AE17.MU.4.17

Arts Education (2017) Grade(s): 4 - Music

AE17.MU.4.17
Demonstrate and explain how responses to music are informed by its structure, the use of the elements of music, and context.

Unpacked Content

Essential Questions

EU: Response to music is informed by analyzing context (social, cultural, and historical) and how creators and performers manipulate the elements of music.
EQ: How does understanding the structure and context of music inform a response?

Skills Examples

Performing

Demonstrate and explain how specific music concepts (such as form, timbre, etc.) are used to support a specific purpose in music (such as social and cultural contexts) through various means (such as manipulatives, movement, and/or pictorial representation).

Creating

Develop criteria and use them to critique their own performances and the performances of others.

Reading/ Writing

Evaluate musical works and performances, applying established criteria, citing evidence from the elements of music.
When analyzing selected music, read and perform rhythmic patterns and/or melodic phrases with voice, body percussion, and/or instruments, using iconic or standard notation.

Responding/ Evaluating

Demonstrate an understanding of the elements of music applied to a listening example using teacher-given vocabulary (such as different sections of complex forms, teacher-selected orchestral instruments, etc.).
Explain how the elements and subject matter of music connect with disciplines outside the arts.

Vocabulary

Rhythm

Conducting patterns in
Syncopation

Melody

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

Harmony

Canons
Chord components
Chord progression (I, V)
Crossover bordun

Form

Phrasing: antecedent and consequent
D.C. al coda
Fine

Expression

pp through ff

Other

Age-appropriate audience and performer etiquette
Orchestra instruments within the 4 families
Age-appropriate pitch matching (A3-E5)

Anchor Standards

Anchor Standard 8: Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.

Aligned Learning Resources

Haunting Music

Civic Participation