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Morgan County School District |
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Morgan County Curriculum 4.1 Middle Sch. |
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Arts & Humanities - Music-Grade 8 |
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Structure in the Arts (45%)
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1.1.1 DOK 3 ASSESSED
The learner will be able to
compare or evaluate the use of elements in a variety of music: Elements of Music: Rhythm - syncopation, time signature (2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 6/8), rhythmic durations (whole, half, quarter, eighth, sixteenth notes and rests, dotted half note and dotted quarter note) Tempo - Allegro, Moderato, Largo, Presto Melody - melodic phrase, treble and bass clef signs, pitch notation: letter names on grand staff, natural sign, sharp sign, flat sign Harmony - triads (chords) Form - AB, ABA, call and response Timbre (tone color) - distinctive sounds of instruments, instrument families and voice parts (e.g., soprano, alto, tenor, bass) Dynamics - crescendo, decrescendo, dynamic markings/symbols: pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff, <. >.
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Master |
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1.1.2 Supporting
The learner will be able to
identify instruments according to classifications. Family - brass, woodwind, string, percussion Voices - soprano, alto, tenor, bass Folk - instruments used in folk music Orchestral - instruments used in contemporary orchestral settings.
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Bloom's |
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1.1.3 Supporting
The learner will be able to
identify or compare various styles of music (gospel, Broadway musicals, blues, jazz, popular, marches, ballads).
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Humanity in the Arts (45%)
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2.1.1 DOK 3 ASSESSED
The learner will be able to
analyze or explain how diverse cultures and time periods are reflected in music. Cultures/Period: Early American through Civil War: European influence on American music (e.g., Baroque [Bach, Handel], Classical [Mozart, Beethoven] (e.g., European folk/ Early American folk, common musical instruments, etc.) African influence in American music resulting from the importation of slaves from West Africa. African American work songs, gospel and spirituals, the use of elements of music to create new styles (e.g., call and response, polyrhythms, improvision), the development of new American instruments such as the banjo.
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1.0 |
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Purposes for Creating the Arts (10%)
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3.1.1 DOK 2 ASSESSED
The learner will be able to
compare or explain how music fulfills a variety of purposes. Purpose of Music: (different roles of music) Ceremonial - music created or performed for rituals or celebrations (e.g., patriotic music, music for worship) Recreational - music for entertainment (e.g., music for play such as game songs, music for dances and social events, music for physical activities, music as a hobby) Artistic Expression - music created with the intent to express or communicate one's emotions, feelings, ideas, experience (e.g., music created and performed in a concert setting for an audience).
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1.0 |
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Processes in the Arts (Supporting)
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4.1.1 Supporting
The learner will be able to
create and notate in similar style answers to musical phrases.
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4.1.2 Supporting
The learner will be able to
improvise variations on given melodies.
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1.0 |
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4.1.3 Supporting
The learner will be able to
compose and notate short pieces of music demonstrating unity/variety, tension/release, and balance.
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4.1.4 Supporting
The learner will be able to
use a variety of sound sources to create and perform music.
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4.1.5 Supporting
The learner will be able to
sing or play alone, and sustain own part in an ensemble, a given piece of music with increasingly complex melodies and rhythmic patterns in treble and bass clef (with practice).
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4.2.1 Supporting
The learner will be able to
create an individual or a group dance with 2-3 other people using dance elements (space, time and force) that incorporates one of the following compositional forms: AB, ABA, call and response, or narrative.
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