Music Curriculum
6th Grade
Course Purpose: |
Students will compose using DAW (digital audio workstation) and investigate how their personal experiences are shaped and defined by music. |
Outcomes and Components:
FA.6M.3 | Students will compose music in various historical forms and compare and contrast, verbally and aurally, the various stylistic elements of each period. | ||
Pacing Instruct/ Assess |
Component Code |
Component |
Standard(s) |
FA.6M.3.1 | Identify and analyze the purpose and function of various historical musical forms (e.g. sonata, concerto, symphony). | MU:Pr4.2.6a, MU:Re7.2.6a | |
FA.6M.3.2 | Investigate the themes that various composers have used to inform the form of their compositions. |
MU:Pr4.2.6c, MU:Re7.2.5a, MU:Re.7.2.6b MU:Re8.1.6a |
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FA.6M.3.3 | Choose a historical musical form and, with a partner or in a group, create a miniature composition in this form using classroom percussion. |
MU:Cr1.1.6a, MU:Cr2.1.6a, MU:Pr4.2.7a |
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FA.6M.3.4 | Perform the miniature for peers. | MU:Pr4.3.6a |
Academic Vocabulary: Identify, Investigate, Choose, Analyze, Perform |
Content Vocabulary: Form, Composers, Themes |