• Secondary Music

Secondary Music
Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12
1. The student understands and applies arts knowledge and skills.
1.1.1 understands arts Benchmark 2: Benchmark 3:
concepts and explains and applies the analyzes and interprets works
vocabulary: concepts of visual art, dance, of visual art, dance, theatre
Elements theatre and music using arts and music using arts concepts
pitch vocabulary and vocabulary
rhythm • reads, writes, and creates • reads, writes and creates • demonstrates • demonstrates
expression using rhythms including using dotted rhythms comprehension of rhythms comprehension of simple /
(dynamics, whole through sixteenth (rhythm) in duple / triple meter compound meter (rhythm)
style (notes and rests) (rhythm) • understands and uses (rhythm) • identifies and performs
tempo, • understands and uses tempo markings (i.e. syncopated rhythms
phrasing) staccato / legato, accent largo, andante, allegro, (rhythm)
timbre (expression) presto, ritardando,
• identifies the following accelerando) (expression)
registers: soprano, alto,
tenor, bass (timbre)
1.1.2 understands arts Benchmark 2: Benchmark 3:
concepts and explains and applies the analyzes and interprets works
vocabulary: concepts of visual art, dance, of visual art, dance, drama
Principles of theatre and music using arts and music using arts concepts
Organization vocabulary and vocabulary
notation • identifies the following • recognizes and interprets • recognizes and interprets • recognizes and interprets
form musical notation: Da musical symbols and standard musical symbols key signatures (notation)
melody Capo, D.C. al Fine, Dal notation appropriate to and notation appropriate • explains the circle of fifths
harmony Segno, 1st & 2nd endings music rehearsed and to music rehearsed and (notation)
key signature & slur performed (notation) performed (notation) • visually and aurally
(notation) • visually and aurally • visually and aurally recognizes and explains
• writes and identifies notes recognizes and explains recognizes and explains advanced musical forms
in the bass clef (notation) the form of music the form of music (i.e. sonata-allegro, fugue)
• understands that steps and rehearsed and performed rehearsed and performed (form)
leaps create intervals (form) (form) • analyzes and describes
(harmony) • understands that melodies • identifies textures in a textures within a musical
can be accompanied by musical composition composition (harmony)
chordal progressions (harmony) • visually and aurally
(harmony) • maintains an independent identifies intervals and
musical line within an chords (e.g. major, minor,
ensemble (harmony) perfect) (harmony)
1.2 develops arts Benchmark 2: Benchmark 3:
skills and develops arts skills and refines and extends arts skills
techniques techniques and techniques
• demonstrates listening • plays and/or sings using • understands and applies • refines tonal production to
skills by correcting characteristic tonal expressive elements in create a mature,
personal tone and volume production (i.e. resonance, music rehearsed and characteristic sound
• improvises a melodic vowel placement) performed • independently analyzes
phrase • understands and applies • performs music of varying and interprets music
expressive elements in styles, genres, and rehearsed and performed
music rehearsed and historical periods (i.e. stylistically and
performed • analyzes and interprets expressively)
• demonstrates reading and stylistic differences in • exhibits achievement in
listening skills by selected musical genres area of choice (i.e. recital,
correcting personal errors composition, conducting,
in pitch, rhythm research, technology)
• performs music of varying • demonstrates informed,
styles and genres independent musical
• performs individually or decision-making
in a small ensemble
1.3 understands and Benchmark 2: Benchmark 3:
applies arts styles • identifies techniques from • applies techniques from • transfers understandings • applies knowledge of
from various various artists, cultures, various artists, cultures from one artistic style to a artistic styles and cultural
artists, cultures and/or times and / or times larger group of artworks traditions to make
and times informed choices for an
arts presentation
1.4 applies audience Benchmark 2: Benchmark 3:
skills in a variety • identifies how the • understands and • articulates how audience • analyzes how style,
of arts settings and audience and artist / demonstrates the conventions and culture and history have
performances performer interact relationship and responsibilities differ influenced audience
interactive responsibilities according to style and conventions
of the artist / performer culture
and audience
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2. The student demonstrates thinking skills using artistic processes.
2.1 applies a creative process in the arts: Benchmark 2: Benchmark 3:
• conceptualizes the context or purpose develops work using a develops work using a
• gathers information from diverse creative process with creative process
sources instructor assistance independently
• develops ideas and techniques • applies previously • applies previously • applies previously • applies previously
• organizes arts elements, forms, and/or learned arts learned arts learned arts learned arts
principles into a creative work concepts, concepts, concepts, concepts,
• reflects for the purpose of elaboration vocabulary, skills vocabulary, skills vocabulary, skills vocabulary, skills
and self evaluation and techniques and techniques and techniques and techniques
• refines work based on feedback through a creative through a creative through a creative through a creative
• presents work to others process process process process
2.2 applies a performance process in the Benchmark 2: Benchmark 3:
arts: develops work using a develops work using a
• identifies audience and purpose performance process performance process
• selects artistic work (repertoire) to with instructor independently
perform assistance
• analyzes the structure and background • applies previously • applies previously • applies previously • applies previously
of work learned arts learned arts learned arts learned arts
• interprets by developing a personal concepts, concepts, concepts, concepts,
approach to the work vocabulary, skills vocabulary, skills vocabulary, skills vocabulary, skills
• rehearses, adjusts and refines and techniques and techniques and techniques and techniques
through evaluation and problem through a through a through a through a
solving performance process performance process performance process performance process
• presents work for others
• reflects and evaluates
2.3 applies a responding process to an arts 4.1 Benchmark 2: Benchmark 3:
presentation: applies a responding applies a responding
• engages actively and purposefully process to an arts process to an arts
• describes what is seen and / or heard presentation with presentation
• analyzes how the elements are instructor assistance independently
arranged and organized • applies previously • applies previously • applies previously • applies previously
• interprets based on descriptive learned arts learned arts learned arts learned arts
properties concepts, concepts, concepts, concepts,
• evaluates using supportive evidence vocabulary, skills vocabulary, skills vocabulary, skills vocabulary, skills
and criteria and techniques and techniques and techniques and techniques
through a responding through a responding through a responding through a responding
process process process process
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3. The student communicates through the arts.
3.1 uses the arts to express Benchmark 2: Benchmark 3:
and present ideas and • expresses ideas and • expresses ideas and • expresses ideas and
feelings feelings through the arts feelings through the arts feelings through the arts,
in a variety of styles in a variety of forms and synthesizing forms and
styles styles
• identifies use and misuse • describes use and misuse • articulates and justifies
(plagiarism) of pre- of pre-existing artistic the use of pre-existing
existing artistic works to works to communicate artistic works to
communicate communicate
3.2 uses the arts to Benchmark 2: Benchmark 3:
communicate for a • uses the arts to • creates and / or performs • analyzes how the • supports and defends the
specific purpose communicate for a an artwork to deliberate use of artistic artistic elements chosen
specific purpose (e.g. to communicate for a elements communicates to communicate for a
record history, persuade) selected purpose with for a specific purpose specific purpose
instructor assistance
3.3 develops personal Benchmark 2: Benchmark 3:
aesthetic criteria to • describes how aesthetic • explains how aesthetic • analyzes how cultural • analyzes personal
communicate artistic choices are influenced by choices are influenced by and historical aesthetic development
choices historical context culture and history perspectives influence
personal aesthetic criteria
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4. The student makes connections within and across the arts, to other disciplines, life, cultures, and work.
4.1 demonstrates and Benchmark 2: Benchmark 3:
analyzes the connections • describes arts processes • compares and contrasts • analyzes an arts • creates an arts
among the arts that are unique to each attributes of personal art presentation that presentation integrating
disciplines arts discipline work with other arts integrates two or more two or more arts
disciplines arts disciplines disciplines
4.2 demonstrates and Benchmark 2: Benchmark 3:
analyzes the connections • demonstrates that art • explains relationships • integrates and adapts • creates an arts
between the arts and concepts occur in other between the arts and skills within the arts and presentation, integrating
other content areas content areas other content areas other content areas the arts with another
content area
4.3 understands how the arts Benchmark 2: Benchmark 3:
impact lifelong choices • analyzes how the arts • analyzes how the arts • analyzes how the arts • projects and plans how
impact peer group impact choices in natural impact economic choices the arts impact personal
choices and constructed future choices
environments
4.4 understands that the arts Benchmark 2: Benchmark 3:
shape and reflect culture • identifies specific • compares and contrasts • identifies specific • applies knowledge of
and history attributes of artworks specific attributes of attributes of artworks how the arts shape and
that reflect culture and artworks that reflect that shape culture and reflect culture and
history culture and history history history throughout time
4.5 demonstrates knowledge Benchmark 2: Benchmark 3:
of arts careers and the • identifies job specific • describes work habits • assumes roles of arts • researches arts careers
role of arts skills in the skills for arts careers and skills needed for careers and practices (e.g. job shadowing,
world of work • demonstrates careers in the arts appropriate work habits apprenticeships and
collaborative skills • explains how art skills and skills mentorships)
and knowledge are used • analyzes and interprets • applies arts skills and
in the world of work how arts skills and knowledge used in the
knowledge influence the world of work
world of work