Guide
Name
Musical Representations
Description
Making music in the classroom contributes to students' cognitive development including reasoning, creativity, thinking, decision-making, and problem-solving skills. Creating songs, raps, chants, or other musical forms helps focus learners' attention and provides a safe and motivating social learning context in which all students can contribute. Putting curricular concepts into musical form is consistent with theories of multi-sensory learning. Students can create lyrics to demonstrate their understanding of concepts and perform them to original or familiar melodies. Making music is a motivating activity that engages the whole brain and helps move information into long-term memory. Making music creates a language-rich environment and promotes self-esteem, a sense of inclusion, collaboration, and a reason for sharing. Resources: Reflection link to file Reflection Metacognition blm/ela/g/blm_1 SBLM
Purposes Specific Learning Outcomes LICT Descriptors How To Do Related Information
Encourage the use of a variety of musical genres. Focus on the principles and elements of music related to your grade level Arts outcomes. link to Arts URL TBA Critical Reading/Listening/Viewing link to file
Variations Assessment / Think Abouts
Construct student-generated assessment criteria (e.g., What makes a good piece of music...? What does quality music look/sound like?) Constructing Student-Generated Criteria for Quality Work elm/ela/kg/blm_2 TI TBLMCriteria Setting link to file Conference with students throughout the process, offer descriptive feedback, and guide peer and self-assessment. Have students select recordings of their musical pieces for inclusion in their portfolios to highlight evidence of their understanding. Portfolios link to fileOrally guide/facilitate reflection with the Reflection Metacognition Y-chart by posing reflective questions (e.g., What are you discovering as you create? What surprises you? What might your audience think as they listen to this piece? What goals do you have for your next musical piece? Why did you choose this genre to express your understanding?) Reflection link to file Reflection Metacognition blm/ela/g/blm_1 SBLM
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