AE17.MU.TEE.N.CN.A

Arts Education (2017) Grade(s): 06-12 - Music

AE17.MU.TEE.N.CN.A

Connecting standards 1 and 2 are to be embedded while teaching the Creating, Performing, andResponding standards. See page 86.

Unpacked Content

Essential Questions

EU: Musicians connect their personal interests, experiences, ideas, and knowledge to creating, performing, and responding.
EQ: How do musicians make meaningful connections to creating, performing, and responding?

Skills Examples

Choral
Performing

Sing pieces that recognizes the goals of the early Civil Rights Movement (e.g., "We Shall Overcome").

Creating

Improvise vocal melodies using a neutral syllable over a harmonic accompaniment in the style of Bessie Smith and Florence Mills to demonstrate American culture during the Harlem Renaissance and the Jazz Age.
Create time period appropriate non-locomotor movements while singing "I Heard It through the Grapevine" to recognize the impact of music genres and artists on United States' culture since World War II.

Reading/ Writing

Utilize music reading skills to perform the Alabama State Song, "Alabama," and discuss the poetic style and lyrics of social reformer Julia Tutwiler.

Responding/ Evaluating

Analyze the posture of peers to improve sound production in relation to the circulatory, digestive, respiratory, muscular, skeletal, and nervous organ systems.
Describe how technological developments have impacted personal music preferences.

Instrumental
Performing

Sing and play novice-level themes of musical works representative of musical time periods, cultures, styles, and genres.
Sing and play novice-level patriotic music and other music of U.
As appropriate, execute given movements to bring additional meaning to music.

Creating

Discuss the creation process in music.
"Spell" words with note letter names (feed, ace, cabbage, etc.) and play them.

Reading/ Writing

Apply novice-level music reading skills to music of various time periods, cultures, styles, and genres.
Using maps, identify the birthplace of well-known composers, where works were composed, and places/landmarks serving as inspiration for works.
Create simple timelines of musical periods.

Responding/ Evaluating

Listen to music of various musical time periods, cultures, styles, and genres.
Listen to well-known patriotic music and other music of historical and cultural significance from the United States.

Vocabulary

Choral
Rhythm

Measure
Bar line
Time signature
Simple meter
Common time
2/4 time
Whole note/ rest
Half note/ rest
Quarter note/ rest
Eighth note/ rest
Tempo

Melody

Head voice/ chest voice
Staff
Clef (treble and bass)
Major key signature
Diatonic major scale
Tonic major arpeggio
Pitch
Stepwise motion
Skip motion

Harmony

Unison
2-part singing
Vocal ostinati
Imitative harmony (canon, etc.)

Form

Phrase
Verse
Chorus
Section
AB
ABA
Repeat sign

Expression

Balance/ blend
Phrasing
Dynamics: pianissimo, piano, mezzo piano, mezzo forte, forte, fortissimo, crescendo, decrescendo, diminuendo
Uniform vowels
Fermata

Other

Sharps
Flats
Naturals
Diction
Posture
Performance etiquette
Correct breathing

Instrumental
Rhythm

Beat
Tempo

Adagio
Andante
Moderato

Counting System
Simple Meter
Time Signature

4/4
Common
2/4
3/4

Barline
Measure/ Bar
Whole Note & Rest
Half Note & Rest
Quarter Note & Rest
Eighth Note & Rest
Dotted Half Note
Tie
Pick-up Note
Rudiment