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Power
Standards |
Relation
to |
Relation
to MENC National Standards |
Planned
Activities |
Assessments (see attached rubrics) |
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Perform Students will use body, voice, and instruments as a means of expression. |
-Standard 1 |
1,2,5 |
-Daily breathing exercises -Daily rehearsal of music -Specific activity lines
from Standard of Excellence. -Performances – concerts,
in class groups. -National Anthem Project –
singing. -Sightreading of new pieces -Scale, arpeggio activities
for Bb, Eb, & F scales from Standard
of Excellence. -Use of a tuner
occasionally to demonstrate the concept of pitch and tuning. -Daily rehearsal of music
from Standard of Excellence and
sheet music. -Written worksheets
from Standard of Excellence – notation, music signs and symbols. |
-Audio recordings of
performances. -Achievement lines out of Standard of Excellence. -In class group playing
tests; scored, audio recording. -Performance task of
National Anthem – singing in groups -Recording and evaluation
of concerts and in class playing tests. -Weekly practice chart
signed by parents and students. -Paper/pencil tests on
music notation, signs, symbols. Beginning and end of year |
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LISTEN, ANAYLYZE, EVALUATE Students will use knowledge and skills to analyze and evaluate overall performances and specific techniques |
-Standard 3 |
6,7 |
-Recording and student
evaluations of rehearsal -Weekly listening activity
utilizing all musical genres -Rhythm card activities;
metronome activities. -Memory games of instrument
parts, music basics. |
-Performance tasks of
rhythms, individual and group. -In class playing tests on
achievement lines from. Standard of
Excellence, audio recordings |
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CREATE Students will improvise and create music and performances. |
-Standard 2 |
3,4 |
-Improvisation lessons
using the Native American Flute -Composition Assignment –
write a short solo for an instrument; put words to an already composed work |
Monthly listening tests on
material covered in class -Performance in class on
the Native American flute, graded by peers -Rubric and grade assigned for composition assignment. |
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DISCOVER MEANING Students will find avenues of understanding that connect their performances to personal experiences, history, traditions, and culture. |
Standard 4 |
8,9 |
-Writing assignment – “The
history of your instrument”. -Composition assignment –
mention previously, use of poetry/prose techniques in composition. -Regular lessons on the
historical background of the music being played in class. -handouts of technical care tips for
individual instruments. |
-Rubric and grade assigned
for composition assignment -Rubric and grade assigned
for writing assignment. |
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