Grade 6 - Music

Grade 6 Music

SKILLS

Rhythm

Melody

Harmony

Form

Expression

Demonstrates music listening skills

Identifies band, orchestra, instrumental duet, trio, quartet, and ensemble

Identifies some of the following: theme and variations, ragtime, blues, jazz, rock

Recognises the sounds of electronic music

Identifies children's chorus, male/female chorus, mixed chorus, vocal duet, trio, quartet and ensemble

Demonstrates skills in music-based movement

Choreographs and performs a contemporary dance form; e.g., in the style of videos, air bands

Demonstrates skills in singing

Develops a repertoire of quality songs

Sings songs written in a variety of scales Extend vocal development to include stressing in tune (accurate) part singing

Demonstrates skills in playing instruments

Demonstrates skills on various instruments (e.g. Orff Instruments, Recorder, Handbells, etc.)

Demonstrates skills in reading and writing music

Interprets the following symbols of dynamics and tempo: f, p, ff, pp, mf, crescendo/decrescendo, fermata

Identifies major and minor scales; e.g., C major and A minor

Identifies notated melody patterns by numbers or solfege

Understands the function of key signatures

Shows further development in the ability to write, from dictation, patterns found in the repertoire

Demonstrates skills in creating music

Creates formal and/or contemporary scores to be performed

Attitudes -"Performance is an active process involving the development and application of musical skills, knowledge and perceptions" (Taught, not formally assessed)

Demonstrates active involvement in personal development of musical skills and concepts

Demonstrates an understanding of musical concepts: rhythm, melody, harmony, form, and expression as related to skill development.

Recognises that there are many kinds of rhythm; e.g., ethnic rhythms, dance forms such as the waltz, tango

Understands that there are numerous rhythm patterns associated with repertoire; e.g., triplet

Understands that melodies may be based on other scales; e.g., ethnic, whole tone, atonal, chromatic, modal

Understands that there is an ending point to a phrase (cadence)

Understands that other chords may be used to accompany melody; e.g., E minor, E7

Understands that basic forms include AB (binary), ABA (ternary), rondo, canon, theme and variations

Understands that longer forms of music such as the concerto, opera and symphony combine a variety of structural forms

Recognises that the human voice, which has the potential of being used as an expressive instrument, has different timbral qualities

Understands that the lyrics (text) and meaning of a song may be enhanced by the vocal interpretation as well as by its instrumental accompaniment

Recognises that music has different styles; e.g., blues, jazz, rock, reggae, country and western, classical