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.7

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.6M.7.1 Investigate strategies for how to practice as an ensemble. MU:Pr5.1.6a
  FA.6M.7.2 Identify, choose, and perform a short piece of multi-instrument music in a small group. MU:Pr6.1.6a, MU:Pr4.1.6a, MU:Pr4.3.6a
  FA.6M.7.3 Compose a B section for three to four instruments. MU:Cr1.1.6a, MU:Cr2.1.6a, MU:Cr2.1.6b
  FA.6M.7.4 Perform the works in ABA form for peers. MU:Pr6.1.6a, MU:Cr3.2.6a, MU:Pr4.3.6a

Academic Vocabulary: Perform, Compose, Identify, Investigate

Content Vocabulary: ABA Form, B Section, Ensemble