FA.8M.1

Course Purpose:

Students will compose more complex pieces of music and make connections between present day music and fundamental American musical genres.

Outcomes and Components:

FA.8M.1	Students will analyze and compare a cover song to its original, describing the stylistic differences and the possible reasons for each change.
Pacing Instruct/ Assess	Component Code	Component	Standard(s)
	FA.8M.1.1	Identify the structure and function of a cover song, aurally and verbally.	MU:Re7.2.8a
	FA.8M.1.2	Choose a cover song and compare it, stylistically and structurally, to its song of origin.	MU:Re7.2.8a
	FA.8M.1.3	Choose two cover songs with the same song of origin and compare and contrast them stylistically and structurally.	MU:Pr4.2.8a, MU: Pr4.3.8a
	FA.8M.1.4	Choose a song to “cover” and describe which stylistic, structural, and lyrical elements to change.	MU:Pr4.1.8a
	FA.8M.1.4	Evaluate peers’ cover song proposals, based on a student developed rubric.	MU:Re9.1.8a

Academic Vocabulary: Identify, Choose, Evaluate

Content Vocabulary: Cover Song, Origins, Structure, Function

Music Curriculum