7th grade music
Students in 7th grade music will perform African folk music on world instruments. They will demonstrate their knowledge of the Indiana standards for exploring music through written work and performance.
Assignments
Work will be assigned in class using the students' school Gmail and Google Drive accounts. All assignments can be completed during class time. A student may have to finish an assignment at home if he or she is absent or would like to spend additional time on an assignment.
Supplies
Pencil
Paper
Headphones or earbuds
Folder
STANDARDS
Standard 2 Instruments
7.2.1 Play rhythmic patterns by rote and by reading.
7.2.2 Play non-pitched classroom instruments using correct techniques for producing sound.
Standard 3 Improvising
7.3.4 Create appropriate rhythmic movement to accompany a song or instrumental piece.
7.3.5 Use voices and instruments to create appropriate sound effects as accompaniments to a poem or short story.
Standard 4 creating
7.4.1 Compose melodic and rhythmic patterns for voice or instruments within established guidelines.
Standard 5 Reading
7.5.1 Read, notate, and perform music using whole, half, dotted half, quarter, dotted quarter, eighth, and sixteenth notes and rests in 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 6/8, and 3/8 meters.
7.5.2 Identify and notate rhythms and melodies from aural examples.
Standard 7 evaluating
7.7.1 Define and discuss characteristics of a variety of effective musical works such as repetition and contrast and rhythmic and melodic interest. Identify these characteristics in music heard in the classroom or independently.
7.7.3 Identify characteristics of effective performance of various styles of music and create a rubric to evaluate specific examples.
Standard 8 music, arts, other subjects
7.8.3 Identify and label the basic anatomy of the ear and discuss healthy listening habits.
Standard 9 history and culture
7.9.4 Explore various musical styles and genres from Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas.
Assignments
Work will be assigned in class using the students' school Gmail and Google Drive accounts. All assignments can be completed during class time. A student may have to finish an assignment at home if he or she is absent or would like to spend additional time on an assignment.
Supplies
Pencil
Paper
Headphones or earbuds
Folder
STANDARDS
Standard 2 Instruments
7.2.1 Play rhythmic patterns by rote and by reading.
7.2.2 Play non-pitched classroom instruments using correct techniques for producing sound.
Standard 3 Improvising
7.3.4 Create appropriate rhythmic movement to accompany a song or instrumental piece.
7.3.5 Use voices and instruments to create appropriate sound effects as accompaniments to a poem or short story.
Standard 4 creating
7.4.1 Compose melodic and rhythmic patterns for voice or instruments within established guidelines.
Standard 5 Reading
7.5.1 Read, notate, and perform music using whole, half, dotted half, quarter, dotted quarter, eighth, and sixteenth notes and rests in 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 6/8, and 3/8 meters.
7.5.2 Identify and notate rhythms and melodies from aural examples.
Standard 7 evaluating
7.7.1 Define and discuss characteristics of a variety of effective musical works such as repetition and contrast and rhythmic and melodic interest. Identify these characteristics in music heard in the classroom or independently.
7.7.3 Identify characteristics of effective performance of various styles of music and create a rubric to evaluate specific examples.
Standard 8 music, arts, other subjects
7.8.3 Identify and label the basic anatomy of the ear and discuss healthy listening habits.
Standard 9 history and culture
7.9.4 Explore various musical styles and genres from Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas.