Welcome to Term 2 Music!
Why are we doing this?
Although White Australians have been around here for over 200 years now, the traditional custodians of Australia have been here for thousands of years more - some say, up to 80,000 years...
As an Australian, no matter what your background or where your family came from, it's important to learn about Indigenous culture, song and dance.
By the end of this unit, we will:
- Learn more about Indigenous Australian culture, especially songs and dances (modern and traditional!)
- Learn about stories, ceremonies and how music can express who Indigenous people are
- Play, sing and dance to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander songs
- Write and perform your own class hip hop song about who you are as a class
As an Australian, no matter what your background or where your family came from, it's important to learn about Indigenous culture, song and dance.
By the end of this unit, we will:
- Learn more about Indigenous Australian culture, especially songs and dances (modern and traditional!)
- Learn about stories, ceremonies and how music can express who Indigenous people are
- Play, sing and dance to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander songs
- Write and perform your own class hip hop song about who you are as a class
Before we get started...
There are a few things you need to remember as we explore music that can be so different and yet so similar to non-Indigenous music...
1. Always be respectful! Don't make fun of Indigenous languages or people.
2. Your teacher is not Indigenous, so she's learned (and is still learning) from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. What she says comes from her own experiences, and with the permission of local Aboriginal people.
3. Just because one Indigenous Australian thinks or says something, that doesn't mean every Indigenous Australian says or thinks the same thing. We humans are all similar but different.
4. By learning Indigenous songs, dances and about culture, we can learn respect and understanding. Indigenous Australians are still disrespected today, so learning can help us come us together as friends.
5. For anyone who is of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, there will be images and sounds of people who have died.
1. Always be respectful! Don't make fun of Indigenous languages or people.
2. Your teacher is not Indigenous, so she's learned (and is still learning) from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. What she says comes from her own experiences, and with the permission of local Aboriginal people.
3. Just because one Indigenous Australian thinks or says something, that doesn't mean every Indigenous Australian says or thinks the same thing. We humans are all similar but different.
4. By learning Indigenous songs, dances and about culture, we can learn respect and understanding. Indigenous Australians are still disrespected today, so learning can help us come us together as friends.
5. For anyone who is of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, there will be images and sounds of people who have died.