The Arts Curriculum Map

7^{th -} 8^th Grade Music

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ESSENTIAL QUESTION (optional)	CONTENT	SKILLS	ASSESSMENT	RESOURCE
	1.1 Beat Rhythm	Understands, applies, and analyzes the elements of music while creating, performing and responding to music. § Performs combinations of rhythms with increasing complexity including sixteenth, eighth, quarter, half, dotted rhythms, and corresponding rests. § Demonstrates the ability to perform various tempos and accurately performs written rhythms independently as a soloist or in an ensemble. § Uses grade level appropriate rhythmic vocabulary to communicate while rehearsing and performing. § Performs rhythmic patterns used in music from varied cultural genres and historical periods.
	1.1 Pitch Melody	Understands, applies, and analyzes the elements of music while creating, performing and responding to music. § Composes and performs a melody within a designated key signature. § Uses half and whole step intervals within minor scale patterns. § Matches pitches while singing and/or playing age appropriate literature. § Recognizes and describes a melody § Writes simple melodic dictation in a major scale. § Demonstrates the chromatic scale with voice and instruments. § Demonstrates the ability to improvise by singing and/or playing.
	1.1 Harmony Texture Timbre/ Tone Color	Understands, applies and analyzes the elements of music while creating, performing and responding to music. § Demonstrates unison and harmony through performance. § Identifies aurally characteristic timbre/tone color within an ensemble. § Demonstrates the characteristics of vocal or instrumental timbre individually and in groups. § Identifies the following vocal registers of soprano, alto, cambiata, falsetto, tenor, and bass. § Identifies the characteristic timbre of instruments from the four instrument families: strings, brass, woodwinds, and various percussion. § Understands that steps and leaps create intervals. § Understands that melodies can be accompanied by chordal progressions.
	1.1 Form	Understands, applies and analyzes the elements of music while creating, performing and responding to music. § Identifies introduction, coda and bridge in the music taught, rehearsed and/or performed § Identifies repeat signs, 1^st and 2^nd ending, da Capo and del Segno § Constructs and performs various musical forms visually and aurally. § Examines, identifies, and expresses the form of music taught, rehearsed and/or performed. § Identifies specific parts of musical forms: § Introduction § Interlude § Coda § Exposition § Development § Re-Exposition § Theme and Variation
	1.1 Expression Dynamics Style Tempo Phrasing .	Understands, applies and analyzes the elements of music while creating, performing and responding to music. § Understands tempo markings such as largo, andante, allegro, presto, ritardando, and accelerando.
	1.2 Develops music skills and techniques. § Reading Music § Performing § Composing § Sight Singing/Reading § Playing Instruments § Singing § Improvising § Conducting	Analyzes, understands, and applies skills and techniques while creating, performing and responding. § Demonstrates music skills and techniques while working towards independence: § Reading Music § Performing § Composing § Sight Singing/Reading § Playing Instruments § Singing § Improvising § Conducting § Performs an independent musical line within an ensemble. § Demonstrates listening skills by correcting individual tone and volume instrumentally and vocally.
	1.3 Understands and applies music genres and styles from various artists, cultures and times.	Creates musical experiences from diverse genres, artists, cultures and/or times. § Develops a musical performance from various genres, artists, cultures, and/or times. § Identifies composition and performance techniques from various genres, artists, cultures, and/or times.
	1.4 Understands and applies audience conventions in a variety of arts settings and performances for music.	Understands and applies the relationship and interactive responsibilities of the artist/performer and audience in dance, music, theatre, and visual arts. § Demonstrates and models audience etiquette. § Demonstrates an understanding of how audience behavior and response impacts the performance and performers. § Demonstrates active listening and appropriate viewing skills in a performance setting.
	2.1 Applies the creative process in music. § Identifies audience and purpose. § Explores music elements through sensory experiences and information. § Gathers and interprets information from diverse sources § Uses ideas, skills/techniques and fundamentals to develop music. § Implements choices of music elements, skills/techniques and fundamentals. § Reflects for the purpose of self evaluation and improvement. § Refines work based on feedback, self- reflection and aesthetic criteria. Presents work to others in a performance or production.	creative process with teacher assistance/guidance. § Identifies audience and purpose for the creation of a music composition. § Explores, gathers, and interprets information from diverse sources to create music. § Uses ideas, skills, Fundamentals, and techniques to create music through guided exploration. § Implements choices of music elements, principles, skills, Fundamentals and techniques to create music. § Reflects for the purposes of self-evaluation and improvement. § Refines music through feedback and self reflection. § Presents music to self and others.
	2.2 Applies a performance process in music. § Identifies audience and purpose § Selects repertoire to perform § Analyzes structure and aesthetics § Interprets meaning through personal understanding § Rehearses, adjusts, and refines through evaluation, reflection, and problem solving § Presents work for others Reflects and self-evaluates	Applies, analyzes, evaluates, and creates using a performance process through music. § Identifies audience and purpose of the work and/or performance. § Selects artistic resources, materials, and/or repertoire to create, perform, and present. § Analyzes the structure, context, and/or aesthetics of the work. § Interprets meaning through personal understanding of the work and/or performance. § Rehearses, adjusts, and refines through evaluation, reflection, and problem solving. § Presents and produces work and/or performance for others. § Reflects and self-evaluates work and/or performance to set goals. § .
	2.3 Applies a responding process in music. § Engages the senses § Describes what is experienced § Analyzes the use and organization of elements, principles, skills, Fundamentals, and/or techniques § Interprets meaning based upon personal experience and knowledge Evaluates and Justifies using supportive evidence and aesthetic criteria	Applies, analyzes, evaluates and creates using a responding process through music. § Engages the senses actively and purposefully while experiencing music. § Describes what is seen, felt, and/or heard (perceived/experienced). § Analyzes the use and organization of elements, principles, skills, fundamentals, and/or techniques. § Interprets meaning based on personal experiences and knowledge. § Evaluates and justifies using supportive evidence and aesthetic criteria.
	3.1 Uses music to express and present ideas and feelings.	A Applies, analyzes, evaluates and creates music to express and present ideas and feelings. § Expresses ideas and feelings using musical symbols and performing in a variety of genres and styles with teacher assistance/guidance.
	3.2 Uses music to communicate for a specific purpose.	Creates music that communicates for a specific purpose. § Performs music to communicate for a selected purpose with teacher assistance/guidance. § Compares and contrasts how musical styles and genres can communicate for a specific purpose.
	3.3 Develops personal aesthetic criteria to communicate artistic choices	Analyzes and evaluates how personal aesthetic choices are reflected in music and/or performances with teacher assistance/guidance. § Discusses how personal aesthetic choices in music are influenced by culture and history with teacher assistance/guidance.
	4.1 Demonstrates and analyzes the connections among the arts disciplines – dance, music, theatre and visual arts.	Analyzes and evaluates attributes of personal art works and/or performances with other arts disciplines. § Reflects upon arts processes of one arts discipline to those of another. § Distinguishes arts processes that are unique to each arts discipline.
	4.2 Demonstrates and analyzes the connections among the arts and other content areas.	Analyzes and evaluates relationships between the arts and other content areas. § Examines the relationship between the arts and other content areas. § Determines how arts concepts occur in other content areas.
	4.3 Understands how the arts impact and reflect lifelong choices.	Analyzes and evaluates how the arts impact choices in natural and constructed environments. § Examines how the arts impact choices in society. § Reflects about how the arts impact personal and group choices.
	4.4 Understands how the arts influence and reflect cultures/civilization, place and time.	Analyzes and evaluates specific attributes of music that reflect culture and history. § Examines specific attributes of music that reflect culture and history. § Compares specific attributes of music from different time periods.
	4.5 Understands how arts knowledge and skills are used in the world of work, including careers in the arts.	Analyzes and understands how arts knowledge, skills, and work habits are needed and used in the world of work. § Examines and describes how musical knowledge, skills and work habits are needed and used in the world of work. § Describes work habits and skills needed for careers in music.