Music Curriculum

7th Grade

Course Purpose:

Students will investigate the history of music in American protest movements and examine the intersection of music and drama in musical theater.

Outcomes and Components:

FA.7M.2 Students will analyze the music of a variety of composers and choose composers from a teacher-supplied list to research more thoroughly.

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Standard(s)

  FA.7M.2.1 Compare various elements of pre-1450 music with those of the present day. MU:Pr4.2.7a, MU:Re7.2.7b
  FA.7M.2.2 Identify and analyze the form and function of various early music instruments. MU:Pr4.2.7a, Mu:Pr4.2.7b, MU:Re7.2.7a
  FA.7M.2.3 Investigate how a person would become a composer prior to 1450 and differentiate it from the process in the present day. MU:Re7.2.7b, MU:Cn.11.0.6a
  FA.7M.2.4 Choose a pre-16th century composer from a teacher provided list to research and present.

MU:Pr4.1.7a

MU:Pr4.2.7c

  FA.7M.2.5 Evaluate a peer’s research based on a teacher-provided rubric. MU:Pr5.1.7a

Academic Vocabulary: Compare, Identify, Analyze, Investigate, Choose, Evaluate

Content Vocabulary: Composer, Pre-16th Century