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 when composing melodies and understanding rhythmic patterns and structures.
Students explore sound waves and acoustics through keyboard performance and listening activities.
Students examine the historical and cultural contexts of various musical genres including Jazz, Hip-Hop, Spiritual, Classical, Ragtime, and Rap from different cultures and time periods.
Students read, interpret, and discuss musical notation, lyrics, and written analyses of musical works and composers.
Students develop fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination through keyboard technique and practice routines.
Formative Assessments
- Group Work
- Projects
- Discussion
- Question and Answer
- Teacher Observation
- Skill Testing
Summative Assessment
Students will perform a keyboard piece or arrangement from one of the studied genres (Jazz, Hip-Hop, Spiritual, Classical, Ragtime, or Rap) that connects to their personal interests or a climate change theme, demonstrating how their musical choices reflect understanding of the genre's history, cultural context, and expressive intent.
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.