where in the world your rhythm takes you is in YOUR hands!

Picture credit: (New Learning, n.d.).

(Berklee Indian Ensemble,  2013)

(Al Bustan Seeds, 2014)

Hickling, 2008)

Samirico67 Moana Nui., 2011)

Guiro Drummer,  (2013)

(Mojazz58.  2009)

(Coast TV Scotland, 2010)

(Tetsuya,2013)

(Buarana, 2010)

         Which countries music have you heard in your local community?  When? Where?

          What is your impression of another countries music?  Which one did you like the best?  Why?

           Can you identify any similarities or differences between each  countries traditional music?

          Can you identify any of the instruments the performers are using?

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