Page 173 - The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 11 and 12: The Arts, 2010

C. FOUNDATIONS OVERALL EXPECTATIONS
By the end of this course, students will:
C1. Theory and Terminology: demonstrate an understanding of music theory with respect to the elements and other components of music, and use appropriate terminology relating to them;
C2. Musical Genres and Influences: demonstrate an understanding of musical genres, periods, and themes, and the influence of the environment on different forms of music;
C3. Conventions and Responsible Practices: demonstrate an understanding of responsible practices and performance conventions relating to music.
SPECIFIC EXPECTATIONS
C1. Theory and Terminology
By the end of this course, students will:
C1.1 demonstrate an understanding of, and use correct terminology relating to, the elements of music when planning, promoting, producing, and performing in a music production or pres- entation (e.g., describe in detail the elements of music in their performance repertoire; analyse the interrelationship of pitch, duration, and dynamics in a particular musical production, and identify the acoustical aspects of a performance venue that would best support these elements; describe the types of tasks and personnel [types of musicians, sound engineers] required to support the elements in a musical production; list the physical resources required to support the elements of music, such as acoustic or electronic instruments, amplification, sound baffling, computer technologies)
C1.2 demonstrate an understanding of, and use proper terminology when referring to, aspects of musical form in a variety of genres (e.g., riffs in blues; themes in orchestral music; vocables in North American Aboriginal songs; themes associ- ated with movie characters in film scores; overtures, arias, duets, choruses in opera)
C1.3 identify melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic patterns, and reproduce them accurately, by playing, singing, or notating them (e.g., reproduce, aurally identify, and notate examples of intervals from unison to an octave; reproduce, aurally identify, and notate examples of major and minor triads in root position; notate examples of rhythm patterns appropriate to the repertoire being studied)
C2. Musical Genres and Influences
By the end of this course, students will:
C2.1 categorize various musical works by genre, period, and function and/or theme, and describe the reasons for their categorization (e.g., categorize selected art music as a symphony, concerto, or sonata, and give reasons for their decisions; distinguish between Gregorian chant and chants in South Asian ragas; describe the differences between rock music and rhythm and blues; describe the genres of music in a range of music videos)
Teacher prompt: “What era and genre of twentieth-century popular music do you believe this selection represents? What musical characteristics led you to this conclusion?”
C2.2 describe, in a research-based report or presentation, the interrelationship between nature/the environment and various kinds of music, including Aboriginal music (e.g., present a ritual or celebration using replica instruments created from natural or recycled materials; investi- gate how composers have used nature as a source of inspiration and ideas)
Teacher prompts: “What attitudes towards the environment are evident in traditional and contemporary Aboriginal music?” “How does Stravinsky represent nature in Rite of Spring? What are some other art music compositions that were inspired by nature?” “How can music connect us to the environment?”
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