Build musical independence in your students
The upper secondary/high school age group is a very high-stakes time for classroom music. Resources at this level need to prepare for assessment and yet still be accessible, ensuring no matter what knowledge and skills students possess when they begin, they finish with an advanced understanding of all concepts that are key to their continuing as a musician.
It’s never too late to learn solfa
Senior years music is often a race to the finish line and students (& teachers!) are left with overwhelming deadlines to comprehend concepts by exam day.
DSMusic upper secondary Kodály-inspired resources are sequential and interactive, which supports self-directed learning, revision and more.
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Richard Linton
My aural and theory sections of Outcome 3 are pretty much set for the two years. The structure of the contents pages, along with all the curriculum documents on the website and the support from Deb, has made planning a breeze.
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Amy Young
Deb’s comprehensive video library and online resources for use with the Level Three book and Decoding Sound, enabled me to provide my VCE students with meaningful and engaging practice activities that were ready made, saving time and energy.
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Stephen Hardie
As a teacher of VCE Music Performance, I have found Deborah Smith’s Musicianship & Aural Training Level 3 materials for the subject to be an invaluable resource for teaching this part of the course.
We’ve got the definitive textbook for music performance analysis
Decoding Sound includes step by step focus on describing character, feeling and mood in music, as well as the elements of music, with word lists, answering techniques, listening examples & practice questions with sample answers for everything on the DSMusic website!
Join Deb for a 10-week musicianship bootcamp
In the same way we need to practice our instruments, we also need to ‘exercise’ our musicianship!
This self-directed (but supported!) online course gives you daily practice activities for all your aural needs, and remember, it’s never too late to learn solfa!