UP:AE17.MU.4.4
Vocabulary
Rhythm
- Conducting patterns in
- Syncopation
- Pitch set: Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So, Ti
- Treble clef reading (La, So, Mi, Re, Do)
- Middle C through High B
- Create melodic sequences
- Half-step
- Whole step
- Canons
- Chord components
- Chord progression (I, V)
- Crossover bordun
- Phrasing: antecedent and consequent
- D.C. al coda
- Fine
- pp through ff
- Age-appropriate audience and performer etiquette
- Orchestra instruments within the 4 families
- Age-appropriate pitch matching (A3-E5)
Essential Questions
EU: Musicians' creative choices are influenced by their expertise, context, and expressive intent.
EQ: How do musicians make creative decisions?
EQ: How do musicians make creative decisions?
Skills Examples
Performing
- With limited guidance, perform simple chord progressions on pitched instruments.
- Play a variety of classroom instruments with proper technique.
- Use the head voice to produce a light, clear sound employing breath support and maintaining appropriate posture.
- With limited guidance, improvise or compose a 2-4 measure musical idea, a pentatonic melody, or a rhythm pattern using age-appropriate note values.
- Create vocal harmony using rounds, ostinati, canons and partner songs.
- Use notation and/or recording technology to document personal musical ideas.
- Describe the way sound is produced by various instruments and the human voice.
- Listen, identify and respond to music of different composers and world cultures.
Anchor Standards
Anchor Standard 2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.
