Art Forms Music

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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Together We Sing on Noongar Boodja F-2

Collection:

Deadly Arts
3-5 Year Olds, Years 1-4
Explore the power of music and song with First Nations artists Charley Caruso, Della Rae Morrison and Merinda Hansen, who share what it means to sing in First Nations languages and how music connects communities. Through six curriculum-aligned lessons, students play collaborative music games, record sounds from their environment and compose and perform their own seasonal poems inspired by the Noongar six seasons. Along the way, they build music skills and deepen their understanding of First Nations culture and Country.

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Introducing Formative Assessment

Collection:

The Music Classroom
Years 1-6
This resource provides teachers with practical and printable student reflections, rubrics and exit tickets that can be used as part of formative assessment in the music classroom. The resources are designed to be used flexibly across the music curriculum and support students to develop metacognitive skills as they reflect on their learning achievements and take an active role in progressing their skills.

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What's That Instrument?

Collection:

The Music Classroom
Years 1-6
The 'What's That Instrument?' resource provide teachers with a reference guide to the most common instruments used in the Primary Classroom, including those purchased as part of Music in Schools: DUET Teacher Mentoring Program.

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Introducing Rhythm and Beat

Collection:

The Music Classroom
Years 1-8, Secondary
Explore one of music's most fundamental concepts with Introducing Rhythm and Beat, a practical resource designed to help you teach rhythm and beat with confidence across Foundation to Year 6. Through games, songs, videos and hands-on activities, students move, create and perform as they learn to feel a steady beat and recognise rhythmic patterns. Along the way, they'll build aural, coordination and collaboration skills that support both musical and broader learning.

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The Outdoor Music Classroom

Collection:

The Music Classroom
Years 1-9, Secondary
Take your music teaching outdoors and discover the social-emotional benefits of learning in nature. The Outdoor Music Classroom gives you practical lesson plans, song sheets, and composing activities that connect music education to Sustainability and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures. You'll gain the confidence and strategies to plan and deliver meaningful music experiences that bring joy to your whole class.

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