EXPECTATIONS & INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES Essential Questions: Creating – How do musicians create, express, and improve? When are they ready to share? Performing – How does understanding music inform performance? Responding – How does understanding the structure and context of the music influence a judgmental response? Connecting – How do musicians make meaningful connections to creating, performing, and responding? Expectations
Instructional Strategies
CREATING (A1, A2, A3, A5, S1) Listen to musical excerpts and describe how composers uses sounds and short musical ideas to represent personal experiences, moods, visual images, and/or storylines. (Cr1.1.C.Ia) Listen to musical excerpts and identify and describe the development of sounds or short musical ideas. (Cr2.1.C.Ib) Given a list of musical terminology and criteria to assess music, identify, and describe, the technical and expressive aspects. (Cr3.1.C.Ia) Provide the class with an example of music that the composer/performer used to employ expressive elements. (Cr3.2.C.Ia)
Large group demonstrations Questioning Individual feedback Whole class discussion Visuals/handouts PowerPoint presentations Individual and group critiques Video/Web
PERFORMING (A1, A2, A3, A4) Analyze a musical excerpt and describe how the composer used music elements to relate style and mood, and explain the implications for rehearsal or performance. (Pr4.2.C.Ia)
Teacher Modeling Visuals/handouts Aural performance Whole class discussion Individual feedback Questioning
RESPONDING (A1, A2, A3, A4, S1, S2) Critically listen to a music selection and explain how the composer used music elements to create drama, and describe how this analysis will help Visuals/handouts Aural performance in growth for the performer and listener. (Re7.2.C.Ia) Whole class discussion Critically listen to a music selection and describe the effectiveness of Individual feedback the technical and expressive aspects of the performance, demonstrating Questioning understanding of fundamentals of music theory. (Re9.1.C.Ia)
CONNECTING (A1, A2, A3, A4, S1, S2) Whole class discussion Demonstrate how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal Individual feedback choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music. Questioning (Cn10.0.Ia) Teacher Modeling
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