Meeting the Sun

Performing and composing with Elena Kats-Chernin

Student music resource developed by The Arts Unit

Years 7 to 10 music

Your students will:

• listen to the composer talking about her inspiration to compose music

• explore elements of composition linked to the Australian Anzac story

• reflect on stories of the Anzacs and see how their stories are reflected in music

• perform a movement of 'Meeting the Sun' and record themselves singing.

Music 7-10 Syllabus

• 4.7: demonstrates an understanding of musical concepts through listening, observing, responding, discriminating, analysing, discussing and recording musical ideas.

• 4.11: demonstrates an appreciation, tolerance and respect for the aesthetic value of music as an art form.

• 5.7: demonstrates an understanding of musical concepts through the analysis, comparison, and critical discussion of music from different stylistic, social, cultural and historical contexts.

• 5.11: demonstrates an appreciation, tolerance and respect for the aesthetic value of music as an art form.

Collection of student work

• Google Form: create a Google form with activities and/or questions. Students can also upload any files they create. Email this form to your students with the Creative Class link and all your student responses will be combined in a Google sheet.

• Google Classroom Assignment: create an assignment or a quiz in your Google Classroom with activities and/or questions. Students can also upload any files they create.

• MS Teams: create a quiz or assignment in your class team drive where students can submit responses and upload any files they create.

• Email: ask your students to email you any responses and files they create.

• Flipgrid: a website that allows teachers to create 'grids' to facilitate video discussions. Each grid is a message board where teachers can pose questions called 'topics'. Students can post video responses that appear in a tiled grid display.

• Jamboard: an interactive whiteboard which can be used for class feedback.

For further support on how to create these resources

• Get started with Google Forms

• Create a Google Classroom Assignment

• Assign quizzes to students through Microsoft Teams

• Create an assignment in Microsoft Teams

• Educators - getting started with Flipgrid

• Get started with Jamboard