Big Ideas
Big Ideas
Music communicates traditions, perspectives, worldviews, and stories.
Creative and technical proficiency in music is transferable across different aspects of our lives.
A musician’s intention can transform meaning and expression in musical works.
Purposeful choices enhance the quality, artistry, and authenticity of musical processes.
Choral music offers aesthetic experiences
emotional, cognitive, or sensory responses to works of art
that can transform our perspective.
Content
Learning Standards
Content
musical elements, principles, vocabulary, symbols, and theory
metre, duration, rhythm, dynamics, harmony, timbre, tonality, instrumentation, notation, pitch, texture, register, terms in Italian and other languages, expressive markings, abbreviations; methods, processes, and concepts used in creating and performing music
singing techniques specific to individual voices
- diction (e.g., enunciation, vowel formation, phonation, diphthongs, word/syllable emphasis, pronunciation)
- tone quality as specific to repertoire (e.g., resonance, head voice, chest voice, vibrato, straight tone, bend, fall-off, plop, ghost, shake)
- intonation
- breath regulation and control
- articulations, inflections
- ornamentations: musical embellishments or flourishes that serve as decoration of a melody (e.g., sostenuto, portamento)
- range
- singing through transitions between vocal registers
- blend and balance: the use of relative volume and tonal techniques to highlight certain instruments or create a homogeneous timbre (e.g., accompaniment versus solo technique)
technical skills, strategies, and technologies
creative processes
the means by which an artistic work (in dance, drama, music, or visual arts) is made; includes multiple processes, such as exploration, selection, combination, refinement, reflection, and connection
movement, sound, image, and form
roles of performer, audience, and ensemble conductor
traditional and contemporary First Peoples worldviews and cross-cultural perspectives, as communicated through music
contributions of innovative artists from a variety of genres, contexts, periods, and cultures
a range of global and inter-cultural musicians, movements, and genres
history
the influences across time of social, cultural, historical, political, and personal contexts on musical works; includes the influences of historical and contemporary societies on musical works
of a variety of musical genres
influences of historical and contemporary societies on musical works
ethics of cultural appropriation
use of a cultural motif, theme, “voice,” image, knowledge, story, song, or drama, shared without permission or without appropriate context or in a way that may misrepresent the real experience of the people from whose culture it is drawn
and plagiarism
health and safety issues and procedures
Curricular Competency
Learning Standards
Curricular Competency
Explore and create
Perform in large ensemble
ensemble in which many musicians perform the same part (e.g., concert choir)
, small ensemble ensemble in which musicians play alone or with only a few others, performing a particular part (e.g., chamber choir, vocal jazz ensemble)
, and solo contexts
Examine the qualities of a composition that define its genre
Create and refine musical selections
Improvise
spontaneously compose or embellish musical phrases, melodies, or excerpts; improvisation provides a means for high-level reasoning, creative thinking, and problem solving in a variety of ways
and take creative risks make an informed choice to do something where unexpected outcomes are acceptable and serve as learning opportunities
in music
Study and perform a variety of musical styles and genres
Develop and adapt technical and expressive skills
Reason and reflect
Interpret and evaluate musicians’ use of technique, technology, and environment in musical composition and performance, using musical language
vocabulary, terminology, and non-verbal methods of communication that convey meaning in music
Analyze music to identify practice strategies and inform musical decisions
Consider and assess multiple interpretations of a musical excerpt
Consider the function of their voice within the ensemble
Rehearse and refine ideas to support personal growth
Communicate and document
Document
through activities that help students reflect on their learning (e.g., drawing, painting, journaling, taking pictures, making video clips or audio-recordings, constructing new works, compiling a portfolio)
and compile resources that inform musical interpretation
Engage in dialogue with peers in response to feedback
Anticipate audience responses to a piece of music
Use musical symbols to enhance a musical performance
Develop gestural vocabulary
movements of the arms, hands, and head, typically demonstrated by the conductor to convey interpretation of a musical phrase
that communicates musical intentions
Collaborate to express personal voice
a style of expression that conveys an individual's personality, perspective, or worldview
, story, cultural identity, and perspective in a variety of settings
Connect and expand
Evaluate and demonstrate personal and social responsibility associated with creating, performing, and responding to choral music
Connect musical performance with personal narrative
Demonstrate and refine a diverse repertoire of choral music that includes multiple perspectives, themes, and contexts
Evaluate and demonstrate understanding of creative processes
Investigate and describe the relationships between music and personal, social, or cultural change
Evaluate personal, educational, and professional opportunities in music and music-related industries
Evaluate and prastise self-care to prevent performance-related injury
for example, vocal strain and other harm to oral and aural health