Music Curriculum
5th Grade
Course Purpose: |
Students will analyze the musical traditions of the world and will explore the connections between music, art, and composition. |
Outcomes and Components:
FA.5M.1 | Students will analyze and connect different world musical traditions, comparing and contrasting the form and function of different instrumental, melodic, and rhythmic elements. | ||
Pacing Instruct/ Assess |
Component Code |
Component |
Standard(s) |
FA.5M.1.1 | Identify and analyze the commonalities between the instrument families. | MU:Re.7.1.5a | |
FA.5M.1.2 | Choose a world instrument from a teacher-supplied list and elaborate on its tonal and physical qualities. | MU:Re8.1.5a | |
FA.5M.1.3 | Identify and describe how physical and cultural aspects of a location inform the qualities of instruments native to that location. | MU:Pr4.1.5a, MU:Pr4.2.5c | |
FA.5M.1.4 | Perform a melodic and rhythmic phrase from a piece of world music (e.g. China, Greece, Mexico) on various instruments. |
MU:Pr4.2.5b Mu:Pr4.2.5a |
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FA.5M.1.5 | Improvise and/or compose a rhythmic ostinato to fit with an existing world music ostinato and perform on appropriate instruments. | MU:Cr1.1.5a, MU:Cr2.1.5b, MU:Pr4.2.5b |
Academic Vocabulary: Improvise, Perform, Identify, Describe, Analyze |
Content Vocabulary: World instruments, traditional instruments, instrument families, ostinato, improvisation, composition |