| Standards | DESCRIPTION/ACTIVITYAIM Essential Question | Lessons/Projects: The Objectives and Process |
| 5. Students will read and notate music. | How do you read music? What are the steps involved? How can you play your instrument without looking at it? How are exceptions in the music "rules" indicated? |
Instructor will discuss the concept of timing/ note duration/ scales /keys /chords/ staffs/ clefs/ sharps and flats using the smart board. Students receive homework assignment for the next band class. |
| 2. Students will perform on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music. | How can you make a sound with an instrument? How must your body be oriented to play the instrument? How do you count rhythmic figures? What to do if you have difficulty playing the instrument? What if it hurts? How to maintain good posture while playing? |
Instructor will give suggestions for completing the day's homework assignment. Students will complete homework assignments that are geared toward reinforcing these concepts. Students perform piece to teacher at least five minutes before the end of period bell. |
| 3. Students will improvise melodies, variations, and accompaniments. | Instructor will discuss the concept of scales, modes, keys and rhythmic variation using the web, garageband and the smartboard. Students will complete homework assignments that are geared toward reinforcing these concepts. Students will practise these scales until they master them. |
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| 4. Students will compose and arrange music within specified guidelines. | What makes a song? Why is repitition so important in music? How do you build tension in a melody, in chords and in the structure of a song? What is an effective structure of a song? |
Instructor will demonstrate how to us Garageband to compose a song using loops, samples, oiriginal recordings and the tools included in the program. Students will complete assignments that are geared toward reinforcing these concepts. |
| 8. Students will understand relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts. 9. Students will understand music in relation to history and culture. |
What is a research paper? How do you get started? What makes a good topic for research paper? What should go in the introduction? How should you organize your notes in the body of the paper? What is the most compelling way to tell your story? What is the proper way to cite your sources? | Instructor will give a series of 12 homework assignments which will lead the students, step-by-step, to the writing of an A+ research paper. Students will work on these papers in school and at home for the entire six-week cycle. Students will gather information, prioritize the information in relation to the strength of their arguments, and organize them in the most compelling way. In the final draft students will synthesize the information they gathered to support the argument they had presented in their thesis statement. |