Unpacked Content
Essential Questions
EU: The personal evaluation of musical works and performances is informed by analysis, interpretation, and established criteria.
EQ: How do we judge the quality of musical work(s) and performance(s)?
EQ: How do we judge the quality of musical work(s) and performance(s)?
Skills Examples
Creating
- Work with their teacher to select pieces of appropriate difficulty to fit a specific theme or idea behind a concert or performance.
- Write a text to be read at a concert or performance to give the audience appropriate background information about a musical selection before it is performed.
- Listen to their individual performing ensemble rehearse a designated passage of music. Using musical terminology, describe ways in which the ensemble can improve both technically and expressively.
Vocabulary
Rhythm
- Mixed Meter
- Heterophonic
- Articulations
- Stylistic markings
- Simple Aural Skills (ear training)
- Simple Sight Reading
- Melodic Dictation
- Improvisation
Anchor Standards
Anchor Standard 9: Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.
