Year 8

Year/Stage:8/4

Lesson/Period: 3

Lesson Length: 52mins

Topic/Main Concept/Theme: Rock music

SYLLABUS CONTENT to be covered
This lesson will touch on the stylistic features of Rock music.
SYLLABUS OUTCOMES to be covered

4.1 performs in a range of musical styles demonstrating an understanding of musical

concepts
4.8 demonstrates an understanding of musical concepts through aural identification and
discussion
of the features of a range of repertoire
Students will learn to:

Students will learn about:

respond to the range of repertoire

used for listening
listen to and analyse a range of
repertoire

recognising the use of musical concepts in

various repertoire characteristic of the
topics studied
aurally exploring music of various styles,
periods and genres

Performing

Composing

Listening

Duration

Pitch

Dynamics and expressive techniques

Tone Colour

Texture

Structure

ICT

Aboriginal and
Indigenous
Environment

Work, Employment
and Enterprise
Gender

Civics and Citizenship

Communicating
ideas and
Information
Solving problems

Planning and
organising activities

Working with others in

teams

Learning Experiences
Musical Concepts

Cross Curriculum
Content
Key Competencies

Difference and
Diversity
Collecting Analysing
and organising
information
Using mathematical
ideas and techniques

Literacy
Reading possible answers in grid boxes.

Prior Knowledge/Experience
Identifying rock features
Rhythm back beats
identifying instruments

STAGE OF

Using Technology

Numeracy
Counting to the beat of music to identify aspects of rock
music

Considerations/Preparation
Resources/Materials/Technology
Key Vocab
-iPads
-riff
-excerpts
-Walking bass
-acdc film
-electric instruments
-call and response etc
-other rock features

TEACHER ACTIONS

STUDENT ACTIONS

TIME

RESOURCES

LESSON
INTRODUCTION

-Mark the roll

-listening task notification

BODY

Explain the characteristics

of Rock music provided in
the rock music stylistic
features document.
Draw on their existing
knowledge!

CONCLUSION

10 mins

-roll

Listening and
participating in
interactive examples
E.g. clapping a back
beat.

20 mins

rock music stylistic

features document
google classroom
- excerpt
examples
of these
features

Listen to Who are youThe Who 2 times, then

draw answers from the
class after.

Complete rock music

features worksheet/
listening tasks and
contribute answers.

10 mins

-worksheet on
google classroom
-mp3 excerpts

Play rock music YouTube

clip ACDC
draw answers from the
class after.

Watch ACDC YouTube

clip and complete rock
music features
worksheet.

10 mins

YouTube clip

Conclude lesson.

2 mins