Year 7 Assessment Booklet 20-19

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Somerset College 2019 IB MYP Subject Overview

Subject: The Arts (Music)

Year: 7

T ERM

G LOBAL C ONTEXT Personal and Cultural Expression

C ONCEPT

C ONTENT

A SSESSMENT Unit Test (Criterion A)

One

COMMUNICATION

The Da Vinci Code 

Develop music literacy skills

 Notation as an effective communication medium in music  The history of music notation  The elements of music  Comparison of different notational styles  Requirements for a successful notation  Identifying and explaining musical sighs and symbols  Aurally and visually analysing musical styles  Characteristics of music genres and elements of music  Characteristics of music throughout history  Exploring the effect of music on individuals and our environment  Awareness and recording of the music we encounter each day, where, when and why  Exploring famous composers from the Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Modern periods  Inquiring into the lives of modern-day performers  Exploring historical and social changes that have affected the status of the composer/performer  Awareness and appreciation of how one’s performance and actions affects others  Exploration of good and poor performance techniques  The elements required for an effective performance  Considerations when working in a performance group Exploring the main genres of music

Composition – Graphic Score (Criteria B and C)

Arts Process Journal – Including process and reflection tasks (Criterion D)

The Big Bangs 

Two

Scientific and Technical Innovation

IDENTITY

Unit Test (Criterion A)

Performance – Graphic Score (Criterion B)

Arts Process Journal – Including process and reflection tasks (Criteria C and D)

Three

Personal and Cultural Expression

COMMUNICATION

The Da Vinci Code 

Unit Test (Criterion A)

Develop music literacy skills

 Notation as an effective communication medium in music  The history of music notation  The elements of music  Comparison of different notational styles  Requirements for a successful notation

Composition – Graphic Score (Criteria B and C)

Arts Process Journal – Including

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