K–6Creative Arts K–6 Syllabus (2024)
The new Creative Arts K–6 Syllabus (2024) is to be implemented from 2027. The Creative Arts K–6 Syllabus (2006) will not be available after December 2028.
2026 – Plan and prepare to teach the new syllabus
2027 – Start teaching the new syllabus
School sectors are responsible for implementing syllabuses and are best placed to provide schools with specific guidance and information on implementation given their understanding of their individual contexts. Schools may choose to implement the new syllabus during the planning and preparation phase.
Content
Early Stage 1
- CAE-MUS-01
experiments with and identifies ways sound is organised in music through singing, moving, playing instruments and using listening skills
For students who are d/Deaf or hard of hearing, Listening may include the use of assistive technology, graphic notation activities, watching performances or accessing music through other senses.
Demonstrate a steady beat using movement, body percussion, environmental sounds or by playing instruments
Use singing, chanting or body percussion and Loading to engage with rhymes or songs
Demonstrate an awareness of Loading , using higher, lower and repeated pitches
Echo rhythm patterns using body percussion or movement
Play and organise sounds with non-melodic and melodic sound sources
Use listening skills and memory to perform musical patterns by singing, using body percussion or playing instruments
Explore voice, body percussion, environmental sounds, instruments or digital sounds to identify how sounds are produced
Use louder and softer sounds to explore Loading with sound sources
Perform music by singing, moving and playing instruments while interacting with others
Use informal symbols or graphic notation to represent sounds
Demonstrate an awareness of safe music practices
Identify Loading where music can be listened to or experienced
Use listening skills to identify ways that beat, rhythm, pitch, Loading , Loading and dynamics are used in music, using Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary
Experience music from Loading around the world, using listening skills to develop aural awareness and recognise ways sounds are organised
Recognise ways Loading or Loading are represented through music
Recognise informal symbols or graphic notation that are used to represent sounds
Use listening skills and express ideas or feelings in response to music