MS Music Guide

positions for musical notes Articulation Dynamics

Tempo: ritardando, rallentando, a tempo, allegro, largo, andante, moderato Parts of a Staff: grand staff, ledger lines, treble clef, bass clef, time signature, key signature Intonation Pitch

Sight read

LEARNING INTENTION AND SUCCESS CRITERIA EXAMPLE:

Learning Intention: I am learning to read & perform music and correctly identify & defne musical terms and symbols. Success Criteria : I know I’ll have it when, ● I can read level 1 music in standard notation with little to no help from the teacher. LEARNING PROGRESSION EXAMPLE: ● Develop a sense of beat and be able to identify and perform a steady pulse. ● Learn/memorize music symbols that represent durations of beats. ● Apply beats to a specifc sequence of musical symbols. ● Names of notes & their relationship to each other. ● How to play the specifc note (Fingerings) for a particular instrument. ● Identify and interpret specifc musical symbols and terms. ● Create an authentic and expressive performance by independently interpreting music notation and applying expression markings.

EXAMPLE LESSONS, ASSESSMENTS, and OTHER RESOURCES

Article: Developing Music Literacy in Beginning Band Rubric: UHSAA Rubric (Instrumental Solo) Website: MusicTheory.net