Before making a claim about why music matters to real people or communities, select an age-appropriate work from a named maker, rights holder, authorised archive or licensed school source. Record title, maker, source URL, check date, permission or licence for playback/viewing, attribution, maker/source-described context, accessible text route and any limitations on copying. Our original synthetic ticks are teaching examples, not real repertoire or evidence of community use.
For First Nations music, identify the relevant cultural authority and obtain guidance and permission, following Creative Australia's ICIP protocols. Do not invent a translation, imitate a motif or infer a community meaning from rhythm alone. If permission or contextual authority is absent, keep that encounter on hold and mark AC9AMUFE01 evidence incomplete.
Offer a question such as “Who made this work, and what does the maker or approved source say about its use?” Accept a child's observation, question, AAC, drawing, chosen school example or pass. No child must disclose family songs, identity, belief or home practice. Record only the real work encountered and actual learner response.