UNIT PLAN 2014-2015 Colegio Granadino

Unit Title: Musical Sense Development

Email to rperskie@granadino.edu.co OR jhunt@granadino.edu.co
Teacher Germn Camilo Salazar
Grade 7
Subject Music
Quarter/Trimest 3rd (Third)
er

Stage 1 Desired Results

ESTABLISHED GOALS Transfer
Standard 3: Improvises melodies, variations, and Students will be able to independently use their learning to
accompaniments

MC7.3.1 Crea ritmos cortos, relacionados con las figuras
musicales bsicas
Standard 4. Reads and notates music
MC7.4.1 Reads a writes simple phrases using note, half
note, quarter note, eight note, sixteenth note, rests and its
possible combinations
Standard 5 Knows and applies proper criteria to
music and music performance
MC7.5.1 Understands aesthetics and styles in world
music
MC7.5.2 Identifies and judges technical features in world
music
The student will be capable to appreciate and understand any
artwork with clear aesthetic and technical criteria; he will
develop creative skills to find solutions, break models and
paradigms and open his outlook to the surrounding world; the
sensibility acquired will help him to asses and value the work
and effort made by others and to work in a team. The developed
understandings will have an evident impact in his motor skills,
coordination, sense of aesthetics, use of space and time, abilities
and mastery of public speaking. The cultural and technological
knowledge and understanding will enable the student to be in
the forefront of the social, academic and scientific progress, this
being a cornerstone in the training of a leader

Standard 7: Develops ear skills They will recognize theoretical and contextual (historic, esthetic,
MC7.7.1 Identifies easy technical elements of music by
organologic) elements in every kind of music they listen outside
listening to them the school, specially World music from the xx century. They will
know how to read and write a rhythm.

Specific content
6th Grade short review
Musical Writing: Rhythm
Metric structure
Whole note, Half note, Quarter
note, Eight note, Sixteenth
note, Rests
Combinations
Ear Training
4/4, 3/4, 2/4 dictation with
whole note, half note, quarter
note, eight note, sixteenth
note, rests and combinations
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Meaning
UNDERSTANDINGS ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
Students will understand that How does musical writing
What are the BIG IDEAS? system work?
What is the relation
The formal musical writing between what is written and
system let us to know and what is listened?
control essential music
elements such as tempo,
length, accuracy, speed.
What specific
understandings about them
are desired?
The student will understand the
working of note values and rests
for rhythmic writing will apply
these concepts to music
performance.
The student can write an easy
rhythm part using the elements of
formal writing.
What misunderstandings are
predictable.
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The relation between notes and its

length is something may be
reinforced several times in the first
stages of the work.

Acquisition
Students will know Students will be skilled at
What key knowledge will What key skills will students
students acquire as a result acquire as a result of this
of this unit? unit?
-The student knows and -The student will acquire rhythmic
understands the meaning of sense and ability to create and
musical symbology. recreate patterns and rhythmic
bases.
What should they eventually - The student will develop ability
be able to do as result of to coordinate what he sees with
such Knowledge. what he should play, develop the
-The student is able to read and corporal association and
play an easy percussion score. dissociation and will learn to
-The student is able to write an coordinate his work with his
easy part after listening to it partners

What should they

eventually be able to do as
result of such Knowledge?

-The student will be able to play

elementary rhythmic phrases by
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sight.
- The developed skills will be
relevant in a lot of diary activities
which involve rhythmic sense,
such as dancing, swimming,
driving a car, etc.
Stage 2 Evidence
Evaluative Criteria Assessment Evidence
By what criteria will PERFORMANCE TASK(S):
performances of Improvisation and Imitation- Grupal Exercise.
understanding be judged? Rhythmic reading Activity
- Accurate performance of Composition of Rhythmic lines
exercises. Rhythmic dictation Activity
- Quality and Complexity of
the exercises created by
the student.
- Effort evidenced in the
results of their tasks
OTHER EVIDENCE:
Through what other evidence ( e.g quizzes, tests, academic
prompts, observations, homework, journals) will students
demonstrate achievement of the desired results?

Creative Project:
-- In groups the students will create their own exercises of corporal
percussion, then they will write it ussing the formal musical writing
system; finaly they will record their performance in video.
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How will students reflect upon and self- assess their learning?

--The students will exchange their exercises with other groups and
will play the different exercises created by their partners.

Stage 3 Learning Plan

Summary of Key Learning Events and Instruction
What learning experiences and instruction will enable students to achieve the desired results? How will the
design:
W : Help the students know Where the unit is going and What is expected? Help the teacher know Where
the students are coming from (prior knowledge, interests) ?
H : Hook all the students and Hold their interest?
E : Equip students, help them Experience the key ideas and Explore the issues?
R : Provide opportunities to Rethink, and Revise their understanding and work ?
E : Allow students to Evaluate their work and its implications?
T : Be Tailored ( personalized ) to different needs, interests, and abilities of learners?
O : Be Organized to maximize initial and sustained engagement as well as effective learning?

Teachers explanation and guide.

Sensibilization games
Grupal Creative Proyect
Individual Creative Proyect
Critical Music Audition
Video Assessment and Self Assessment
Consolidation Class Work with the topics and elements studied developing the ability to identify each
one by listening to it.
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