Chorus Elective:
5/6: Monday 4th Period and Wednesday 3rd Period
Performance Dates:
December 22, 2023 @ 9AM
Complete overview of program:
The student sings, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music. a. Demonstrate appropriate singing posture and breathing techniques. b. Identify basic vocal anatomy. c. Demonstrate pure vowel sounds and articulate voiced and unvoiced consonants. d. Utilize aural skills to match pitch, improve intonation, and sing with attention to ensemble balance and blend. e. Identify aspects of voice change as reflected in physiological changes, vocal range, tone, and vocal agility. f. Demonstrate aspects of expressive performance through dynamics, tempo and phrasing. g. Demonstrate and respond to basic conducting patterns and gestures representing tempo, expression and vocal technique. MMSBC.2: The student performs on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music. a. Play percussion and melodic instruments to demonstrate basic knowledge of rhythm, melody, tempo, and dynamics. b. Utilize percussion and melodic instruments to support vocal performance with attention to balance, blend, and style. MMSBC.3: The student reads and notates music. a. Utilize a rhythmic and melodic language to read and sing music appropriate to ability. b. Identify basic music vocabulary and symbols representing tempo, meter, dynamics, and other expressive elements. c. Notate simple rhythms and melodies utilizing a dictation method. d. Read and notate music using software. STRAND B: CREATION MMSBC.4: The student improvises, melodies, variations and accompaniments. a. Improvise simple rhythmic and melodic patterns. b. Improvise variations of short melodic fragments taken from a varied repertoire of music including folk songs and chants. c. Create basic rhythmic and melodic accompaniments to support other elements of musical performance (e.g., ostinati). MMSBC.5 - Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines a. Arrange and perform existing songs by making creative decisions regarding tempo and dynamics and justify those decisions. b. Set short poetic phrases and texts to music. c. Compose short rhythms and original melodies and rhythms. STRAND C: CRITICAL ANALYSIS/INVESTIGATE MMSBC.6 - Listening to, analyzing, and describing music a. Analyze and describe a musical score in terms of melodic intervals, rhythmic structure, and musical form. b. Listen to and analyze a musical recording or video in terms of form, voicing, and dynamic contrast. c. Utilize writing skills to describe the elements of music and the emotions and thoughts that music communicates. MMSBC.7 – Evaluating music and music performances a. Listen to and evaluate group music performances with attention to vocal technique, accuracy of pitch and rhythm, diction, and dynamics through discussion and writing. b. Reflect on the nature of performance in music through discussion and writing. c. Discuss and apply audience etiquette and active listening in selected musical settings. STRAND D: Cultural and Historical Context MMSBC.8 - Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts a. Identify common characteristics between music, dance arts, theatre arts, and visual arts. b. Demonstrate literacy skills through reading and discussing musical settings of varied literature. MMSBC.9 - Understanding music in relation to history and culture a. Identify historical and cultural characteristics of a varied repertoire including world music. b. Demonstrate stylistic characteristics of a varied repertoire including world music through vocal performance. c. Identify historical period, composer, culture and style of music presented in class. d. Discuss how music relates to personal development and enjoyment of life. e. Discuss the relationships between music, world events, history and culture