AE17.MU.7.2

Arts Education (2017) Grade(s): 7 - Music

AE17.MU.7.2
Select, organize, develop, and document personal musical ideas for arrangements, songs, and compositions within AB, ABA, or theme and variation forms that demonstrate unity and variety and convey expressive intent.

Unpacked Content

Essential Questions

EU: The creative ideas, concepts, and feelings that influence musicians' work emerge from a variety of sources.
EQ: How do musicians generate creative ideas?

Skills Examples

Performing

Perform rhythmic, melodic, and/or harmonic phrases that are self-created or created by peers.
Perform on instruments or using technology harmonic accompaniments consisting of more than two chords.
Perform harmonic accompaniment to a simple melody using I, IV, and V chords.
Perform middle level literature on a variety of classroom instruments.
Sing alone and with others middle level literature with proper technique.

Creating

Improvise melodic and/or rhythmic phrases vocally, with instruments, or technology.
Compose melodic and/or rhythmic phrases.
Compose accompaniments using I, IV, and V chords.
Compose, using standard notation, iconic notation, and/or technology, pieces in AB or ABA form.
Create musical compositions in AB form using instruments or technology.
Examine, with guidance, how musical compositions are arranged for various ensembles.

Reading/ Writing

Compose melodic, rhythmic, and/or harmonic phrases using standard, iconic notation, and/or technology.
Sight read melodic, rhythmic, and/or harmonic phrases that are self-created or created by peers.
Using notation (standard, invented, and/or through technology) record musical ideas.
Cite specific example from music performed or composed that demonstrate the composer's musical intent.

Responding/ Evaluating

Develop, with the guidance of teacher, a plan to document the composition process including craftsmanship, originality, refinement of ideas, and final presentation and/or performance.
Respond, using appropriate vocabulary, to personal musical creations.
Respond, using appropriate vocabulary, to questions about expressive intent of personal music creations.
Develop, with peers and teacher, a rubric for the refinement of personal musical creations.
Create, with teacher guidance, rubrics to evaluate students' personal compositions, songs, and/or arrangements.

Vocabulary

Rhythm

Phrase
Notation (standard, invented, or technological)

Melody

Phrase
Notation (standard, invented, or technological)

Harmony

Phrase
Accompaniment
Progression

Form

Binary form (AB)
Ternary form (ABA)
Style
Genre
Structure (melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic)

Expression

Tempo
Dynamics

Other

Age-appropriate audience and performer etiquette

Anchor Standards

Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

Aligned Learning Resources

Exploring Form - Working With Pictures

Exploring Form - Working With Sound

Exploring Form - Working With Pictures and Sound