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  • For a generic, yet complete and extensive guide

    to what your child will be learning in General Music class,

    as well as what he or she will be learning in

    Instrumental and Vocal Ensembles,

    check out the “By the end of Grade 8” section on the following website:

    http://www.doe.mass.edu/frameworks/arts/1099.pdf

    Pay particular attention to the information on the following pages:

    Page “47 of 173” to page “54 of 173”

    Page “107 of 173”

     

    Here’s a more specific model of what goes on in

    Mr. Buckley’s General Music Class.

       

    6th Grade

    &       Students will be able to read whole, half, quarter, and eighth notes and rests in 2/4, 3/4, 4/4 and 6/8time.

    &       Students will be able to identify all the treble clef notes, including leger lines

    &       Students will be able to recognize and define the musical words for duration (length of a sound or silence), dynamics (loud or soft), and tempo (speed).

    &       Students will write a short piece in ABA form and print it using “Finale Notepad.”

    &       Play a variety of different instruments with appropriate technique

    &       Perform music representing different genres and cultures on classroom instruments

    &       Students will listen to, analyze, and describe, a variety of musical examples using musical terms

    &       Students will use the internet to research instruments, and the ways different instruments are used in different cultures

    &       Students will complete at least one open response writing assignment

    &       Students will do math worksheets using musical durations

     

    7th Grade

    &       Students will be able to read whole, half, quarter, eighth, and sixteenth notes and rests in all/4 and all/8 meters.

    &       Students will be able to identify all the pitches on the grand staff

    &       Students will be able to recognize and define the musical words for duration (length of a sound or silence), dynamics (loud or soft), and tempo (speed), articulation (how a sound is attacked), and expression

    &       Students will write a short classical piece in rondo form and print it using “Finale Notepad.”

    &       Students will use a sequencer and/or loops to write a short pop song for at least three instruments.

    &       Students will learn to play guitar, keyboard, and drums with appropriate posture, playing position, and technique

    &       Students will listen to, analyze, and describe, a variety of musical examples using musical terms.

    &       Students will use the internet to research current pop musicians, and will make a presentation using PowerPoint.

    &       Students will complete at least one open response writing assignment

    &       Students will do math worksheets using musical duration

    8th Grade

    &       Students will be able to read whole, half, quarter, eighth, and sixteenth notes and rests in all/4 and all/8 meters.

    &       Students will be able to identify all the pitches on the grand staff

    &       Students will be able to recognize and define the musical words for duration (length of a sound or silence), dynamics (loud or soft), and tempo (speed), articulation (how a sound is attacked), and expression

    &       Students will write a short classical piece in rondo form and print it using “Finale Notepad.”

    &       Students will use a sequencer and/or loops to write a short pop song for at least three instruments.

    &       Students will learn to play guitar, keyboard, and drums with appropriate posture, playing position, and technique

    &       Students will listen to, analyze, and describe, a variety of musical examples using musical terms.

    &       Students will use the internet to research current pop musicians, and will make a presentation using PowerPoint.

    &       Students will complete at least one open response writing assignment

    &       Students will do math worksheets using musical durations

     

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