Garage to Grammys – Music, Stage 4
The Stage 4 sample unit ‘Garage to Grammys’ develops students’ performance skills on guitar, keyboard, bass, vocals and drums.
Syllabus
Outcomes referred to in this document are from Music 7–10 Syllabus (2024) NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2025.
The Stage 4 sample unit ‘Garage to Grammys’ develops students’ performance skills on guitar, keyboard, bass, vocals and drums through selected repertoire. They learn how the foundations of popular music evolved from blues and jazz through to rock and pop. Students are assessed on performing a given piece, demonstrating melodic, harmonic and rhythmic roles within an ensemble. Students listen to and perform music from a variety of styles, periods and genres to identify, understand and describe how the elements of music have been used and manipulated. Students collaborate in small groups to create an original composition or arrange a popular song, making musical decisions that reflect the elements of music.
The unit is supported by an accompanying slide deck resource, score booklet, teacher resource booklet, teaching videos and a sample assessment task.
Resources
- Unit – Garage to Grammys (DOCX 22534 KB)
- Assessment task – Garage to Grammys (DOCX 21435 KB)
- Slide deck – Garage to Grammys (PPTX 17494 KB)
- Teacher resource booklet – Garage to Grammys (DOCX 5587 KB)
- Score booklet – Garage to Grammys (DOCX 4946 KB)
- Garage to Grammys – Keyboard chord guide (PDF 81 KB)
Teaching videos
Feelin' Blues-E teaching videos to support teaching of the Stage 4 music unit Garage to Grammys.