Content Area: Visual and Performing Arts

 

Index: 1.3B Grade 12 CPI 2

 

Standard: 1.3 - Elements and Principles

 

Strand: B - Music

 

Cumulative Progress Indicator: 2 - The student will synthesize knowledge of the elements of music.

 

Grade: 12

 

Sample Activities:

 

Music Composition - Divide class into various small groups and provide each group with a choice of stimuli - a painting, a piece of poetry, a short video clip with no sound. Each group will select their stimulus.
·        Each group must compose an original piece of music based on the stimulus utilizing all of the elements of music.
·        Each group must perform their composition and defend/explain their artistic decisions.

 

Essential Questions:
·        How can a composer use the elements to create a feeling/mood?
·        How have composers used the elements to create particular moods in movies?

 

Reflective Practice:
·        How has music been used to enhance other types of media (commercials, documentary films, etc)?

 

The contents of the CPI's and Framework Activites come from the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards (NJCCCS) - CD-ROM (Version 1.0), which was developed collaboratively by the Newark Teachers Union (NTU) and Seton Hall University (SHU)

For more information on this CCCS search engine contact Mitchel Gerry - mg@ntuaft.com or Mike Maillaro - mm@ntuaft.com.

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