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The District 64 General Music mission is to empower students by developing musical skills, knowledge, and a lifelong appreciation of music. We seek to connect students to music from around the world while fostering respect and understanding of a variety of musical cultures and genres.
Communication, Collaboration, Creativity, and Critical Thinking
Communication, Collaboration, Creativity, and Critical Thinking
Communication, Collaboration, Creativity, and Critical Thinking
Communication, Collaboration, Creativity, and Critical Thinking
1. Music connects to all students, regardless of ability level.
2. Musically aesthetic experiences carry with them a sense of significance, which increases our sense of meaning in life.
3. Music is a systematic and sequential curriculum inspiring creativity.
4. We emphasize the musical concepts:
Melody, Rhythm, Harmony, Form, and Timbre.
5. We value the musical experiences:
Singing
Playing Classroom instruments
Moving expressively
Listening analytically
Reading music
Creating and Composing music
Music literacy and music notation are taught for application.
6. Collaborating to make music in a group is a valued social emotional learning experience.
7. Music classes encourage independent critical thinking.
8. Music teaches students self-expression and communication.
9. As students explore the expressive elements of music, they are engaged in a variety of learning behaviors:
perceiving
conceptualizing
reacting
producing
analyzing
evaluating
appreciating
10. They discover, learn, achieve, and care.
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