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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 elements and notation, and use appropriate terminology relating to them;
C2. CharacteristicsandDevelopmentofMusicalForms:demonstrateanunderstandingofthe development and characteristics of various forms of music;
C3. ConventionsandResponsiblePractices:demonstrateanunderstandingofconventionsand responsible practices relating to music.
SPECIFIC EXPECTATIONS
C1. TheoryandTerminology
By the end of this course, students will:
C1.1 demonstrate an understanding of the ele- ments of music, through practical application in musical performance, composition, and production, and use appropriate terminology related to these elements (e.g., explain orally, using appropriate terminology, the decisions they made with respect to dynamics and phrasing in preparation for performing a piece of music; describe how they approached decisions about duration in their composition)
C1.2 demonstrate an understanding of, and use correct terminology related to, the concepts of notation in a variety of performance and/or composition activities (e.g., demonstrate the ability to read guitar tablature, and describe its relationship to grand staff notation; demonstrate an understanding of duration and pitch notation by accurately transcribing melodies from contem- porary music; create an original notation system for a short melodic line, and teach their notation system to one of their peers)
By the end of this course, students will:
C2.1 categorize musical works by genre, period, function, and/or theme, and describe the reasons for their categorization, with particular emphasis on the elements of music (e.g., identify the elements of music associated with chamber music, jazz, hip hop, Bollywood soundtracks; use concept
attainment strategies relating to the elements of music to categorize various musical selections by genre)
Teacher prompts: “Can you tell by listening whether this musical selection would be classi- fied as traditional or art music? Which elements of the selection help you classify it?” “What elements of traditional music are evident in this popular song?”
C2.2 explain, in a research-based report or pres- entation, the characteristics of and ideas addressed in traditional and contemporary music, including Aboriginal music from Canada and around the world (e.g., compare the ideas expressed in popular music from South Asia and North America; illustrate, using a Venn diagram, and explain the shared characteristics of traditional and contemporary music from Quebec; compare the characteristics of traditional music they are familiar with from their own childhood with traditional songs from other cultures)
Teacher prompts: “What themes are expressed in contemporary Aboriginal music in Canada?” “How and why do the soundtracks from Chinese and Hollywood action/martial arts films differ from each other?”
By the end of this course, students will:
C3.1 demonstrate an understanding of safe and healthy practices related to the field of music, with an emphasis on maintaining a healthy lifestyle and preventing performance-related
FOUNDATIONS
C2. Characteristics and Development of Musical Forms
C3. Conventions and Responsible Practices
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