AE17.MU.1.10

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

AE17.MU.1.10
Demonstrate and describe music’s expressive qualities.

Unpacked Content

Essential Questions

EU: Performers make interpretive decisions based on their understanding of context and expressive intent
EQ: How do performers interpret musical works?

Skills Examples

Performing

Sing or play music with attention to expressive elements such as dynamics and articulation
Perform music from a variety of cultural traditions, focusing on holidays and special days.

Creating

Create new verses for familiar songs.
Use manipulatives or movement to inform melodic contour.

Reading/ Writing

Write rhythmic phrases that include quarter notes and paired eighth notes using standard or iconic notation.
Read rhythmic phrases containing quarter notes, quarter rests, and paired eighth notes using standard or iconic notation.
Indicate melodic contour using manipulatives such as yarn, or by drawing lines that reflect the melodic contour.
Identify expressive markings in printed music.

Responding/ Evaluating

Determine the appropriate dynamics and articulation for different types of music (ex.

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 4: Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

COS Examples

Example: Identify the tempo of a piece of music in a listening example.

Aligned Learning Resources

Feeling the Tempo: Presto and Largo

Colorful and Musical Feelings

Adventures in Tempo

Finding the Tempo in Locomotor Movements