8th grade music production
unit 2: listening skills (part 2)
In this unit, students will understand the motives behind compositional choices made by emerging artist by learning about the basic elements of music. Students will discuss and review both current and classical music in preparation to edit and create their own compositions.
STANDARDS
Connecting Anchor Standard 11: Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
Responding Anchor Standard 7: Perceive and analyze artistic work.
Responding Anchor Standard 8: Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
How do we judge the quality of musical work(s) and performance(s)?
BIG IDEAS
The personal evaluation of musical work(s) and performance(s) is informed by analysis, interpretation, and established criteria.
VOCABULARY
Tempo, form, texture, text, metronome, beats per minute, chorus, verse, bridge, coda, intro, monophonic, homophonic, heterophonic, polyphonic, word painting, melisma
RWE & SUMMATIVE
Students will write a review and analyze an album of their choosing.
Students will perceive and interpret the intent of two given songs by analyzing them using the music concepts.
Connecting Anchor Standard 11: Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
Responding Anchor Standard 7: Perceive and analyze artistic work.
Responding Anchor Standard 8: Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
How do we judge the quality of musical work(s) and performance(s)?
BIG IDEAS
The personal evaluation of musical work(s) and performance(s) is informed by analysis, interpretation, and established criteria.
VOCABULARY
Tempo, form, texture, text, metronome, beats per minute, chorus, verse, bridge, coda, intro, monophonic, homophonic, heterophonic, polyphonic, word painting, melisma
RWE & SUMMATIVE
Students will write a review and analyze an album of their choosing.
Students will perceive and interpret the intent of two given songs by analyzing them using the music concepts.