AE17.MU.1.5

Arts Education (2017) Grade(s): 1 - Music

AE17.MU.1.5
Discuss and apply personal, peer, and teacher feedback to refine personal musical ideas.

Unpacked Content

Essential Questions

EU: Musicians evaluate, and refine their work through openness to new ideas, persistence, and the application of appropriate criteria.
EQ: How do musicians improve the quality of their creative work?

Skills Examples

Performing

Perform original rhythmic compositions containing quarter note, quarter rest, paired eighth notes.
Perform original melodic compositions containing quarter note, quarter rest, paired eighth notes and using the pitches mi/so/la.

Creating

Improvise 4-beat melodic phrases containing mi/so/la, both vocally and on pitched percussion instruments.
Construct 4-beat rhythmic patterns using manipulatives, such as note cards, popsicle sticks, or blocks.

Reading/ Writing

Read 4-beat melodic phrases on a modified staff on which mi is indicated.
Notate from dictation 4-beat rhythm phrases using manipulatives such as note cards, popsicle sticks, or blocks.
Identify melodic patterns on a modified staff when played on a pitched instrument.

Responding/ Evaluating

Create rubric for evaluation of peer compositions.
With guidance, apply peer suggestions to personal compositions. Select an original composition for performance.

Vocabulary

Rhythm

Quarter note, quarter rest, paired eighth notes
Strong/ weak beat
Steady beat/ rhythm
Allegro/ adagio

Melody

Pitch set: Mi, So, La
Steps/ skips/ repeated notes
Melodic direction
Modified staff
Line notes and space notes

Harmony/texture

Rhythmic ostinati
Simple bordun

Form

AB, ABA

Expression

Legato, staccato
Piano (p), forte (f)
Classroom instrument classifications
Clarinet, trombone, cello, drum
Orchestral music: ballet
Non-Western music celebrations

Other

Proper singing posture
Age-appropriate pitch matching (C4 -C5)¹
Mallet/ drumming technique — hands together

Anchor Standards

Anchor Standard 3: Refine and complete artistic work.