Music in context
Contemporary Australian music
Contemporary Australian music is a vast, rich and ever-changing offering. It includes country music, rhythm and blues (R’n’B), rap, street, soul, jazz, contemporary orchestral and art music, rock and pop, metal and the subgenres of metal, indie, folk and fusions of all of the above. This list is just some of the dynamic and continually evolving array of music styles heard across Australia everyday. Music Australia is a great source of information on contemporary Australian music.
Think about
- Students can undertake learning activities that track the influences and sources of an artist’s sound. Following the ‘influence’ trail could lead a long way back into musical history, cover interesting geographic and cultural terrains, and veer sideways into other contemporary artists and genre.
- In your school’s music learning program, how can you use music chosen by your students to embed tasks that develop students’ listening and responding skills? How does the learning program introduce the idea of music styles or allow students to explore the work of other composers as inspiration for their compositions?
Back to Top