ABM00Aboriginal MusicCourse rating:

This course introduces you to Australian Indigenous Music. It is best suited to beginner teachers or those unfamiliar with this topic and can cover stages 3, 4, 5 and 6. You will learn about the protocols which need to be followed when teaching Aboriginal Music and also how and where to get this information. You will participate in composition activities for the various stages, incorporate ICT in More

PFH00Preparing students for HSC Music Course 1Course rating:

Teachers will develop knowledge of HSC Music Exam requirements in Music 1 course through Aural, Musicology, Composition and Performance Sessions. Teachers will develop knowledge about teaching skills in the concepts of music and music as an art form through performance, musicology, aural and composition activities in a variety of cultural and historical contexts. Teachers will be given an insigh More

The most important factor contributing to the teaching and learning in schools is the teacher. As teachers we are always searching for ways in which to develop the learning of our students. This course draws on the research of John Hattie to present the most effective teaching practices and how to develop them in the classroom. Teachers will be provided with a number of strategies and methods for More

How can we harness the latest technology and pedagogy to develop a music classroom fit for the 21st Century? Discover and discuss current Technology the might be applied in the Music Classroom. Discuss how current and emerging technology can influence and change the way music teachers engage with their students and attempt to help them to engage with the music curriculum. Topics to be explored More

The NSW Board of Studies Music 1 Stage 6 syllabus states.. 'improvisation is the simultaneous creation and performance of music.. The improviser draws on known information and seeks to re-order it to produce something different'. The purpose of this workshop is to provide not only 'information' and insight into how to 're-order it' but also how to use this knowledge in the classroom to produce som More

The National Association for Music Education states that, "the blues is one of America's greatest musical treasures. A roots music form that evolved out of African-American work songs, field hollers, spirituals, and country string ballads more than a century ago, the blues is the foundation of virtually every major American music form born in the 20th century, including jazz, rhythm and blues, roc More

The iPad was made for musicians and is rapidly becoming indispensable for musicians and educators at the forefront of their field. With thousands of musical apps available, how do you know which ones will help you and your students? This course will start you on the path to becoming an iPad music maestro. More