Unit 1 — Creating
Description
Students will be increasingly able to independently use their learning to compose, create and improvise rhythmic and melodic patterns using various sources which could include voices, classroom instruments, and other classroom activities. 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 generate creative ideas?
- How do musicians make creative decisions?
- How do musicians improve the quality of their creative work?
Learning Objectives
- Evaluate, refine and explain their own work by selecting and applying criteria including appropriate application of elements of music, compositional techniques, style and form, and use of sound sources. (1.3A.8.Cr3a)
- Use a variety of sources such as imagination and creative processes to inspire and transform concepts and ideas into artistic expression.
- Create and perform rhythmic sequences using classroom instruments (orff instruments, percussion, ukuleles, keyboards, etc.).
- Create an instrument out of everyday objects students can find within their home and perform rhythmic/melodic patterns.
- Imagine musical ideas.
- Plan and make musical compositions.
- Evaluate and refine creative work.
Supplemental Resources
- Rhythm instruments
- Folk songs
- Interactive games
- Band Instruments (flutes, clarinets, trumpets, saxophones)
- Handbells
- Boomwhackers
- Xylophones
- ChromeBooks
Music - Creating
Students apply mathematical reasoning to rhythm patterns, proportions, and structural analysis of musical compositions.
Students explore how climate change is addressed through song selection and performance choices, integrating scientific awareness into musical practice.
Students analyze song lyrics, music history, and develop writing and speaking skills through musical discussion, analysis, and presentation of musical concepts.
Students examine the cultural, historical, and social contexts of various music genres including Jazz, Hip-Hop, Spiritual, Classical, Ragtime, and Rap from diverse ethnic, racial, and cultural perspectives.
Students develop social-emotional competencies, collaboration skills, and physical coordination through instrumental performance and ensemble participation.
Students encounter and perform music from diverse world cultures and languages, enhancing cross-cultural communication and understanding.
Formative Assessments
- Group Work
- Discussion
- Question and Answer
- Teacher Observation
- Skill Testing
Summative Assessment
Projects demonstrating composition, creation, and improvisation of rhythmic and melodic patterns.
Benchmark Assessment
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Alternative Assessment
Alternative assessments as outlined in district assessment resources.
IEP (Individualized Education Program)
Modifications and accommodations listed in an IEP will take priority for each individual student instruction. Suggested modifications are included in curriculum guides for all types of learners.
Section 504
Modifications and accommodations listed in a 504 plan will take priority for each individual student instruction.
ELL / MLL
Suggested accommodations and modifications provided; specific plans take priority.
At Risk (RTI)
Suggested accommodations and modifications provided; specific plans take priority.
Gifted & Talented
Suggested accommodations and modifications provided for G&T learners.