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.7

Students will create a musical work that draws inspiration from a work of art or literature, using a digital audio workstation (DAW).

Pacing  

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Component Code

Component

Standard(s)

  FA.7M.7.1 Identify and analyze various musical works inspired by art or literature.

MU:Pr4.2.7c

MU:Pr4.2.7b

MU:Pr.4.2.7a

  FA.7M.7.2 Choose a story or a piece of work and describe the elements that will translate to a piece of music. MU:Cn.11.0.6a
  FA.7M.7.3 Evaluate various pre-loaded sounds on DAW software to make a list of sounds that fit the concept for the work. MU:Cr2.1.7a
  FA.7M.7.4 Compose and present a piece of music, using pre-loaded and self-recorded sounds, inspired by literature or art. MU:Cr.2.1.7a, MU:Cr2.1.7b
  FA.7M.7.5 Evaluate own and selected peers’ composition using a teacher-provided rubric. MU:Cr3.1.7a, MU:Cr3.1.7b, MU:Cn10.0.6a

Academic Vocabulary: Identify, Choose, Evaluate, Compose, Present, Evaluate

Content Vocabulary: Art, Literature, Piece of Music