Music History: Grades 9, 10, 11, 12

Singing - Students will sing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.

Playing Instruments - Students will perform on instruments alone and with others a varied repertoire of music.

Improvising - Students will improvise melodies, variations, and accompaniments.

Composing - Students will compose and arrange music within specified guidelines.

Reading and Notating - Students will read and notate music.

Listening and Analyzing - Students will listen to, analyze and describe music.

Evaluating - Students will evaluate music and music performances.

Interdisciplinary Connections - Students will understand relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.

Historical and Cultural Relationships - Students will understand music in relation to history and culture.

Demonstrate an understanding of elements of music by singing/chanting.

Demonstrate an understanding of elements of music by playing on instruments.

Demonstrate an understanding of elements of music, genres, and/or style periods through improvisation.

Improvise, alone or with others, a short melodic, rhythmic, or harmonic passage to demonstrate a given emotion.

an understanding of elements of music, genres, and/or style periods through composition.

Demonstrate an understanding of elements of music and/or style periods by arranging.

Demonstrate basic reading skills using standard and/or non-standard notation.

Demonstrate basic notating skills using standard and/or non-standard notation.

Listen and describe music of various style periods and vocal (including opera and musical theater) and instrumental genres.

Analyze and describe music of various style periods and vocal and instrumental genres.

Evaluate musical works using elements of music characteristic to each style period.

Evaluate musical performances using elements of music characteristic to each style period.

Demonstrate an understanding of how the elements of music change from one style period to another.

Demonstrate an understanding of the connection of elements (e.g., color, balance, texture) between music and the other arts disciplines.

Demonstrate an understanding of the connections between music and disciplines outside the arts.

Demonstrate an understanding of becoming a responsible consumer of music.

Explore the reciprocal relationship between music and the influences of history and culture.