Scope and sequence – Music Life Skills
This sample scope and sequence provides teachers with an overview for programming and assessment for the Music Life Skills 11–12 Syllabus (2025).
Music Life Skills 11–12 Syllabus (2025) © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2025.
Sample scope and sequences provide an overview of how to structure teaching and learning programs for Music Life Skills in Year 11 and 12.
Knowledge, understanding and skills are built through engagement with the 6 focus areas of; Contexts of music; Creative practice; Music in focus; Music of the last 25 years (Australian focus); Music across cultures, traditions and time; Music for screen, stage and story.
All NSW public schools need to plan curriculum and develop teaching programs consistent with the Education Act 1990 (NSW) and the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) syllabuses and credentialing requirements.
Scope and sequences form part of the ongoing documentation or evidence schools maintain to comply with the department’s policy, policy standards and registration requirements.
Developing a robust scope and sequence has many benefits and may help teachers and schools to:
- promote high expectations for student learning
- identify opportunities for explicit teaching
- create opportunities for students to receive feedback on their learning
- systematically plan for and undertake assessment
- collect and use data to monitor achievements and identify gaps in learning
- differentiate curriculum delivery to meet the needs of students at different levels of achievement
- collaborate with other teachers to plan for quality teaching and learning.
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02/07/2026
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