As Beethoven stated, "Music is the electrical soil in which the spirit lives, thinks and invents."
Music is also an excellent way to access ideas and themes. A number of songs have been included below to help access the events, feelings and themes covered by this MOE Coranderrk online resource. Several were commissioned specifically for the resource, while others previously written have been generously provided by the artists for students to use in their study of Australian Indigenous history. |
Songs can be used to obtain three history outcomes in the classroom:
For further ideas about how and why to incorporate music into learning, click HERE. |
These songs might be useful in exploring some of the Historical Concepts and Skills detailed in the Victorian Curriculum. Possible links include:
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* For the complete PDF of the music activities, download the file (right). Some of the activities are also reproduced below. |
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(1) Listen to the songs (avoid reading the lyrics or the synopsis at this stage).
Complete a Y chart worksheet by brainstorming:
(2) Once you have listened and completed the Y chart, read the lyrics and song synopses. Using the Making Connections worksheet, identify:
(3) Songs can often be very useful primary sources – helping you, for example, to understand what was motivating an artist at the time he/she wrote the song, or perhaps revealing what was an important social issue at the time of its production. Using the 6Cs of Primary Source Analysis worksheet, brainstorm:
Finally:
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This resource has been funded and created by the Department of Education and Training (Vic) in conjunction with Social Education Victoria Inc (SEV) and the Victorian Aboriginal Education Association Inc (VAEAI) - in association with the Minutes Of Evidence Project (hosted by the University of Melbourne and funded by the Australian Research Council 2011-2016). This resource is free to use in all Victorian schools for educational purposes only. ©State of Victoria (Department of Education & Training), 2017. SITE MAP - click to access CONTACT US - click to access |