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1st 6 Weeks - The Middle Ages and the Renaissance
Subject:
Music A-Z Calendar:
1st 6 Weeks Timeframe: Level/Grade:
High School
Unit Name: Middle Ages and the Renaissance Era
Unit Objectives:
TSW
1)Compare and contrast musicians in the courts and the church
2)Recognize musical notation developed in the middle ages
3)Demonstrate an understanding of plainsong
4)Demonstrate an understanding of secular songs
5)Demonstrate an understanding of polyphony and recognize it’s different forms
6)Demonstrate an understanding of instrumental music
7)Demonstrate an understanding of the instruments used
8)Compare and contrast the most well-known composers of the middle ages
9)Demonstrate an understanding of the rise of patrons and how they affected musicians
10)Name and describe a paraphrase, polychoral music, musical borrowing, word painting, and imitations
11)Demonstrate an understanding of harmony used in the renaissance
12Demonstrate an understanding of liturgical music
13)Demonstrate an understanding of secular music
14)Demonstrate an understanding of instrumental music
15)Compare and contrast the most well-known composers of the renaissance

LESSON:
1)Class discussions
2)Daily exercise


Activity Type:
Research, reading, lecture, and class discussions regarding important composers
Listening exercises TEKS: Level I
1)B, 1 & 2
2)C, 1C
3)C, 5ABCD



Materials:
Pencil, workbooks

SE Modifications:
Students will be given additional time to complete work Resources:
An Illustrated History of Music for Young Musicians

Accent on Composers TA TEKS:
Use of internet to research composers and listening examples

GT Modifications:
Peer tutoring
Evaluation Methods:
Daily exercises
Written exams

2nd 6 Weeks - The Baroque Era
Subject:
Music A-Z Calendar:
2nd 6 Weeks Timeframe: Level/Grade:
High School
Unit Name: The Baroque Era
Unit Objectives:
TSW
1)Compare and contrast Bach, Handel, and Vivaldi
2)Compare and contrast court musicians and church musicians
3)Demonstrate an understanding of the musical elements of the Baroque era
4)Demonstrate an understanding of vocal music
5)Demonstrate an understanding of instrumental
6)Compare and contrast, and define styles of vocal and instrumental
7)Explain how society affected the composers
8)Correctly assign composers to their most important type of music
9)Identify and describe the musical instruments of the baroque era
10) Compare and contrast the most well-known composers of the Baroque era
11)Place the composers of the Baroque era on a time line

LESSON:
1)Class discussions
2)Daily exercise


Activity Type:
Research, reading, lecture, and class discussions regarding important composers
Listening exercises TEKS: Level I
1)B, 1 & 2
2)C, 1C
3)C, 5ABCD



Materials:
Pencil, workbooks

SE Modifications:
Students will be given additional time to complete work Resources:
An Illustrated History of Music for Young Musicians

Accent on Composers TA TEKS:
Use of internet to research composers and listening examples

GT Modifications:
Peer tutoring
Evaluation Methods:
Daily exercises
Written exams

3rd 6 Weeks - The Classical Era
Subject:
Music A-Z Calendar:
3rd 6 Weeks Timeframe: Level/Grade:
High School
Unit Name: The Classical Era
Unit Objectives:
TSW
1)Demonstrate an understanding of the life and music of Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven
2)Demonstrate an understanding of the increasing role of women in music
3)Demonstrate an understanding of the transitioning patronage system
4)Demonstrate an understanding of the general characteristics of classical music
5)Identify and define the specific characteristics of classical music
6)Identify and define the important musical forms of the Classical era
7)Explain how society affected the composers
8)Demonstrate an understanding of the rise of opera
9)Demonstrate an understanding of vocal music
10)Demonstrate an understanding of instrumental music
11)Compare and contrast other well known composers of the Baroque & Classical Eras

LESSON:
1)Class discussions
2)Daily exercise


Activity Type:
Research, reading, lecture, and class discussions regarding important composers
Listening exercises
Final project – report and presentation about a baroque or classical composer TEKS: Level I
1)B, 1 & 2
2)C, 1C
3)C, 5ABCD



Materials:
Pencil, workbooks

SE Modifications:
Students will be given additional time to complete work Resources:
An Illustrated History of Music for Young Musicians

Accent on Composers TA TEKS:
Use of internet to research composers and listening examples

GT Modifications:
Peer tutoring
Evaluation Methods:
Daily exercises
Written exams
Final project rubric

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