Music Foundations 1
In this module, your students will delve into how music is created and shared. After an introduction in basic rhythm and pitch, they’ll begin by identifying and then writing music notation. Additionally, they’ll explore concepts of timbre and form while analyzing music from around the world. Your students will gain a strong foundation in reading, performing, and creating music with the flexibility to incorporate the musical styles and knowledge present in your unique classroom setting.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this module, students will be able to:
Perform basic music concepts both individually and in a group
Create music within a provided structure
Describe the function of specific music elements
Analyze music elements through active listening
Essential Questions
- How is music created?
- What are the components of music?
- How does understanding the structure and context of musical works inform performance?
- How are musical sounds organized?
- How do musicians make creative decisions?
- How do we discern the musical creators’ and performers’ expressive intent?
Module Syllabus
Below is a map of lessons within units, in the order of suggested presentation. You will find a variety of introductory lessons that present a new concept for the first time, practice activities that contain ear training, recognizing, and identifying a concept, and reinforcing activities that include creating with, producing with or performing a concept.
- Pulse / Steady BeatSlow / FastLong/ShortRestsMeter 1Ostinato/RepetitionRhythm Syllables 1
- Invented NotationRhythmic Notation 1Note Parts/Stem DirectionArticulation and Notation Terms 1Time Signature 1
- High/LowAscend/Descend 1Steps/Skips 1Patterns/SequencesIntervals 1Solfege 1
- StaffSpace/Line NotesSteps/Skips 2Ascend/Descend 2Articulation and Notation Terms 2Clefs and Note Names 1Navigational Devices 1
- Loud / SoftInstrument Families 1Alternate Instrument MethodsUnpitched Instruments