Weeks
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Concept
Matched to Standards
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Benchmarks
Students will be able to:
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Activities
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Assessments
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Week 1-3
Describe your favorite artist/group.
Chapter 1-2
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Music in our culture
Music in other cultures
H 2.1, 3.1, 5.1
H 6.1, 6.2, 6.3
H 7.1, 7.3
H 9.1, 9.2
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Define music
Compare & Contrast styles of music
Recognize culturally diverse genres
Describe music using appropriate terminology
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Note Taking
Engage in class discussion
Develop appropriate terminology
Homework & Practice
Chapter review
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Vocabulary quiz
Descriptive Essay
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Week 4
Chapter 3
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Interpreting Rhythm Through Movement
H 2.1, 2.2, 2.3
H 3.1, 3.4
H 4.1 , 4.4
H 6.1, 6.2, 7.1
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Body movements to understand rhythm
Become familiar with tempo, pulse, meter, and accent
Differentiate between “real” and “felt” time
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Homework & Practice
Worksheet Notes
Chapter review
Class discussion
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Mid-term test
Standard based test
Vocabulary oral quiz
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Week 5 – 7
Chapter 5 - 6
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From the performer’s perspective
From the listener’s perspective
H 1.1, 1.2
H 2.2, 2.3
H 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4
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How to “think” about music
Learn how to classify voices musically
Understand musical communication as a performer
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Vocal musical exercises
Class Discussion
Note Taking
Chapter Review
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Standards based quiz
Vocab oral quiz
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Week 7-10
Chapter 7
Reading Music Notation Playing Keyboard Instruments
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Virtuoso Performers
H 5.1, 5.3, 5.4
H 6.1, 6.2, 6.3
H 7.1, 7.3
H 9.1, 9.2
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Discuss and develop basic understanding of music notation
Read and perform basic musical examples
Discover what makes music difficult to master
Learn to recognize and describe characteristics of a virtuoso performer
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Online music notation quiz
Note taking
Chapter review
Peer review Perform for peers Writing basic melody and harmony
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Performance assessment
Standard based quiz
Listening quiz
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Week 11-14
The great composers unit
Chapter 23
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H 2.1
H 6.1, 6.2, 6.3
H 7.1, 7.3
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Describe the differences between classical genres
Identify and describe different classical styles by sound
Recognize the connection between music and the corresponding aspects of society
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Bach printout
Mozart printout
Beethoven printout
Wagner printout
Stravinsky printout
Chapter review
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Standard based test
Standard based quiz
Listening test
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Week 15-17
Music of our generation
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Music of our time
H 6.1, 6.2, 6.3
H 7.1, 7.3, 7.4
H 8.1, 8.2
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Discuss the musical aspects of today’s popular music
Identify the correlation between music and the reflection of the society where it was created
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Student presentations
Peer reviews
Rubric based peer evaluations
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Presentation test
Student presentation rubric
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Week 18
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Finals
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