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MIFFLIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
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MCSD Music Education Curriculum
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Middle School Choral Music
Planned Instruction
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Title of Planned Instruction:
Choral Music |
| Subject Area: Arts
and Humanities
Grade Level: 6-8 |
| Prerequisites: None Course
Description: The choral music program involves teaching students
to read music, interpret notation, including melodic accuracy,
rhythmic accuracy, articulation, dynamics, and phrasing. Other
skills involved are proper tone production, correct intonation, and
interpretation of the appropriate style in a variety of musical
settings.
Required Time: Three years
Course Credit: ½ credit per year
Major Text(s) and Resources: |
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| Names of District Subject Area
Curriculum Writing Committee: |
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- Douglas N. Garner
- Kathleen L. Hileman
- Kathleen R. Ritchey
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Date of Board Approval: March
24, 2005
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| Course Objectives and
Performance Indicators |
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Strand: Arts and Humanities
Standard: 9.1 - Production, Performance, and Exhibition of Music
(Chorus)
Grade: 6-8 |
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Grade Level
Objectives |
Performance
Indicators |
Assessment |
| A. |
Be familiar with
elements of music (duration, intensity, pitch, timbre) and principles
(form, genre, harmony, rhythm, texture). |
Sing using accurate
intonation, dynamics, and diction. |
Observation Listening
Performance evaluations
Verbal responses |
| B. |
Sing, play an
instrument, read and notate music, compose and arrange, improvise.
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Sing |
Observation Listening
Performance evaluations
Verbal responses |
| C. |
Identify and use
appropriate vocabulary. |
Demonstrate use of
vocabulary through performance. |
Written tests
Observation
Listening
Performance evaluations
Verbal responses |
| D. |
Demonstrate knowledge
of various styles. |
Vary performance based
on style. |
Observation Listening
Performance evaluations
Verbal responses |
| E. |
Communicate a point of
view. |
Perform as a unified
group. |
Observation Listening
Performance evaluations
Verbal responses |
| G. |
Explain the function
and benefits of rehearsal and practice sessions. |
Come prepared to make
the most of rehearsal time. |
Observation Listening
Verbal responses |
| I. |
Know where arts events,
performances, and exhibitions occur and how to gain admission. |
Attend performances. |
Observation
Performance evaluations
Verbal responses |
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Strand: Arts and Humanities
Standard: 9.2 Historical and Cultural Contexts
Grade: 6-8 |
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Grade Level
Objectives |
Performance
Indicators |
Assessments |
| A. |
Explain the historical,
cultural, and social context of an individual work. |
Perform in the
appropriate style. |
Observation Listening
Performance evaluations
Verbal responses |
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District Recommended Instructional Approach For
the Course
To Drive Teacher’s Instructional Activities |
- Vocal lesson (one per 6-day cycle)
- Concert choir rehearsals (1 per 6-day cycle)
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