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C. FOUNDATIONS OVERALL EXPECTATIONS
By the end of this course, students will:
C1. TheoryandTerminology:demonstrateanunderstandingofmusictheorywithrespecttoconceptsof notation and the elements and other components of music, and use appropriate terminology relating to them;
C2. CharacteristicsandDevelopmentofMusic:demonstrateanunderstandingofthehistoryofvarious musical forms and of characteristics of music from around the world;
C3. ConventionsandResponsiblePractices:demonstrateanunderstandingofresponsiblepracticesand performance conventions 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, particularly through practical application and aural recognition, and use appropriate terminology related to these elements (e.g., describe and accurately perform major and minor scales and major triads as they relate to course repertoire, integrating changing dynamics and varied articulations; describe and demonstrate an understanding of the form of a twelve-bar blues progression; describe and demon- strate appropriate approaches to dynamics in the interpretation of a musical selection; identify the elements in a broad range of aural samples; use correct terminology when describing and/or demonstrating repetition and contrast in musical forms; identify various forms and aspects of form such as binary and ternary form, rondo, introduc- tion and coda, theme and variation, opera, round/canon, fugue)
C1.2 demonstrate an understanding of, and use proper terminology when referring to, funda- mental concepts associated with notation (e.g., demonstrate correct notation such as articulation and phrase markings when constructing melodies; use correct notation when arranging a standard ballad from a lead sheet; use style and tempo markings that are appropriate for the musical style of their composition or arrangement)
C1.3 reproduce or identify accurately, from notation and/or listening, melodic, rhythmic, and/or harmonic examples (e.g., reproduce, aurally identify, and notate examples of intervals, from unison to an octave, including major, perfect, and minor intervals; identify sound layering from simple to more complex voicings through listening; identify diminished and augmented chords)
By the end of this course, students will:
C2.1 demonstrate an understanding of the devel- opment of various musical forms (e.g., create a graphic organizer outlining the history of jazz; describe similarities in selections of music from the same time period or by the same composer or performer; describe the development of musical theatre)
Teacher prompt: “What are the main periods of Western art music? How do these compare to the development of art music in Japan or India?”
C2.2 identify and describe shared and unique characteristics of traditional and contemporary music, including Aboriginal music, from Canada and around the world (e.g., compare and contrast Native music from Canada with
that of other countries; in a small group, replicate ceremonial music from a Canadian Aboriginal
FOUNDATIONS
C2. Characteristics and Development of Music
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