Power Standards

Relation to Utah State Core

Relation to MENC National Standards

Planned Activities

Assessments

(see attached rubrics)

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

 

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

 

 

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.

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.