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-Vicki King , Caribou High School vking @ rsu39 . org
Caribou HS Chorus Course Description : Using a literacy-based approach , students rehearse and perform a variety of music literature with attention to proper technique .
Graduation Standard # 1 Singing , alone and with others , a varied repertoire of music literature .
Competency : Literacy Behaviors : ( Sight-Singing ) A1 ) Rhythmic concepts I can accurately count rhythms including whole , half , and quarter notes / rests in multiple time signatures with a steady beat . I can accurately count rhythms including eighth and sixteenth notes / rests in multiple time signatures with a steady beat . I can count rhythms including dotted half notes / rests in multiple time signatures with a steady beat . I can accurately count syncopated rhythms in multiple time signatures with a steady beat . I can read rhythms in changing meters . 4 3 ( Target ) 2 1 I can count I can count I can aurally I can count rhythms with a rhythms with a count rhythms rhythms with a steady beat at steady beat with a steady steady beat sight . alone and with beat in a group . with written others . supports .
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Counts whole notes / rests |
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Counts half notes / rests |
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Counts quarter notes / rests |
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Counts dotted rhythms |
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Counts eighth notes / rests |
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Counts syncopated rhythms Counts sixteenth notes / rests Counts eighth note / sixteenth note combinations
A2 ) Melodic concepts I can identify note names in treble clef . I can identify note names in bass clef . I can identify the tonal center ( Do ) in the key of C major . I can recite flats in order . I can identify tonal centers in key signatures with flats . I can recite sharps in order . I can identify tonal centers in key signatures with sharps . I can apply solfege syllables to multiple key signatures .
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I can read music |
I can read |
I can read |
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independently |
alone and with |
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with good tone |
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Recites Flats in order |
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Recites Sharps in order |
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Identify key signature |
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A3 ) Articulation |
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I can demonstrate legato and staccato passages in music . |
I can perform entrances and cut-offs with precision . |
A4 ) Tempos |
I can identify and define tempo markings . |
I can perform music with tempo changes . |
I can perform music at appropriate tempos . |
I can demonstrate understanding of ritardandos within music |
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A5 ) Dynamics |
I can demonstrate soft and loud volumes in a musical |
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I can demonstrate changes in dynamics within a piece , |
including crescendos and decrescendos . |
A6 ) Balance and Blend |
I can recognize the role of my part within the ensemble . |
I can listen to voices within my section / ensemble and match |
dynamics , tone color , articulation and phrasing . |
Competency : Rehearsal |
Behaviors B1 ) Form B2 ) Relationship with other parts B3 ) Recognize patterns B4 ) Identify difficult passages B5 ) Articulation B6 ) Balance and Blend
Competency : Performance Behaviors C1 ) Posture C2 ) Expression C3 ) Phrasing C4 ) Dynamic Contrast C5 ) Style Characteristics C6 ) Articulation / Pronunciation C7 ) Memorization C8 ) Follow the Director
Graduation Standard # 2
Reading and Notating Music Competency : Rhythmic Concepts Behaviors : A1 ) Note and rest values A2 ) Time Signatures A3 ) Tempo variations A4 ) Special characters
Competency : Melodic Concepts Behaviors
B1 ) Identify Note names B2 ) Treble / Bass Clef B3 ) Key Signatures B4 ) Solfege
Graduation Standard # 3 Listening to , analyzing , and describing music . Competency : Identifying Exemplars Behaviors : A1 ) Musical terminology A2 ) Biases / preferences A3 ) Cultural connections
Competency : Self-Evaluation Behaviors B1 ) Record performance B2 ) Identify Strengths / Weaknesses