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Foundational Objectives |
Grade 6 |
Grade 7 |
Grade 8 |
In the music strand the
students will:
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Explore, recognize
and discuss sounds of
every kind
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expand sound
explorations using an
increasingly wide
variety of sound
sources from the
natural and
constructed
environment
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discover and
discuss
the distinctive
characteristics
and
qualities of
sounds in
the natural and
constructed
environment
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become aware of subtle
differences in sounds
in the natural and
constructed
environment
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understand that
instruments may be
used in conventional
and unconventional
ways to create a
variety of sounds
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discover conventional
and unconventional
ways of creating
sounds with the
instruments
available
to them
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use conventional and
unconventional ways of
creating sounds with
an available
instrument to achieve
a desired effect in
their sound
compositions
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explore the variety of
sounds of instruments
and instrumental
ensembles from around
the world and discover
how they create their
characteristic
sounds
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distinguish
among a
variety of sounds
of
instruments and
instrumental
ensembles
from around the
world
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recognize that
different combinations
of instruments create
different effects
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discover different
sounds from the
natural and
constructed
environment that may
be used for
inspiration in
creating sound
compositions
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explore a
variety of
sounds from the
natural and
constructed
environment and
use
these sounds in
their
sound compositions
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purposefully use a
variety of sounds from
the natural and
constructed
environment in their
compositions
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| recognize
and
distinguish among
different voice types
and instruments, both
traditional and
homemade, and
understand how they
create their
characteristic
sounds
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recognize and
distinguish among
different voice
types
and instruments,
both
traditional and
homemade, and
understand how
they
create their
characteristic
sounds
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recognize and
distinguish among
different voice types
and instruments, both
traditional and
homemade, and
understand how they
create their
characteristic sounds
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| explore and
discuss
the effects of sound
on daily life
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explore and discuss
the effects of
sound
on daily life
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explore and discuss
the effects of sound
on daily life
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Foundational Objectives |
Grade 6 |
Grade 7 |
Grade 8 |
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Develop an
understanding of the
elements of music, the
principles of
composition and the ways
that these can be
manipulated
| recognize that
composers manipulate
the elements of music
to achieve various
effects
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examine how composers
manipulate the
elements of music
to
achieve various
effects
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continue to examine
how composers
manipulate the
elements of music to
achieve various
effects
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(Note: For detailed
objectives and
definitions specific to
the elements of music
and the principles of
composition see
Appendix A)
| increase the variety
of ways they use the
elements of music in
their own
compositions
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purposefully use the
elements of music
in
their own
compositions
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critically examine the
use of the elements of
music in their own
compositions
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| recognize
the
principles of
composition in the
work of others
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distinguish among the
principles of
composition in the
work of others
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begin to understand
the use of the
principles of
composition in the
work of others
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begin to use the
principles of
composition in their
own creations
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increase the ways they
use the principles
of
composition in
their
own creations
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purposefully use the
principles of
composition in their
own creations
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begin to explore the
connections
between
the elements of
music
and the principles
of
composition
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continue to explore
the connections
between the elements
of music and the
principles of
composition
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Foundational Objectives |
Grade 6 |
Grade 7 |
Grade 8 |
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Express ideas, images
and feelings using
voices and instruments
(including traditional,
found and homemade
instruments)
| discuss how they and
others attempt to
communicate their
feelings and ideas
through music
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explore how they and
others attempt to
communicate their
feelings and ideas
through music
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increase their
understanding of how
they and others
attempt to communicate
their feelings and
ideas through music
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| understand
that music
is a means of
communication and
begin to appreciate
the importance of non-
verbal
communication
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understand that music
is a means of
communication and
appreciate the
importance of non-
verbal
communication
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understand that music
is a means of
communication and
understand the
importance of non-
verbal communication
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| translate
feelings and
ideas into musical
thought through their
sound compositions
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translate feelings and
ideas into musical
thought through
their
sound compositions
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translate feelings and
ideas into musical
thought through their
sound compositions
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| create sound
patterns
using the voice and a
variety of different
instruments
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increase the ways they
create sound
patterns
using the voice
and a
variety of
different
instruments
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become competent in
creating sound
patterns using the
voice and a variety of
different instruments
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| continue to
incorporate their
knowledge of the
elements of music and
principles of
composition into their
sound explorations
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continue to
incorporate their
knowledge of the
elements of music
and
principles of
composition into
their
sound explorations
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continue to
incorporate their
knowledge of the
elements of music and
principles of
composition into their
sound explorations
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| continue to
organize
their sound
compositions based on
stated criteria
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continue to organize
their sound
compositions based
on
stated criteria
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continue to organize
their sound
compositions based on
stated criteria
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| represent
their sound
explorations with
invented and
traditional
notation
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develop their
knowledge of
invented
and traditional
notation through
their
sound explorations
and
existing music
literature
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continue to work with
invented and
traditional notation
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| develop an
awareness
of problem-solving as
basic and essential to
the creative
process
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realize that problem-
solving is basic
and
essential to the
creative process
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challenge themselves
to solve musical
problems in a variety
of new ways
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