EXPECTATIONS & INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES

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 in growth for the performer and listener. (Re7.2.C.Ia)

Critically listen to a music selection and describe the effectiveness of the technical and expressive aspects of the performance, demonstrating understanding of fundamentals of music theory. (Re9.1.C.Ia)

CONNECTING (A1, A2, A3, A4, S1, S2)

Demonstrate how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music. (Cn10.0.Ia) Whole class discussion Individual feedback Questioning Teacher Modeling

Visuals/handouts Aural performance Whole class discussion Individual feedback Questioning