AE17.MU.CT.P.9

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

AE17.MU.CT.P.9

Develop interpretations of works based on an understanding of the use of elements of music, style, and mood, explaining how the interpretive choices reflect the creators’ intent.

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

Select specific passages, sections, or movements in musical works that express personal experiences, moods, or visual images.
Develop interpretations of musical works based on an understanding of the elements of music, style, mood, function, and context.

Creating

Write a simple melody following basic chord structures.
Describe and demonstrate how sounds or musical ideas can be used to represent and express visual images, concepts, texts, or storylines through composing and arranging.

Reading/ Writing

Write a simple melody following basic chord structures using 4-part harmony utilizing major and minor key centers

Responding/ Evaluating

Analyze the elements of music from written and aural examples relating them to style, mood, and context.
Describe how the analysis provides models for personal growth as composer, performer, and/or listener.

Vocabulary

Rhythm

Simple meter
Compound meter

Melody

Contour
Conjunct/ disjunct

Harmony

Major/ minor
Monophonic
Polyphonic

Form

Call and response
Round
Canon
Binary form (AB)
Ternary form (ABA)

Expression

Dynamics
Tempo markings
Phrase

Other

Key signatures
Treble or bass clef (dependent on student voicing/ instrument)
Rhythmic dictation

Anchor Standards

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

AE17.MU.CT.P.9 Develop interpretations of works based on an understanding of the use of elements of music, style, and mood, explaining how the interpretive choices reflect the creators’ intent.