FA.8M.3

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.3	Students will investigate the history and structure of jazz music.
Pacing Instruct/ Assess	Component Code	Component	Standard(s)
	FA.8M.3.1	Identify the musical genres that contributed to the formation of jazz.	MU:Cn11.0.8a
	FA.8M.3.2	Analyze how various social and cultural movements in American culture led to the rise and success of jazz.	MU.Cn11.0.8a
	FA.8M.3.3	Identify the main instruments used in a jazz ensemble, and the function of improvisation in jazz.	MU:Re7.2.8a
	FA.8M.3.4	Choose a jazz musician to research and present.	MU:Pr4.1.8a, MU:Pr4.2.8c
	FA.8M.3.5	Identify and perform some of the key melodic and harmonic structures in jazz.	MU:Pr6.1.8a, MU:Pr4.2.8c, MU:Re7.2.8a

Academic Vocabulary: Choose, Identify, Analyze, Perform

Content Vocabulary: Jazz, Improvisation, Melodic, Harmonic

Music Curriculum