This term the students were encouraged to explore a wide range of musical styles to share and reflect on their personal views about music they enjoy listening to. They created a personalised portfolio on a googledoc to represent their musical preferences with annotated examples. The students presented their folios to their peers with explanations relating to their choices. There were discussions about the wide variety of different preferences as well as some similarities, and they learned about how emotional responses are often linked to their choice of music. They were also introduced to the terminology of the elements of music, to assist them to describe their chosen pieces. The early part of the music program this term was spent on learning about the history and lyrics of our Australian national anthem. This was a really productive term and I enjoyed working with the senior students. In Term Two our focus changes as we move to Dance and Drama.
