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And once again that's all folks... The unit has been completed and has been thoroughly edited. I really enjoyed this experience (although it was technically an assignment) and I look forward to what the future holds for me in the education system. This was technically the last assignment of my undergraduate degree (excluding my honours … Continue reading Developing the Unit (8): Editing, Submitting and more Reflecting →

We are nearing the end. Today I completed collating my resources and have begun putting everything together. Something interesting which I have noticed which I sort of understand now that I am past it but definitely didn't think would happen prior to it was that now that I have completed the creation and development of … Continue reading Developing the Unit (7): Collating the Unit and Reflecting →

I have been hard at work for the last day or two trying to get these resources finished and I have finally reached that point. Resources spanning from scores to recordings, starter activities and past papers have all been completed and I am now in the process of collating all hard copy material (scores and … Continue reading DEVELOPING THE UNIT (6): COMPLETING RESOURCES →

It has been a couple of days since I last updated my blog with my progress for this new unit of work that I'm writing but I have been so busy writing and compiling the resources I haven't stopped. A little bit of an update: I have just completed the resources for week 4 of … Continue reading Developing the Unit (5): Writing Resources →

This evening I completed the remainder of my lesson plans. After consulting with my university supervisor I decided to include more starter activities and performance activities during the lessons to break up lengthy tasks such as score-reading. I have just commenced planning out my resources to include in my iBook and am hoping to begin … Continue reading Developing the Unit (4): Completing lesson plans and planning resources →

Today I began writing more in depth lesson plans for the Year 12 Unit of Work which I am currently writing for the Music 2 Mandatory Topic - Music of the Last 25 Years (Australian Focus). I am currently half way through writing the lesson plans which I need to submit for the assignment and … Continue reading Developing the Unit (3): Writing Lesson Plans →

Today I worked for a short period of time on my 'Music of the Last 25 Year 'Australian Focus' Unit of Work' for my Teaching Senior Secondary Music course. I focussed today mainly on completing the program aspect of the unit of work which is now done. I now need to look at expanding this … Continue reading Developing the Unit: Completing a draft unit of work →

Today I began the process of developing a unit of work for the mandatory topic of the NSW Music 2 HSC Course. The mandatory topic is titled Music of the Last 25 years 'Australia Focus' and within the unit students are required to study a total of 5 pieces which fit into the topic. Within … Continue reading Developing the Unit (1): Choosing pieces and scaffolding the unit →

On Friday the 29th of November our cohort at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music were given the opportunity to present our projects from this semester in front of over 100 people. This experience was absolutely fantastic and it was great to see so many unfamiliar faces from different musical, educational and technological areas of the … Continue reading Technology in Music Education: Presentation of Learning →