The Arts Curriculum Map

11th - 12th  Grade Music

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ESSENTIAL QUESTION (optional)

CONTENT

SKILLS

ASSESSMENT

RESOURCE

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.1

Beat

Rhythm

 

Evaluates, applies and analyzes the elements of music while creating, performing and responding to music.

 

§   Performs independently demonstrating accurate rhythmic skills using literature ranging from moderately difficult to difficult.

§   Describes beat and rhythm in fast, slow, and medium compositions with simple, compound, and asymmetric meters.

§   Demonstrates the ability to accurately perform written rhythms independently as a soloist or in an ensemble.

§   Examines how interpretation impacts the beat and rhythm of a piece of music through comparing and contrasting musical pieces.

§   Critiques beat and rhythm in different pieces of music.

§   Performs rhythmic patterns used in music from varied cultural genres and historical periods.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 1.1

Pitch Melody

Understands, applies, and analyzes the elements of music while creating, performing and responding to music

Evaluates, applies and analyzes the elements of music while creating, performing and responding to music.

 

§  Composes and performs a melodic phrase within a designated chord progression or musical style.

§  Matches pitches while singing and/or playing age appropriate literature.

§  Performs melodies accurately without accompaniment.

§  Performs melodies accurately with accompaniment.

§  Writes melodic dictation in a major/minor scale.

§  Evaluates and improvises by singing and/or playing jazz, rock and fusion (jazz and rock).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 1.1

Harmony

Texture

Timbre/

Tone Color

 

Evaluates, applies, and analyzes the elements of music while creating, performing and responding to music.

 

§  Demonstrates unison and harmony through performance.

§  Identifies aurally characteristic timbre/tone color within an ensemble.

§  Demonstrates the characteristics of various harmonic textures within an ensemble.

§  Identifies the following vocal registers of soprano, mezzo-soprano, alto, contralto, cambiata, falsetto, tenor, and bass.

§  Identifies the characteristic timbre of instruments from the four instrument families:  strings, brass, woodwinds, and various percussion.

§  Identifies intervals and chords visually and aurally such as major, minor and perfect.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 1.1

Form

 

Evaluates, applies, and analyzes the elements of music while creating, performing and responding to music.

 

§  Identifies forms of performance and listening repertoire.

§  Creates and performs an original theme and variations

§  Demonstrates advanced musical forms such as sonata-allegro and fugue, visually and aurally.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 1.1

Expression

Dynamics

Style

Tempo

Phrasing

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Evaluates, applies, and analyzes the elements of music while creating, performing and responding to music.

 

§    Creates and compares musical styles through selected literature.

§   Performs using the various styles of music.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 1.2

Develops music skills and techniques.

 

§   Reading Music

§   Performing

§   Composing

§   Sight Singing/Reading

§   Playing Instruments

§   Singing

§   Improvising

§   Conducting

 

Analyzes, understands, and applies skills and techniques while creating, performing and responding.

 

§  Demonstrates music skills and techniques independently.

§  Organizes music elements to compose music.

§  Demonstrates informed and independent music making.

§  Performs in extreme ranges of instruments and/or voice with mature and appropriate tone production and placement.

§  Demonstrates achievement in area(s) of choice such as, recitals, composition, production, conducting, research, etc.

§      Reading Music

§      Performing

§      Composing

§      Sight Singing/Reading

§      Singing and/or Playing Instruments

§      Improvising

§      Conducting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 1.3

Understands and applies music genres and styles from various artists, cultures and times.

 

Evaluates musical experiences from diverse genres, artists, cultures and/or times.

 

§   Critiques a musical performance from various genres, artists, cultures and/or times.

§   Applies knowledge of artistic styles and cultural traditions to make informed choices for a musical presentation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 1.4

Understands and applies audience conventions in a variety of arts settings and performances for music.

 

Analyzes, applies and evaluates how audience conventions differ according to style and culture in dance, music, theatre, and visual arts.

 

§   Demonstrates active listening and appropriate viewing skills in a performance setting.

§   Justifies appropriate audience conventions depending upon the performance venue, style, and cultural context.

§   Evaluates how and why the artistic purpose of the performance was and/or was not achieved.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 2.1

Applies the creative process in music.

§   Identifies audience and purpose.

§   Explores music elements through sensory experiences and information.

§   Gathers and interprets information from diverse sources

§   Uses ideas, skills/techniques and fundamentals to develop music.

§   Implements choices of music elements, skills/techniques and fundamentals.

§   Reflects for the purpose of self evaluation and improvement.

§   Refines work based on feedback, self- reflection and aesthetic criteria.

Presents work to others in a performance or production.

Applies, analyzes, evaluates, and creates music using a creating process independently.

 

 

§   Identifies audience and purpose for the creation of a music composition.

§   Explores, gathers, and interprets information from diverse sources to create music.

§   Uses ideas, skills, Fundamentals, and techniques to create music through guided exploration.

§   Implements choices of music elements, principles, skills, Fundamentals and techniques to create music.

§   Reflects for the purposes of self-evaluation and improvement.

§   Refines music through feedback and self reflection.

§   Presents music to self and others.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Applies a performance process in music.

 

§   Identifies audience and purpose

§   Selects repertoire to perform

§   Analyzes structure and aesthetics

§   Interprets meaning through personal understanding

§   Rehearses, adjusts, and refines through evaluation, reflection, and problem solving

§   Presents work for others

Reflects and self-evaluates

 

Applies, analyzes, evaluates, and creates using a performance process through music.

 

§   Identifies audience and purpose of the work and/or performance.

§   Selects artistic resources, materials, and/or repertoire to create, perform, and present.

§   Analyzes the structure, context, and/or aesthetics of the work.

§   Interprets meaning through personal understanding of the work and/or performance.

§   Rehearses, adjusts, and refines through evaluation, reflection, and problem solving.

§   Presents and produces work and/or performance for others.

§   Reflects and self-evaluates work and/or performance to set goals.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.3

Applies a responding process in music.

§   Engages the senses

§   Describes what is experienced

§   Analyzes the use and organization of elements, principles, skills, Fundamentals, and/or techniques

§   Interprets meaning based upon personal experience and knowledge

Evaluates and Justifies using supportive evidence and aesthetic criteria

Applies, analyzes, evaluates and creates using a responding process through music.

 

§   Engages the senses actively and purposefully while experiencing music.

§   Describes what is seen, felt, and/or heard (perceived/experienced).

§   Analyzes the use and organization of elements, principles, skills, fundamentals, and/or techniques.

§   Interprets meaning based on personal experiences and knowledge.

§   Evaluates and justifies using supportive evidence and aesthetic criteria.

 

 

 

 

 

3.1

Uses music to express and present ideas and feelings.

Applies, analyzes, evaluates and creates music to express and present ideas and feelings.

 

§   Expresses and synthesizes and presents ideas and feelings using musical symbols in a variety of genres and styles working independently.

 

 

 

 

 

3.2

Uses music to communicate for a specific purpose.

Applies, analyzes, evaluates and creates music that communicates for a specific purpose.

 

§   Critiques how the deliberate use of musical elements, fundamentals, skills and techniques communicates for a specific purpose in a variety of genres and styles working independently.

§   Performs music to communicate for a selected purpose working independently.

 

 

 

 

 

3.3

Develops personal aesthetic criteria to communicate artistic choices

Analyzes and evaluates how personal aesthetic choices are influenced and reflected in music and/or performances independently.

 

§   Critiques and justifies how personal aesthetic choices are reflected in music and/or performances independently.

§   Provides examples of how cultural and historical perspectives in music influence personal aesthetic criteria.

 

 

 

 

 

4.1

Demonstrates and analyzes the connections among the arts disciplines – dance, music, theatre and visual arts.

Analyzes and evaluates arts presentations that integrate two or more arts disciplines.

 

§   Creates an arts presentation integrating multiple disciplines.

§   Critiques arts presentations integrating multiple disciplines.

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.2

Demonstrates and analyzes the connections among the arts and other content areas.

Analyzes and evaluates skills within and across the arts and other content areas.

 

§   Creates an arts presentation integrating the arts with another content area.

§   Analyzes the connections between the arts and other content areas in artworks.

§   Analyzes and critiques an arts presentation that uses arts and other content areas.

 

 

 

 

 

4.3

Understands how the arts impact and reflect lifelong choices.

Analyzes and evaluates how the arts impact economic choices.

 

§   Researches and justifies how music impacts future personal choices.

§   Analyzes how the arts impact lifelong choices.

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.4

Understands how the arts influence and reflect cultures/civilization, place and time.

Analyzes and evaluates how the music shape/influence and reflect culture, place and history.

 

§   Critiques, interprets and evaluates how a musical work can shape and reflect culture and history over time.

§   Determines how specific pieces of music have shaped or reflected culture and history.

§   Researches specific musical works that have shaped cultures or history.

§   Compares and contrasts specific attributes of music from different time periods.

 

 

 

 

 

4.5

Understands how arts knowledge and skills are used in the world of work, including careers in the arts.

Analyzes and evaluates how arts knowledge, skills, and work habits are vital and transferable to the world of work.

 

§   Researches careers in music and practices appropriate work habits and skills.

§   Interprets how music knowledge and skills influence the world of work.

§   Organizes and meets deadlines to complete work.

Demonstrates safety habits, skills, standards, and expectations needed to be successful in the workplace