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ARTS:LIVE contains a huge range of music courses and activities designed to help you get creative. Whether you’re looking for some meaningful musical activities to engage children, exploring ways to integrate musical learning into other subjects, or even exploring pathways into the music industry, ARTS:LIVE has something for you.

The site also has in-depth courses to teach you how to play Ukulele, Guitar and Drums!

Our resources have been created in partnership with some of Australia’s leading musicians and music industry professionals such as Gotye, Gossling, Henry Wagons, Clare Bowditch, Unified Music Group, Music NT and APRA/AMCOS.

We’ve previewed all the courses and activities on ARTS:LIVE so you can take a look at what’s on offer. Get exploring today and register for free to access everything you need to unlock the world of music!

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  • 13 x 45 minute lessons

    How to Play the Drums

    Years 3-10, Secondary
    Grab your sticks and hit it! Master the basics of drumming, from setting up the kit to playing your own beat with fills.
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  • 12 x 45 minute lessons

    How to Play the Guitar

    Years 3-10, Secondary
    Get your groove on and play guitar like a pro. Learn the basics - from stringing the guitar through to playing the blues.
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  • 2 x 45 minute lessons

    Painting the Music

    3-5 Year Olds, Years 1-6
    Combine visual and performing art by using music to inspire what you draw and paint. Listen to a music track and paint how and what you are feeling or what images it evokes. Explore your creativity, sharpen your listening skills and understand the links between feelings, ideas and artwork.
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  • 5 x 45 minute lessons

    Rock Out on the Ukulele

    Years 3-6
    This is the third course in the Ukulele series. Put your ukulele skills to the work and make your ukulele sing. It includes more chords, strumming patterns and a range of songs to learn.
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  • 5 x 45 minute lessons

    Keep Playing the Ukulele

    Years 3-6
    This is the second course in the Ukulele series. Get to know your ukulele even better and make it strum. It includes more chords and different strumming patterns.
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  • 15 minutes

    Getting Started with Music

    Primary
    Explore techniques to bring more music into your classroom, and increase your confidence and skill set. Decades of research has shown that music develops skills in literacy and numeracy, and builds teamwork, confidence and creativity. Use the detailed Teacher Notes to explore ways to use ARTS:LIVE resources in imaginative ways across the curriculum.
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  • 5 x 45 minute lessons

    Sustainable Songs

    Years 1-6
    We’ve all played with our food, but when was the last time you actually played your food? Sustainable Songs is a fun and imaginative music lesson series that encourages children to make instruments from fruit and vegetables!
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  • 6 x 45 minute lessons

    From Page to Stage

    Years 1-6
    Turn a book into a performance and use Drama to support comprehension. This resource is based on the book Go Home, Cheeky Animals! but you can substitute with any narrative text you prefer.
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  • 6 × 45 minute lessons

    Rap It Up

    Years 7-10, Secondary
    Explore the language and musical conventions of rap, and create your own rap. Discover the historical, social and political context and influences of hip hop culture and rap music. Identify the musical and poetic elements used in a range of rap pieces, and undertake the process of developing and performing your own rap at an ‘open mic’.
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  • 3 × 15 and 2 × 45 minute lessons

    Sing, Scat and Scoo Be Doo

    0-5 Year Olds, Years 1-4
    Sing, Scat and Scoo Be Doo introduces you to the joys of active music-making through singing, speaking, moving, dancing, playing and creating. You will be introduced to four songs that provide opportunities to be expressive through vocal improvisation (scatting) and playing along with instruments.
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  • 1 × 15 and 1 × 45 minute lessons

    Musical Fun with Fuzzy

    0-5 Year Olds, Years 1-2
    Musical Fun With Fuzzy introduces you to the joys of active music-making through singing, speaking, moving, dancing, playing and creating. You will make your own Fuzzy the Clown pop-up puppet and learn the basic elements of music.
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  • 14 x 45 minute lessons

    Compose Some More

    Years 4-10, Secondary
    Get serious about composition by taking your understanding of theory one step further. Write your way into rock and roll history! This course builds on the skills learnt in the Compose Yourself course.
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