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Mu6 Connecting

Connecting is a process which develops through the description, comparison, and contrasting of a variety of artistic genres and styles. These genres and styles should include a variety of historical periods, cultures, and art forms. The comparison of themes in the humanities/social studies or sciences, artistic processes, subject matter, technologies, organizational principles/structures, and the role of the creator/performer/consumer should be explored along with connections to daily life.

Mu6a The student will compare the characteristics (artistic processes, organizational principles, subject matter, role of the creator/performer/consumer, etc.) of two or more art forms within a historical period and/or culture.

Examples of activities through which students might produce evidence of comparing artistic characteristics include:

• Compare the themes and the role of the artist/patron for music and painting within the Baroque period.
• Compare the factors (historical, social, geographical) important to the development of a particular musical style.

Mu6b The student will contrast musical characteristics within two different historical periods and/or cultures.

Examples of activities through which students might produce evidence of comparing musical characteristics include:

• Contrast the use of dynamics and orchestration between the Romantic and Classical eras.

Mu6c The student will identify by genre/style/culture/historical period and describe the musical characteristics of an unfamiliar piece of music.

Examples of activities through which students might produce evidence of identifying unfamiliar pieces of music include:

• During the study of the Classical era play an unfamiliar Mozart piece and ask students to analyze the characteristics of that piece of music. Then, from those musical clues, play detective and identify the composer.
• During the study of the Post-Bop era, play a recording of Sonny Rollins and ask the student to identify the musical characteristics of the soloist. Based on these musical clues, identify the soloist.

Mu6d The student will connect the art of music and its aspects to daily life.

Examples of activities through which students might produce evidence of connecting music to daily life include:

• The student describes what they hear at a given time and identifies those sounds that occur in rhythm.
• The student identifies large scale rhythmic cycles in which they participate (daily routines, seasons, moon cycle, etc.).
• Identify the style/genre of music used on radio/TV commercials.
• Identify styles/genres of music and their conveyed moods for movies.
  

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