Junior High - Music

Junior High Music (Choral, Instrumental and General)

Performing: Performs music

Reading: Reads music as appropriate to grade level

Creating: Creates music

Affective Skills: Demonstrates knowledge of the instrument and/or voice, to develop musical skills, use appropriate techniques, and care

Demonstrates ability to combine aural, theoretical, technical and interpretive skills to perform music

Reads and plays or sings various combinations of articulations, rhythms, notes, and/or tonalities, appropriate to grade level

Listening: Applies listening skills to respond to, evaluate and analyse music, and enhance performance

Applies critical listening skills to evaluate and analyse a variety of music

Listens and responds to aural cues in order to enhance performance

Shows understanding of balance and blend within the ensemble

Demonstrates ability to sight-read music within an appropriate range

Identifies and labels musical notation, terminology, and/or form, appropriate to grade level

Composes or improvises own musical composition and/or existing musical composition

Demonstrates ability to interpret music for personal expression

Demonstrates active involvement in developing own musical skills and conceptual knowledge

Demonstrates care of, and appropriate techniques with, the instrument (e.g. embouchure, playing position, assembly) and/or voice

Demonstrates actions and techniques which show care of instrument and/or voice