Exploring is one of the processes of studying and investigating music. Exploring music involves aural, kinesthetic and scholarly research. By exploring music in diverse contexts, students will develop their ability to:
analyze musical material (through critical listening and by reading scores) referring to conventions and practices
explore unfamiliar media, stimuli and techniques
extract musical information from the music examples studied in order to identify the purpose and use of musical structures, creating conventions, performing practices and techniques
investigate how music is made and performed in different contexts
listen and respond to a wide variety of music, developing aural awareness of musical devices and musical elements, such as melody, harmony, texture, tonality, structure, articulation and dynamics