Music Curriculum

5th 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.6 Students will analyze and perform various classroom songs to  identify and discuss the function of stylistic and theoretical elements of music.

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Standard(s)

  FA.6M.6.1 Identify and perform a scale in Lydian mode, on an instrument. MU:Pr6.1.6a, Mu:Pr4.2.6b
  FA.6M.6.2 Identify and perform a scale in Mixolydian mode, on an instrument. MU:Pr6.1.6a, Mu:Pr4.2.6b
  FA.6M.6.3 Identify and perform a scale in Phrygian mode, on an instrument. MU:Pr6.1.6a, Mu:Pr4.2.6b
  FA.6M.6.4 Compare and contrast the function and structure of a triad and a chord. Mu:Pr4.2.6b
  FA.6M.6.5 Identify major and minor chords, aurally and with standard notation. Mu:Pr4.2.6b

Academic Vocabulary: Identify, Perform, Compare, Contrast

Content Vocabulary: Scales, Triads, Standard Notation