Baroque Composers - Year 7 Music

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Individual Composer Notes

A range of composers of this period in short articles.

Classics for Kids
Read or listen to information about Bach, Vivaldi, Telemann and Handel. Examples of music included.

Johann Sebastian Bach
Bach - Detailed timeline

Handel:
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Monteverdi:
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Purcell:
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Telemann:
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Vivaldi:
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Johann Pachelbel 1
Johann Pachelbel 2

Year 9 - Designing a Child's Toy

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Task Description
You are to research, design and present a child's toy for children aged 3 and above.

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission provides a booklet on safe toys which can be downloaded as a PDF.
http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/742396/fromItemId/654309

The NSW Office of Fair Trading has listed a number of toys on the banned list
http://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/corporate/aboutus/2005/20051027bannedtoysfoundinproductsafetysweep.html

Standards Australia website
http://www.standards.org.au/cat.asp?catid=138

Australian Toy Association Code of Practice
http://www.austoy.com.au/code.html
More infromation from the Australian Toy Association -
BUYING SAFER TOYS - 10 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW BEFORE BUYING A TOY
http://www.austoy.com.au/toysafety2.htm

Safe toys for kids from DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION
http://docep.wa.gov.au/cp/dev_publications/product_safety_notes/safe_toys.html