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

AE17.MU.CT.AD.6

Describe a variety of possible contexts and mediums for presenting personal works, and explain and compare how each could impact the success of the final composition and presentation.

Unpacked Content

Essential Questions

EU: Musicians' presentation of creative work is the culmination of a process of creation and communication.
EQ: When is creative work ready to share?

Skills Examples

Creating
  • Compose an original work for varied instrumentation and/or voicing that demonstrates understanding of common practice period norms.
Reading/ Writing
  • Complete melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic dictation of varying difficulty.
Responding/ Evaluating
  • Analyze a variety of musical works (instrumental and vocal) using terminology that is representative of the common practice period.

Vocabulary

Harmony
  • Harmonic Rhythm
  • Modulation
  • Chromaticism/ Borrowed Chords/ Secondary Dominants and Leading Tone Chords
Form
  • Motive
  • Sonata Form
  • Rondo Form
  • Fugue
  • Cadence
  • Period, Double Period, Parallel Period, etc.
Other
  • Advanced Sight Reading
  • Advanced Aural Skills
  • Transposition
  • Harmonic Dictation

Anchor Standards

Anchor Standard 3: Refine and complete artistic work.
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