AE17.MU.7.4

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

AE17.MU.7.4

Evaluate their own work, applying selected criteria such as appropriate application of elements of music including style and form, and appropriate use of sound sources.

Unpacked Content

Essential Questions

EU: Musicians' creative choices are influenced by their expertise, context, and expressive intent.
EQ: How do musicians make creative decisions?

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 2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

Aligned Learning Resources

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