7–10Music 7–10 Syllabus (2024)
The new Music 7–10 Syllabus (2024) is to be implemented from 2026 and will replace the Music 7–10 Syllabus (2003).
2025 – Plan and prepare to teach the new syllabus
2026 – 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
Stage 5
- MU5-COM-01
improvises, arranges or composes with stylistic understanding and musical expression
- MU5-COM-02
manipulates and combines the elements of music to create musical ideas
Apply knowledge of compositional devices to generate musical material
Experiment with different compositional techniques and structures to develop and refine musical material
Develop musical material within macrostructures
Control a range of sound sources, sound production methods and digital technologies to improvise, generate, compose, manipulate, arrange, notate and record compositions
Critically reflect on and document compositional choices and process
Annotate draft compositions using a range of notations incorporating dynamics, articulation and expressive markings to indicate the intent of the performance, as appropriate to the style
Apply the protocols and responsibilities of working safely and respectfully with others
Explore how conventions of different styles and media can be used and combined to create meaning
Compose in different styles and for different purposes and/or audiences
Combine styles to create new ideas
Evaluate own and others’ success in communicating ideas and intent and use feedback to refine and improve
Communicate personal, social or ethical views through composition
Adapt or arrange own or others’ compositions for different purposes or audiences
Consider the capabilities of performing media and the needs and perspectives of performers when composing
Examine how interpretation is affected by changes in instrumentation and orchestration
Understand the ways in which music can be adapted, arranged or appropriated for different audiences or contexts, or to achieve different purposes
Apply knowledge of cultural significance and respectful protocols when composing music inspired by Indigenous cultures such as those of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Apply protocols related to information, identity and intellectual property when composing, commenting on or sharing compositions or related material on public or private forums
Analyse and discuss use of the elements of music in own compositions and the compositions of others
Manipulate and combine the elements of music to create musical ideas and/or communicate meaning, through improvising or composing