Sixth Grade Music Curriculum

*To be taught by Music Teacher (revise curriculum if no music teacher)

Standard A:  A student should be able to create and perform in the arts.

A student who meets the content standard should:

  1. Participate in dance, drama, music, visual arts, and creative writing;
  2. Refine artistic skills and develop self-discipline through rehearsal, participation, and revision;
  3. Appropriately use new and traditional materials, tools, techniques, and processes in the arts;
  4. Demonstrate the creativity and imagination necessary for innovative thinking and problem solving.
  5. Collaborate with others to create and perform works of art’
  6. Integrate two or more art forms to create a work of art; and
  7. Investigate careers in art production.

 

ACTIVITIES

·        Rehearse and appreciate band music in a variety of styles written or arranged for band.

·        Play in concerts and other musical events.

·        Demonstrate correct breath control, posture, embouchure, articulation, and fingerings on the instrument.

·        Develop a proper attitude toward band rehearsal and responsibilities in rehearsals and concerts.

·        Respond to and follow the instructor’s directions.

·        Learn appropriate use and care of an individual instrument.

·        Review all previously learned melodic patterns; play and sing simple diatonic melodies using solfege and absolute pitch names in the of B-flat and E-flat.

·        Echoe short rhythms and melodic patterns

·        Become familiar with the band rehearsal setting and rehearsal procedure

·        Demonstrate sight-reading skills with simple melodies of a 16-measure unison line.

·        Play with correct intonations and well-focused quality.

·        Refine individual instrument techniques.

·        Read music and play with accuracy.

·        Play the B-flat and E-flat scales and arpeggios

·        Demonstrate the ability to recognize, understand, and follow basic musical terms in articulations, expressions, and tempos.

·        Play music written in , , , , and review reading rhythms from previous grades including , and .

·        Understand the key signatures.

·        Practice simple harmonic accompaniments

·        Show knowledge o f a variety of forms, including rondo, themes and variation.

·        Demonstrate daily practice habits outside the classroom.

·        Listen to a guest musician play and tell about his/her experience in music

·        Explore careers in music.

 

 

ASSESSMENT:

·        Student performance

·        Performance Tests

·        Practice Records

·        Observational, anecdotal record

·        Video portfolio

 

 

 

 

Standard B: A student should be able to understand the historical and contemporary role of the arts in Alaska, the nation, and the world.

A student who meets the content standard should:

  1. Recognize Alaska Native cultures and their arts;
  2. Recognize United States and world cultures and their arts;
  3. Recognize the role of tradition and ritual in the arts;
  4. Investigate the relationships among the arts and the individual, the society, and the environment;
  5. Recognize universal themes in the arts such as love, war, childhood, and community;
  6. Recognize specific works of art created by artists from diverse backgrounds;
  7. Explore similarities and differences in the arts of world cultures;
  8. Respect differences in personal and cultural perspectives; and
  9. Investigate careers relating to arts history and culture.

 

ACTIVITIES

·         Listen to and perform a wide variety of music from different cultures and historical periods, including Alaska Native music.

·         Identify by style aural examples of music from various historical periods and cultures.

·         Describe distinguishing characteristics of representative music genres and styles from a variety of cultures.

·         Compare, in several cultures of the world, the function music serves, roles of musicians, and conditions under which music is typically performed.

·         Recognize specific works of music and well-known stories in music (e.g. Firebird Suite).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSESSMENT:

·        Student performance

·        Rubric/checklists

·        Observational, anecdotal records

·        Video portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Standard C: A Student should be able to critique the student’s art and the art of others.

A student who meets the content standard should:

  1. Know the criteria used to evaluate the arts; these may include craftsmanship, function, organization, originality, technique, and theme.
  2. Examine historical and contemporary works of art, the works of peers, and the student’s own works as follows:
    1. Identify the piece;
    2. Describe the use of basic elements;
    3. Analyze the use of basic principles;
    4. Interpret meaning and artist’s intent;
    5. Express and defend an informed opinion;
  3. Accept and offer constructive criticism;
  4. Recognize and consider an individual’s artistic expression;
  5. Exhibit appropriate audience skills; and
  6. Investigate careers relating to arts criticism.

 

ACTIVITIES

·         Analyze the use of elements of music in aural examples representing diverse genres and cultures.

·         Describe specific music events in a given aural example using appropriate terminology.

·        Listen to all orchestral instruments; discuss the instrumentation in other groups, such as jazz ensembles, bluegrass groups, and other ensembles.

·        Develop criteria for evaluating the quality and effectiveness of music performances and compositions and apply the criteria in own personal listening and performing.

·        Evaluate the quality and effectiveness of own and other’s performances, compositions, and improvisations by applying specific criteria and offering constructive suggestions for improvement.

·         Have conduct the band.

 

 

 

 

 

ASSESSMENT:

·        Student performance

·        Rubric/checklists

·        Observational, anecdotal records

·        Video portfolio

 

 

 

 

Standard D: A student should be able to recognize beauty and meaning through the arts in the student’s life.

A student who meets the content standard should:

  1. Make statements about the significance of the arts and beauty in the student’s life;
  2. Discuss what makes an object or performance a work of art;
  3. Recognize that people tend to devalue what they do not understand;
  4. Listen to another individual’s beliefs about a work of art and consider the individual’s reason for holding those beliefs;
  5. Consider other culture’s beliefs about works of art;
  6. Recognize that people connect many aspects of life through the arts;
  7. Make artistic choices in everyday living; and
  8. Investigate careers related to the search for beauty and meaning, which is aesthetics.

 

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ASSESSMENT

·        Student performance

·        Rubric/checklists

·        Observational, anecdotal records

·        Video portfolio