Chapter Graphic : Blow Pluck Hit
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  Level: Year 4 and year 8
Approach: Station
Focus: Identifying, by listening to musical performances, whether the sole instrument was played by blowing, plucking, or hitting.
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Resources: Computer program on a laptop computer.
Questions / instructions:
1. Click on the button that says Blow Pluck Hit to begin the task.
The computer will then tell you what to do. If it doesn't, tell the teacher.

Students were asked to listen to a piece of music being played on a instrument or cluster of related instruments. In each case, they were to indicate whether the instrument was played by blowing, plucking, or hitting. They clicked on their chosen option.

 

This task contains music samples (see answers)
     
% responses
y4
y8
1.
pluck
92
98
2.
hit
92
99
3.
pluck
77
76
4.
blow
91
99
5.
hit
76
90
6.
blow
93
98
Total score:
6
56
67
   
5
26
28
   
3–4
14
4
   
0–2
4
1
Commentary:
At least 90 percent of year 8 students succeeded with five of the six examples. The only exception was the Aruding, which only 76 percent correctly identified as plucked. Year 4 students also performed well, with only 10 percent fewer getting all six examples correct.
 
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