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What is Music?: What makes an effective AFL club song?

TLF ID M025651

AFL songs are among the most widely recognised and popular pieces of music in Australia, sung proudly year after year. Would it surprise you to find out they’re rarely original? Discover the early 20th-century origins of most of Australia’s football chants and the stylistic features that make them so effective in energising the crowd. How would you write your own football chant?

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Year level

7; 8; 9; 10

Topics Torres Strait Islander art Aboriginal art Regional art Australian art Aboriginal music industry Musical notation Cultural imperialism Music styles Culture Music Music appreciation Chants Composing (Music) Music performance Cultural contexts Cultural awareness Dynamics (Music) Musical elements Narratives Timbre Improvisation (Music) Composers (Music) Ear training

Learning area

The Arts
Music

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Name: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Organization: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Description: Creator
URL: http://www.abc.net.au

Name: Education Services Australia
Organization: Education Services Australia
Description: Data manager
Address: VIC, AUSTRALIA
URL: http://www.esa.edu.au/

Publisher

Name: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Organization: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Description: Publisher
URL: http://www.abc.net.au

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Name: Education Services Australia Ltd
Organisation: Education Services Australia Ltd
Address: AUSTRALIA
URL: www.esa.edu.au

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Video

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Metadata © Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Education Services Australia Ltd 2012 (except where otherwise indicated). Digital content © Australian Broadcasting Corporation 2012 (except where otherwise indicated).