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 thinking when composing melodies, understanding rhythm patterns, and analyzing musical structures and proportions.
Students explore how sound travels as waves and investigate the physical properties of music through keyboard instruments and audio technology.
Students analyze song lyrics, write about musical experiences, discuss compositional choices, and present their musical ideas verbally and in writing.
Students learn about music history and various genres from different cultures and time periods, developing understanding of how music reflects society and historical contexts.
Students develop fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and finger dexterity through keyboard performance while learning proper posture and technique.
Students encounter music terminology and songs in different languages, expanding vocabulary and cultural awareness through diverse musical genres.
Formative Assessments
- Group Work
- Projects
- Discussion
- Question and Answer
- Teacher Observation
- Skill Testing
Summative Assessment
Students create and perform a keyboard piece that connects a chosen genre (Jazz, Hip-Hop, Spiritual, Classical, Ragtime, or Rap) to a personal interest or experience, with a written reflection explaining how the music relates to their lives and addresses climate change awareness. The performance is assessed on musical expression, technical execution, and the clarity of the personal and thematic connections demonstrated.
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.