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Grade 6 Unit | Timeframe | Big Ideas (Statements or Major Learning Experiences Essential Questions) from Unit | Standards (Including WIDA Standards) | |
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Unit 1 Intro To Music | 2 Weeks | Students will discuss the different ways sound is Musicians’ creative choices are produced, by listening to and influenced by their expertise, experimenting with different context, and expressive intent sound sources utilizing traditional and non-traditional instruments. | Mass Arts Frameworks - 1. Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work. 2. Organize and develop artistic ideas and work. | |
Unit 2 Rhythms & Beats Unit 3 Melodies and Notation Unit 4 Piano Performa nce & Compositi on | 4 Weeks 4 Weeks 6 Weeks | Students will discover the How do individuals choose importance of rhythm through music to experience? classroom discussions and performances of student compositions. Students will learn about Through their use of elements melodies through the use of and structures of music, creators music notation and composing and performers provide clues to original music with keyboards their expressive intent. and classroom technology. Performers’ interest in and Students will learn basic piano knowledge of musical works, technique and apply knowledge understanding of their own gained from previous classroom technical skill, and the context units to their performances and for a performance influence the original compositions. selection of repertoire. | 3. Playing Instruments 4. Improvisation and Composition 5. Critical Response 2. Reading and Notation 3. Playing Instruments 4. Improvising and Composition 5. Critical Response 2. Reading and Notation 3. Playing Instruments 4. Improvising and Composition 5. Critical Response |
Grade 7 Unit | Timeframe | Big Ideas Major Learning Experiences (Statements or from Unit Essential Questions) | Standards (Including WIDA Standards) |
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Unit 1 Music Concepts Review | 6 Weeks | Students will review, then create How do musicians and perform music showcasing make creative ideas learned from 6th grade decisions? coursework. Classwork will focus on composing and creating new music using various music applications. | 2. Reading & Notation 4. Improvisation & Composition 5. Critical Response |
Unit 2 Piano | 8 Weeks | How do musicians Students will learn the basic make meaningful technique of playing piano with left connections to and right hands, incorporating creating, chords and chord progressions with performing, and melodies. responding? | 2. Reading & Notation 3. Playing Instruments 4. Improvisation and Composition |
Unit 3 Music & Society | 6 Weeks | How do the other arts, other disciplines, Students will discover how music contexts, and daily styles have influenced American life inform creating, culture, and have been influenced performing, and by American culture. responding to music? | 4.Improvisation & Composition 5. Critical Response 6. Purpose & Meaning in the Arts 8. Concepts of Style 10. Interdisciplinary Connections |
Grade 8 | |||
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Unit | Timefra me | Big Ideas (Statements or Essential Questions) | Major Learning Experiences from Standards (Including WIDA Unit Standards) |
Review of 6th & 7th grade concepts, & compositi on | 6 Weeks | 2. Reading & Notation 3. Playing Instrument Students will review, then create and perform music showcasing 4. Improvisation & ideas learned from 6th and 7th Composition grade coursework. 5. Critical Response | |
Guitars Music and Society | 8 weeks 6 weeks | 2. Reading & Notation Students will learn the basic of 3. Playing Instrument guitar performance including open position chords and single string 4. Improvisation & melodies, and use these to play Composition assigned songs. 5. Critical Response 3. Playing Instrument 4. Improvisation & Students discover how music is Composition used to influence movies, and 5. Critical Response create soundtracks to accompany short video clips using classroom 6. Purposes and Meanings technologies. in the Arts (Music/ Theatre/Film) |