The Dreaming Composition
Connect with a Story of The Dreaming and organise a soundscape to bring the story to life.
What will you learn?
to create sounds
to compose using a Story of The Dreaming as a stimulus
organise musical ideas using graphic notation.
Syllabus outcomes
4.2 A student performs music, using different forms of notation and different types of technology across a broad range of musical styles.
4.4 A student demonstrates an understanding of musical concepts through exploring, experimenting, improvising, organising, arranging and composing.
4.5 A student notates compositions using traditional and/or non-traditional notation.
4.8 A student demonstrates an understanding of musical concepts through aural identification and discussion of the features of a range of repertoire.
4.9 A student demonstrates musical literacy through the use of notation, terminology and the reading and interpreting of scores used in the music selected for study
Stimulus - The Creation Song
Read the Story of the Rainbow Serpent and consider the key moments in the story.
Watch the performance of The Creation Song below.
Consider how the key moments in the story are represented in changes within the music. Discuss with a friend or write a response in your book or on your school's digital learning platform.
Offline access
Download and print this document to send to students with limited access to online resources.
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References
Music 7-10 Syllabus © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2003.
Aboriginal Creation song (02:21), date accessed 12/07/2021
Story of the Rainbow Serpent , date accessed 12/07/2021