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.
Supplemental Resources
- Ukuleles
- Chord charts
- Tablature
- Promethean board
- Vocal and instrumental scores
- Sheet music
Music - Connecting
Students apply mathematical thinking to rhythm patterns, timing, and proportional relationships in musical composition and performance.
Students explore sound waves, acoustics, and the physics of musical instruments while developing scientific inquiry skills through musical experimentation.
Students read and interpret song lyrics, analyze literary themes in musical texts, and communicate musical ideas through discussion and writing.
Students investigate the cultural, historical, and social contexts of diverse musical genres and traditions from various civilizations and time periods.
Students develop fine and gross motor skills, coordinate breathing with musical performance, and build self-awareness and confidence through ensemble participation.
Students learn songs and musical traditions in different languages and explore how music facilitates cross-cultural communication and understanding.
Formative Assessments
- Group Work
- Projects
- Discussion
- Question and Answer
- Teacher Observation
- Skill Testing
Summative Assessment
Using cultural experiences to develop musical connections and use personal experiences to create final compositions of music.
Benchmark Assessment
Group Work, Projects, Discussion, Question and Answer, Teacher Observation, Skill Testing
Alternative Assessment
Group Work, Projects, Discussion, Question and Answer, Teacher Observation, Skill Testing
IEP (Individualized Education Program)
Modifications and accommodations listed in an IEP will take priority for each individual student instruction.
Section 504
Modifications and accommodations are suggested for all types of learners. Specific student accommodations listed in a 504 plan will take priority.
ELL / MLL
Modifications and accommodations are suggested for all types of learners including ELL students.
At Risk (RTI)
Modifications and accommodations are suggested for all types of learners including At Risk students.
Gifted & Talented
Modifications and accommodations are suggested for all types of learners including Gifted and Talented students.