Unit 4 — Connecting
Description
Students will aesthetically, and expressively relate to music based on their interests, experiences, ideas, and knowledge to create a meaningful performance. Students will celebrate the lives and music of various musicians through various genres of music as well as Music History. Some Specific Genres Include: Jazz, Hip-Hop, Spiritual, Classical, Ragtime, Rap. Awareness will be brought to Climate Change through chosen songs and performances.
Essential Questions
- How do musicians make meaningful connections to creating, performing, and responding?
- How do the other arts, other disciplines, contexts, and daily life inform creating, performing, and responding to music?
Learning Objectives
- 1.3A.8.Cn10a: Demonstrate how interests, knowledge and skills related to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music.
- 1.3A.8.Cn11a: Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.
- Understanding connections to varied contexts and daily life enhances a musician's work.
Supplemental Resources
- Keyboards
- Chord charts
- Tablature
- Promethean board
- Vocal and instrumental scores
- Sheet music
Music - Connecting
Students apply mathematical reasoning to understand rhythmic patterns, melodic structures, and proportional relationships in music composition and performance.
Students explore the physical properties of sound and the science of musical acoustics through keyboard experimentation and investigation.
Students analyze song lyrics, write about musical experiences, and communicate ideas about music through discussion and reflection.
Students examine the historical and cultural contexts of various music genres including Jazz, Hip-Hop, Spirituals, Classical, Ragtime, and Rap to understand how music reflects society and cultural identity.
Students develop fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and physical dexterity through keyboard technique and performance.
Students engage with music from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds to broaden global perspectives.
Formative Assessments
- Group Work
- Projects
- Discussion
- Question and Answer
- Teacher Observation
- Skill Testing
Summative Assessment
Students will perform a keyboard piece that connects to a musician, genre, or social issue they have researched, demonstrating how their personal interests and knowledge shaped their musical choices in tempo, dynamics, and expression. The performance will be evaluated on technical accuracy, expressive intent, and the student's written or verbal explanation of the connections between the music, their chosen context, and their own experiences.
Benchmark Assessment
Benchmark assessments as outlined in Formative, Summative, Alternative, and Benchmark Assessments resource.
Alternative Assessment
Alternative assessments as outlined in Formative, Summative, Alternative, and Benchmark Assessments resource.
IEP (Individualized Education Program)
Modifications and accommodations listed in an IEP will take priority for each individual student instruction.
Section 504
Modifications and accommodations listed in curriculum guides are suggested for all types of learners; 504 plan accommodations applied as indicated.
ELL / MLL
Modifications and accommodations listed in curriculum guides are suggested for all types of learners including ELL students.
At Risk (RTI)
Modifications and accommodations listed in curriculum guides are suggested for At Risk learners.
Gifted & Talented
Modifications and accommodations listed in curriculum guides are suggested for G&T learners.