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Wiggle It

Code: MUS002
Title: Wiggle It
Pre-requisites: None
Coordinator: Ms Sue Lonsdale

Who are Australia’s highest paid performing musicians? You won’t find them in the top 40 but around the world you can hear children screaming their names – Jeff, Murray, Anthony and Sam. In this unit you will look at how music is used in early childhood as a tool to both educate and entertain culminating in a real life performance before a 5 year old audience. This unit is a must for anyone intending to work with young children in the future.

Topics

Basic composition/songwriting skills
How to use musical language to entertain and educate
The role of music in early childhood education
Basic performance skills using keyboard and voice

Assessment

Students will complete three major pieces of assessment:

Composition – Childrens song/nursery rhyme (Mid Term 2) DOWNLOAD
Performance – Early Childhood segment (ala Wiggles/Hi 5) (End Term 2)
Written Exam

At completion students should know

How to work as part of an ensemble to devise, rehearse and perform a short musical play for children
Basic harmonic principles
Analyse and interpret a peice of music

At completion students should be able to

Perform as part of an early childhood group of entertainers
Write their own simple songs for children
Use a musical vocabulary to analyse and discuss musical elements in an early childhood entertainment session

Literacy elements

Development of subject specific vocabulary
Emphasis on literacy education for early childhood
Use of rhyme, meter and phrasing in written and spoken language
Syllable dissection of words

Integrated technology

Word processing for research and analysis tasks
Use of Sibelius 4 for publishing printed music
Use of internet to research and locate source material

Assignment guidelines

Please refer to the Assignment Guidelines on how to set out bibliographies and references.

Resources

Pencil and eraser, 1 x manilla folder, 1 x music exercise book (96 page which contains both lines for writing and also manuscript), 1 x black fine point pen.