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Music in Advertising Unit BundleThis bundle is essentially an entire Junior Music Unit resource package. It is designed to accompany a Jingle composition assessment task. This 15 page PDF document includes the following:- Music in Advertising initial brainstorm activity - Introduction to music in advertising (history, jingles, music devices) - Target Audience - Slogans - Advertising Language overview - Alliteration activity - Onomatopoeia activity - Jingle Lyric analysis (mostly Aussie produc

How to Read TAB - Guitar Resource Basic Introduction to reading TAB. This resource suits junior and senior music beginner guitarists. Clear explanations, detailed diagrams, finger position charts etc.

Introduction to Chords and Chord Progressions This resources contains: Explanation and notated diagram for a basic triad. Explanation of scale degrees, roman numerals, chord names etc. Visual keyboard diagrams indicated finger positions for basic chord shapes.

Introduction to Bass Guitar. Excellent handout suitable for junior or senior school. Resource contains a brief history of the instrument, a labelled diagram of bass guitar components, tuning systems diagram, and basic note fret location diagram.

VISUAL ART - DRAWING HANDOUTS HATCHING AND CROSS HATCHING - 2 separate A4 PDF pages - 1 on hatching, 1 on cross hatching - Helpful hints, visual examples, a number of practice exercises per page to develop students hatching and cross hatching skills Ready to print activity.

Visual Art Resource - Adding Tone or Value - practical sheet with tone technique illustrations, area for student to practise and samples of artworks incorporating these tonal techniques - Hatching, Cross-Hatching, Stippling, Scumbling, Blending - A4 PDF

Solidarity A basic handout to introduce the concept of Solidarity to students. Supports Catholic Social Teachings. Can provide early conceptual learning for a variety of educational activities. This includes: - helpful definitions from a variety of sources - quotes from important figures - visual diagram

Intervals - Music Theory. A basic introduction to music intervals. Brief definition. List of the intervals names, shortenings, and songs to remember them by, Notation of each interval (based in C).

Dynamic Markings in MusicThis handout features a clear, easy-to-read table with dynamic marking symbols, their Italian name, and their meaning. - ppp - pp - p - mp - mf - f - ff - fff - sfz - crescendo -decrescendo

Surrealism - Fun Class Visual Art Activity Exquisite Corpse - Explanation of this art technique - Clear instructions - Sample of an exquisite corpse artwork

African Music - An Introduction This handout is a basic overview of African Music, discussing some traditional African instruments, and musical devices that are commonly used across the continent. This sheet would suit a junior music class studying World Music. Teaching suggestion: final video or sound examples of each instrument online and play these while discussing them with the students. Ask students to describe each instruments timbre. Teaching suggestion: find some examples of the three m

2 POINT PERSPECTIVE DRAWINGA useful handout with simple step-by-step instructions and clear, labelled visual examples. This handout / activity would suit a Upper Primary age or Junior Secondary Visual Art group.

Basic Tone Activity Sheet Visual Art Handout with tonal blending activities. Includes: - an explanation of the art element ' tone' (or value) - what tone is used for in art - grid activity - shade dark to light - box activity - shade dark to light - sphere activity - add tone. (labelled example included).

What Are Visual Art Diaries Used For? A student handout including many different ways in which artists utilise visual art diaries. Sample images of a student diary.

Basic Ukulele Chord Chart

Ink Blot Crazy Creature Art Activity Sheet - 3 unique ink blots for students to use as the basis for a creature - creative activity to get students thinking outside-the-box - great lesson starter activity - great activity in the development of larger creative sketching task

Basic RH Beginner Keyboard Chart Suit teaching introductory keyboard/piano to junior students. A4 print out that matches key size close to real piano key size. (Students can 'play along' on their sheets). Includes note letter names and numbers 1-5. Red, blue and green colour codes for introducing basic triads I, IV, V.

How To Draw With CharcoalA brief step by step handout.

Taba Naba This handout is designed to introduce music students to a beautiful song from the Torres Strait Islands. It contains brief background information, music notation in traditional language (with phonetic support underneath), English translation, hand/dance steps, strumming pattern suggestion, and describes some musical features. Teaching suggestion: please find and show a traditional version performance video, and also consider watching the 'Wiggles' video performance. Students can be ta

Basic Drum Beats - Notated Beginner beats - Junior Music Resource. Mostly rock, some other styles included. Good for teaching beginner drum beats, and also as possibilities for addition to compositions.