Music

6th Grade

Curriculum

Course Title: Music (5-8^th Grade)

Department: Specials

Primary Resources:

· Grade 5 Continues Study of the K-4 “Big Ideas”

· Grades 6-8: (Exploration of the following (some are specific of each grade level and some are studied in increasing complexity from grades 6-8)

Units of Study:

o Music Fundamentals

• Rhythm (Notes and rests from whole through mixed eighth-sixteenth, including dotted notes)

• Meter (2/4, ¾, 4/4, 6/8)

• Melodic Notation (basic reading and notation in the Treble and Bass clef)

• Dynamics (ability to recognize and perform specific dynamic levels and dynamic changes)

• Tempo (ability to recognize and identify specific tempi, including tempo changes)

o Composition (developing simple melodic and rhythmic compositions given specific prompts)

o Music with other Art Forms and Musical Theater (analysis of costuming, dance and other elements)

o Music History (study of the various musical eras)

o World Cultures Expressed through Music (analysis of world music and culture)

o Musical Genre (listening to and discussion of and categorization of various musical genre)

o Technology is used extensively in grades 6-8

· Students can continue studying on band/orchestra instruments in small group lessons and large ensembles with performance opportunities in:

o Concert Bands

o String Orchestras

o Jazz Bands

o Other ensembles

· Choral Opportunities Continue with small classroom group rehearsals and large ensemble rehearsal and performance opportunities

· Musical Theater Opportunities

Curriculum-Based Assessments: N/A

Standardized Assessments: N/A