MS Music Guide

LEARNING INTENTION AND SUCCESS CRITERIA EXAMPLE:

Learning Intention: Create an authentic and expressive performance by independently interpreting music notation and applying expression markings (both pre-written and implied). Success Criteria : I know I’ll have it when,

● I can identify the pitch name of any musical note in Treble or Bass Clef. ● I can read any major key signature and identify “Do” on the staff.

● I can label the solfege syllables of a given example. ● I can identify the rhythmic name of any musical note. ● I can interpret the top and bottom numbers of a time signature. ● I can build a complete measure in any time signature. ● I can subdivide rhythms smaller than the beat in time signatures with 2, 4, or 8 at the bottom. ● I can interpret basic dynamic and expression markings within a piece of repertoire. LEARNING PROGRESSION EXAMPLE: ● Example of Pitch Literacy Scope and Sequence: ○ Staffs and Clefs ○ Keyboard Literacy ○ Connect Staff and Keyboard ○ Connect Solfege ○ Major Scales ○ Key Signatures ○ Connect Solfege and Key Signatures ○ Intervals ● Example of Rhythm Literacy Scope and Sequence ○ Anatomy of a Note ○ Note and Rest Names/Values ○ Time Signatures ○ Subdivision ○ Irregular Meters ○ Application ○ Note Math/Building Measures/Writing in Counts/Apply to Repertoire ● Defne and apply dynamic and expression markings to repertoire during rehearsal. ● Create an authentic and expressive performance by independently interpreting music notation and applying expression markings (both pre-written and implied).

EXAMPLE LESSONS, ASSESSMENTS, and OTHER RESOURCES

NAfME Article: Fostering Independent Musical Thinkers with Conversational Solfege Website: MusicTheory.net