Fanfare Competition - Attention Grabbing Music

Australian Curriculum content descriptions: 

Year 7 & 8 Music:

• Analyse composers’ use of the elements of music and stylistic features when listening to and interpreting music (ACAMUR097).
• Identify and connect specific features and purposes of music from different eras to explore viewpoints and enrich their music making, starting with Australian music including music of Indigenous peoples (ACAMUR098).

Year 9 & 10 Music:

• Evaluate a range of music and compositions to inform and refine their own compositions and performances (ACAMUR104).

Syllabus Outcomes: MUS4.7, MUS4.8, MUS4.10, MUS4.11, MUS4.12, MUS5.7, MUS5.8, MUS5.9, MUS5.10.

General capabilities: Critical and creative thinking.

Relevant parts of Year 7 and 8 achievement standards: Students identify and analyse how the elements of music are used in different styles and apply this knowledge in their performances and compositions.
Students manipulate the elements of music and stylistic conventions to compose music. 

Relevant parts of Year 9 and 10 achievement standards: Students analyse different scores and performances aurally and visually. They evaluate the use of elements of music and defining characteristics from different musical styles.
 
Unit of work: Artology Fanfare Competition

Time needed: 40-60 minutes.Level of teacher scaffolding: Low.

Digital Learning opportunity: As a quick means of exploring attention grabbing music, students might spend time on GarageBand, creating 30 seconds of energetic, colourful music. 

• Device capable of presenting a video to the class, manuscript, Student Worksheet – one copy per student
• Optional: Fanfare Competition DIY Student Toolkit

This lesson is part of the Fanfare Competition unit. The unit is designed for students to build their aural and technical skills while exploring music as an art form through listening, composing and performing. Students are encouraged to apply their learning by planning and organising a composition for the Fanfare Competition.
The competition encourages young people aged 12‐21 years to write a new work to be recorded by the Australian Youth Orchestra and played in venues across Australia to replace the ‘cue bells’ for audiences to take their seats. It is a wonderful way to showcase young artists and musicians, and encourage creativity in young people.