Creating an instrumentation/arrangement
The aim of this unit is to develop students’ abilities to explore and use visual symbols ‘working with and making meaning of the codes in which knowledge is expressed’ (The New Zealand Curriculum, p12) as a source of motivation in which to create, structure and represent musical instrumentations/arrangements and compositions, and express imaginative thinking and personal understandings. The unit uses images from Digistore (http://www.tki.org.nz/r/digistore/) to provide examples of visual artistic works that express unique identities. These images reflect New Zealand’s cultural diversity and illustrate how artists value histories and traditions. The unit also explores ways in which students can develop competencies in working effectively together and independently.
