Students will conceive & develop new musical ideas and work.
Students will realize musical ideas and work through interpretation and presentation.
Students will understand and evaluate how music conveys meaning.
Students will relate musical ideas and work with personal meaning and external context.
How do musicians generate creative ideas?
How do musicians make creative decisions?
How do musicians improve the quality of their creative work?
When is a creative work ready to share?
How do performers select repertoire?
How does understanding the structure and context of musical works inform performance?
How do performers interpret musical works?
How do musicians improve the quality of their performance?
When is a performance ready to present?
How do context and the manner in which musical work is presented influence audience response?
How do individuals choose music to experience?
How does understanding the structure and context of music inform a response?
How do we discern musical creators’ and performers’ expressive intent?
How do we judge the quality of musical works and performances?
How do musicians make meaningful connections to creating, performing, and responding?
How do the other arts, other disciplines, context, and daily life inform creating, performing, and responding to music?