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. | ||
Pacing Instruct/ Assess |
Component Code |
Component |
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 |