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MIFFLIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
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MCSD Music Education Curriculum
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K-3 General Music
Planned Instruction
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Title of Planned Instruction:
General Music |
| Subject Area: Arts
and Humanities
Grade Level: K-3 |
| Prerequisites: None Course
Description: General Music K-3 offers instructional experiences
in vocal production, music appreciation, basic music concepts, note
reading, and movement and dance.
Required Time: 30 minutes twice a 6-day cycle
Course Credit:
Major Text(s) and Resources: |
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- Making Music, Silver Burdett Ginn, 2005
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| Names of District Subject Area
Curriculum Writing Committee: |
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- Richard J. Battles
- Erik M. Liebegott
- Joan D. Loewen
- Kathleen R. Ritchey
- Lori R. Thomas
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Date of Board Approval: February
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
Grade: K-3 General Music |
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Grade Level
Objectives |
Performance
Indicators |
Assessment |
| A. |
Know and use the
elements of music (duration, intensity, pitch, timbre) and principles
(composition, form, genre, harmony, rhythm, texture). |
Recognize and apply the
elements of music and principles. |
Observation rubric
Listening
Written evaluation
Participation rubric |
| B. |
Learn to sing, play an
instrument, read and notate music, compose and arrange, and improvise. |
Sing, play an
instrument, read and notate music, compose and arrange, and improvise. |
Observation rubric
Listening
Written evaluation
Participation rubric |
| C. |
Recognize and use
fundamental vocabulary in music. |
Demonstrate appropriate
fundamental vocabulary in music. |
Observation rubric
Listening
Written evaluation
Participation rubric |
| D. |
Use knowledge of varied
musical styles. |
Recognize and identify
various musical styles. |
Observation rubric
Listening
Written evaluation
Participation rubric |
| E. |
Demonstrate the ability
to express emotions or relate an experience through music. |
Verbalize or describe
through art, emotions, or experiences gained through music. |
Observation rubric
Listening
Written evaluation
Participation rubric |
| H. |
Handle materials and
equipment safely and appropriately. |
Use materials and
equipment correctly. |
Observation
Participation |
| I. |
Identify music events
that take place in schools and in communities. |
Describe music events
that take place in schools and in communities. |
Participation |
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Strand: Arts and Humanities
Standard: 9.2 Historical and Cultural Contexts
Grade: K-3 General Music |
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Grade Level
Objectives |
Performance
Indicators |
Assessments |
| A. |
Explain the historical,
cultural, and social context of various styles of music and musical
works. |
Demonstrate knowledge
of musical styles and works in relation to historical, cultural,
musical, and social contexts. |
Participation
Listening |
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Strand: Arts and Humanities
Standard: 9.3 Cultural Response
Grade: K-3 General Music |
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Grade Level
Objectives |
Performance
Indicators |
Assessments |
| A. |
Know how to recognize,
identify, and describe similar and different characteristics among
musical works. |
Compare and contrast
musical works using appropriate vocabulary. |
Participation
Listening
Written evaluations |
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Strand: Arts and Humanities
Standard: 9.4 Aesthetic Response
Grade: K-3 General Music |
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Grade Level
Objectives |
Performance
Indicators |
Assessments |
| A. |
Know how to communicate
an informed individual opinion about a musical work. |
Use appropriate musical
vocabulary to form an opinion about a musical work. |
Participation
Listening
Written evaluations |
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District Recommended Instructional Approach For
the Course
To Drive Teacher’s Instructional Activities |
- Reinforce character traits
- Create music through cooperation
- Demonstrate understanding of concepts through movement
- Encourage self-expression through composition, performance,
and improvisation
- Use games to reinforce musical concepts
- Discuss the human voice and the production of sound
- Learn rhythm using mathematical concepts
- Read texts, worksheets, biographies, etc.
- Compose, perform, and improvise music
- Complete written worksheets, tests, and projects
- Display visual materials
- Discuss concepts
- Sing
- Play a variety of instruments
- Listen to CDs, records, tapes, and live performances
- Show videos, filmstrips, and education programs
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