LOGAN-ROGERSVILLE R-VIII VOCAL MUSIC CURRICULUM

EIGHTH GRADE

COURSE RATIONALE

Besides being specifically aimed to choral performance, the purpose of grade eight vocal music is to enhance and nurture the student in the many areas of vocal music. Through specific lessons and rehearsal techniques, the student will continue to build a foundation for a future in high school choral music. The areas of study include honor choirs, three and four-part literature, musical theatre, choral aesthetics, music theory, ear training, sight reading, group projects, music videos, creative writing assignments, listening, visual tools, semester concerts, individual and ensemble performance, and class discussion. By studying and performing high quality choral literature, the student will be able to pursue a future in vocal music if they desire, either in high school or even as a career.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

A performance based class designed to build on the student’s past choral music experience and prepare them for the transition to the high school choral music. Through daily rehearsal and instruction, the student will be challenged with more vocally difficult literature and activities.

COURSE COMPETENCIES

The student will be able to

1. Explore future job opportunities.
1. Understand the many career opportunities offered in the field of music.
2. Use their listening skills.
1. Use ear-training skills to perform basic music dictation.
3. Demonstrate understanding of a musical time-line.

a. Distinguish between the major time periods of music history – Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and 20^th Century.

4. Demonstrate understanding of cultural and historical importance within music.
1. Recognize the differences between styles and pieces of literature and appreciate all genres of music.
5. Perform with correct vocal production.
1. Understand, recognize and perform with proper expression, intonation and vocal production practices in both rehearsal and performance.
6. Demonstrate understanding of expression within an ensemble.
1. Develop and examine individual differences among the ensemble.
7. Perform written music.
1. Demonstrate, execute, and recognize the elements of vocal music.
8. Perform various genres of musical literature.
1. Understand proper practices for preparing literature and demonstrate these concepts in rehearsal and performance.
9. Demonstrate understanding of basic rhythms.
1. Understand and perform specific patterns of basic rhythms within a piece of written literature.
10. Critique and evaluate written music.
1. Exhibit a basic use and understanding of music vocabulary and theory.
11. Sing in different languages.
1. Sing with correct diction, literature in foreign languages, therefore broadening the students’ cultural awareness.
12. Perform in an ensemble setting.
1. Sing his/her specific voice part within three and four part harmony literature.
13. Demonstrate care for their voice.
1. Explain, demonstrate, and model proper care and maintenance for their vocal chords.
14. Demonstrate understanding of the importance of expression within music.
1. Develop and define their own personal response and expression within a piece of musical literature.

Grade or Class: Eighth Grade Music

Last Revision: 1999-2000

Writer: Krista Smith

By the end of grade 8 students will be able to

District Competency 1: Explore future job opportunities.
Sub-competencies a. Understand the many career opportunities offered in the field of music.
Graduate Goals	Content Standards	Performance Standards	Activities	Assessments	Resources
8.2, 8.3, 8.5	FA1 FA2 FA3 FA4 FA5	1.2, 1.3, 1.5, 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 2.2, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.8	Guest lectures Class discussion Videos Handouts	Teacher observation (70%) Handouts (70%)	Handouts Video Audio

By the end of grade 8 students will be able to

District Competency 2: Use their listening skills.
Sub-competencies a. Use ear-training skills to perform basic music dictation.
Graduate Goals	Content Standards	Performance Standards	Activities	Assessments	Resources
8.1, 8.2, 8.4	FA1 FA2 FA3	1.5, 1.6, 1.8, 1.10, 2.2, 2.5	Handouts Lecture Ear training Listening Class discussion Individual performance	Tests (70%) Worksheets (70%) Teacher observation (70%)	Manuscript paper handouts

By the end of grade 8 students will be able to

District Competency 3: Demonstrate understanding of a musical time-line.
Sub-competencies a. Distinguish between the major time periods of music history – Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and 20^th Century.
Graduate Goals	Content Standards	Performance Standards	Activities	Assessments	Resources
8.2, 8.4, 8.5	FA1 FA3 FA4 FA5	1.2, 1.3, 1.5, 1.6, 1.9, 1.10, 2.5	Lecture Class discussion Listening to recordings Videos Handouts Games	Worksheets (70%) Written tests (70%)	Worksheets Audio recording Videos Handouts

By the end of grade 8 students will be able to

District Competency 4: Demonstrate understanding of cultural and historical importance within music.
Sub-competencies a. Recognize the differences between styles and pieces of literature and appreciate all genres of music.
Graduate Goals	Content Standards	Performance Standards	Activities	Assessments	Resources
8.2, 8.4, 8.5	FA1 FA2 FA5	1.2, 1.3, 1.6, 1.9, 1.10, 2.4, 2.5	Lecture Class discussion Videos Various recordings Student critique	Quizzes (70%) Listening tests (70%) Worksheets (70%) Score analysis (70%)	Octavos Videos Audio recordings

By the end of grade 8 students will be able to

District Competency 5: Perform with correct vocal production.
Sub-competencies a. Understand, recognize and perform with proper expression, intonation and vocal production practices in both rehearsal and performance.
Graduate Goals	Content Standards	Performance Standards	Activities	Assessments	Resources
8.1, 8.2, 8.4	FA1	1.10, 2.2, 2.5	Vocal warm-up exercises Breathing exercises Legato line Dropped jaw Lifted soft-palate Lifted rib cage Proper posture Ensemble performance Individual performance	Teacher observation (70%) Singing tests (70%) Semester concerts	Instructional videos Teacher modeling

By the end of grade 8 students will be able to

District Competency 6: Demonstrate understanding of expression within an ensemble.
Sub-competencies a. Develop and examine individual differences among the ensemble.
Graduate Goals	Content Standards	Performance Standards	Activities	Assessments	Resources
8.1, 8.4	FA1 FA2	1.10, 2.4, 2.5	Student observation Listening Class discussion Group and individual performance	Teacher observation (70%) Concerts	Octavos

By the end of grade 8 students will be able to

District Competency 7: Perform written music
Sub-competencies a. Demonstrate, execute, and recognize the elements of vocal music.
Graduate Goals	Content Standards	Performance Standards	Activities	Assessments	Resources
8.1, 8.2, 8.4	FA1 FA2 FA3	1.5, 1.6, 1.10, 2.2, 2.5	Music vocabulary Directional markings Dynamics Tempo Key signatures Meter Score analysis Note and rest values Numbering and naming scale steps Style Games Lecture	Teacher observation (70%) Tests (70%) Worksheets (70%)	Handouts Octavos

By the end of grade 8 students will be able to

District Competency 8: Perform various genres of musical literature.
Sub-competencies a. Understand proper practices for preparing literature and demonstrate these concepts in rehearsal and performance.
Graduate Goals	Content Standards	Performance Standards	Activities	Assessments	Resources
8.1, 8.2, 8.4	FA1 FA2 FA3	1.2, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.10, 2.2, 2.4, 2.5	Lecture Ensemble rehearsal and performance Rhythmic counting Sight reading Ear training Diction Measure numbering Scale marking	Singing tests (70%) Teacher observation (70%) Semester concerts	Handouts Worksheets Octavos

By the end of grade 8 students will be able to

District Competency 9: Demonstrate understanding of basic rhythms.
Sub-competencies a. Understand and perform specific patterns of basic rhythms within a piece of written literature.
Graduate Goals	Content Standards	Performance Standards	Activities	Assessments	Resources
8.1, 8.4	FA1 FA2 FA3	1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8. 1.10, 2.2, 2.5	Flash cards Lecture Games Group practice Individual practice Rhythmic sight reading Use of body percussion Repetition	Teacher observation (70%) Quizzes (70%) Worksheets (70%)	Handouts Octavos

By the end of grade 8 students will be able to

District Competency 10: Critique and evaluate written music
Sub-competencies a. Exhibit a basic use and understanding of music vocabulary and theory.
Graduate Goals	Content Standards	Performance Standards	Activities	Assessments	Resources
8.1, 8.2, 8.4, 8.5	FA1 FA2 FA3	1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 2.2, 2.5	Lecture Class discussion Games Worksheets Flashcards Rehearsal	Teacher observation (70%) Worksheets (70%) Quizzes (70%)	Octavos Handouts Flashcards

By the end of grade 8 students will be able to

District Competency 11: Sing in different languages.
Sub-competencies a. Sing with correct diction, literature in foreign languages, therefore broadening the students’ cultural awareness.
Graduate Goals	Content Standards	Performance Standards	Activities	Assessments	Resources
8.4, 8.5	FA1 FA2 FA3 FA4 FA5	1.9, 1.10, 2.2, 2.4, 2.5	Lecture Repetition Class discussion Listen to recordings	Teacher observation Performance	Octavos Audio recordings

By the end of grade 8 students will be able to

District Competency 12: Perform in an ensemble setting
Sub-competencies a. Sing his/her specific voice part within three and four part harmony literature.
Graduate Goals	Content Standards	Performance Standards	Activities	Assessments	Resources
8.1, 8.2, 8.4	FA1 FA2	1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.10, 2.2, 2.5	Lecture Classroom rehearsal Ensemble and part singing	Teacher observation Singing tests	Octavos

By the end of grade 8 students will be able to

District Competency 13: Demonstrate care for their voice
Sub-competencies a. Explain, demonstrate, and model proper care and maintenance for their vocal chords.
Graduate Goals	Content Standards	Performance Standards	Activities	Assessments	Resources
8.1, 8.4	FA1	1.7, 1.10, 2.4, 2.5	Vocal warm-ups Lecture Class discussion Role playing	Teacher observation (70%) Performance (70%)	Research information

By the end of grade 8 students will be able to

District Competency 14: Demonstrate understanding of the importance of expression within music.
Sub-competencies a. Develop and define their own personal response and expression within a piece of musical literature.
Graduate Goals	Content Standards	Performance Standards	Activities	Assessments	Resources
8.1, 8.4	FA1	2.4, 2.5	Listening Class discussion Group and individual rehearsal	Teacher observation (70%)	Audio recording Video instruction Octavos