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.8 Students will use a digital audio workstation (DAW) to create a musical work that follows a self-created narrative.

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Component Code

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Standard(s)

  FA.6M.8.1 Identify and demonstrate the steps necessary to create a composition with DAW (e.g. Bandlab, GarageBand, Soundtrap). MU:Cr1.1.6a
  FA.6M.8.2 Identify and analyze the structure of various pieces of program music. MU:Pr4.2.6a, MU:Pr4.2.6c
  FA.6M.8.3 Create a short narrative to serve as the framework for a musical composition. MU:Cn10.0.6a
  FA.6M.8.4 Create a composition outline, either physically or digitally, to plan a musical work. MU:Re7.2.5a
  FA.6M.8.5 Compose a musical work based on a short narrative, using DAW software. MU:Cr2.1.6a
  FA.6M.8.6 Evaluate own work and selected peers’ work, using a teacher and student-developed rubric.

MU:Cr3.1.6a, MU:Cr3.1.6b,

MU:Re9.1.6a

Academic Vocabulary: Evaluate, Compose, Create, Identify, Demonstrate, Analyze

Content Vocabulary: DAW Software, Composition, Narrative