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Bush Symphony – Making Musical Instruments

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What the work shows

The class was invited to do a musical performance at the local rest home for their end of the year celebration. This work shows how they developed musical instruments to create a class symphony about "The Bush". Carli and Becky produced a number of design ideas for an instrument. They chose one design, created an annotated drawing and action plan, and then made the instrument.

The following sections detail the work, and indicate what was achieved at each stage.

For classroom background and teaching and learning sequence, see The learning context.

Researching and gathering knowledge Researching and gathering knowledge
Developing and exploring possibilities for design Developing and exploring possibilities for design
Developing criteria for success Developing criteria for success
Developing annotated drawings and identifying resources Developing annotated drawings and identifying resources
Creating instruments, modifying, and evaluating Creating instruments, modifying, and evaluating

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