K–6Creative Arts K–6 Syllabus
The new Creative Arts K−6 Syllabus (2024) is to be implemented from 2027.
2025 and 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.
Content
Stage 1
- CA1-MUS-01
performs, uses listening skills and composes to communicate ideas through sound, and describes ways musical ideas are conveyed
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.
Engage in musical games and warm-up exercises for singing and playing instruments
Maintain a steady beat or change the speed of the beat through movement, body percussion, environmental sounds or by playing instruments
Sing, chant or engage with vocal repertoire, developing an aural awareness of pitch
Explore changes in pitch and pitch patterns, indicating changes with gestures
Perform rhythmic and melodic patterns by singing, using body percussion or playing instruments
Produce sounds using voice, body percussion, environmental sounds, instruments or digital technologies to develop an awareness of timbre
Develop playing skills using environmental sounds, instruments or technologies
Use sound sources to experiment with dynamic effects, including gradual or sudden changes in volume
Rehearse music and use listening skills to refine singing, moving or playing
Perform music repertoire through singing, moving, using body percussion and playing instruments to communicate musical ideas
Perform music in small groups by layering sounds in cooperation with others
Demonstrate safe music practices with awareness of physical and social safety
Use listening skills and describe duration, pitch, performing media, timbre, dynamics, expression and structure in music, using Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary
Develop listening skills and aural awareness by experiencing music from cultural contexts around the world, and identify ways musical ideas are communicated
Describe ways Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples express connection to Country and Place through music
Explore ways to use symbols or graphic notation to represent sounds and musical ideas in repertoire
Explore music from historical contexts, including ancient music practices, to recognise how music is influenced by time and place
Use listening skills and reflect on personal experiences, discussing ideas, feelings or opinions in response to music
Imitate and vary rhythm patterns and tempo using body percussion, movement or instruments
Experiment with ways to change rhymes or songs using body percussion or instruments
Select and organise sounds into simple structures, using melodic or non-melodic sound sources
Explore sound sources used in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander music
Use symbols or graphic notation to represent duration, pitch, dynamics and other musical ideas