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CONCEPT: CONCEPT:
Expression Eras and Composers
Tonal basic component is
Pitches. Sequential Pitches in a CONCEPT:
row create Direction. Pitches Dynamics
using steps-leaps-repeats in Particular combinations of
phrases create Melody. CONCEPT: Concepts within a piece create
Articulation
Simultaneously-performed Form. A change in combinations
Pitches create Harmony. of Concepts creates new
CONCEPT: Timbre
Pitches in tonal groups create (Tone Color) sections. Concepts in generally-
Scales and Modality. Modes accepted, often-repeated
centered on any of the 12 CONCEPT: combinations create Style.
chromatic pitches create Texture Style(s) practiced across periods
Keyality. of time create Eras.
ACTIVE PARTICIPATION
1. Listening 5. Improvising / Creating
2. Singing / Chanting 6. Composing / Arranging
3. Moving 7. Reading / Notating
4. Playing / Performing 8. Describing / Evaluating
Music is an aural art. Simply talking about music never produces music. Music (Skills and Concepts) must be put
into action for music to exist (active participation of “ing” words.)
“Making music, in fact, is the very best way of learning about music.” --Richard Baker
“Music does not exist until it is performed.” --Benjamin Britten
Above active participation activities are listed in approximately the same order as the National Music Standards.
They also approximate Bloom’s Taxonomy of the Cognitive of Discrimination Learning and Inference Learning.