School City of Hobart
School City of Hobart Music

Music - Grade 6


Singing

    Standard 1
The learner will be able to sing on pitch and in rhythm, with proper tone, diction, posture, and with a steady tempo. They sing accurately, expressively, and with good breath control while they observe the indicated dynamics, phrasing, and interpretation. They also sing a variety of songs of many cultures and styles from memory, including ostinatos, partner songs, rounds, and two-part songs. Students in sixth grade sing in groups, blending vocal timbres, matching dynamic levels, and following a conductor's cues.
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Singing alone and with others IDOE
  
    6.1.1
The learner will be able to sing warm-ups that stress diction, posture, pitch, breath control, and attention to the conductor.
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Singing alone and with others IDOE
  
    6.1.2
The learner will be able to sing a capella in small or large ensembles, with appropriate dynamics, phrasing, and articulation.
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Singing alone and with others IDOE
  
    6.1.3
The learner will be able to sing a variety of songs of many cultures and styles from memory, including ostinatos, partner songs, and rounds.
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Singing alone and with others IDOE
Instructional Resources
- Patriotic Music, web link [Lesson Plan].  http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/CS/script.pl?submit=P3R048CoAMgAADUDww8
Assessment Resources
- Patriotic Music, web link [Lesson Plan].   http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/CS/script.pl?submit=P3R048CoAMgAADUDww8
  
    6.1.4
The learner will be able to sing music written in two parts.
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Singing alone and with others IDOE
  

Playing an instrument

    Standard 2
The learner will be able to perform a variety of works on one instrument accurately, expressively, and independently, alone or in a group, following the directions of a conductor. They perform or echo easy rhythmic, melodic, and chordal patterns accurately. They also perform independent instrumental parts while other students play or sing contrasting parts.
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Playing an instrument IDOE
  
    6.2.1
The learner will be able to echo a short pattern on a rhythmic or melodic instrument.
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Playing an instrument IDOE
Instructional Resources
- Basic Keyboarding, web link [Lesson Plan].  http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/cs/script.pl?submit=PnIqAsCoAMgAAFMET2o
Assessment Resources
- Basic Keyboarding, web link [Lesson Plan].   http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/cs/script.pl?submit=PnIqAsCoAMgAAFMET2o
  
    6.2.2
The learner will be able to play a given pitch pattern, rhythm pattern, or ostinato part, using appropriate tempo and dynamics while watching a conductor.
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Playing an instrument IDOE
  
    6.2.3
The learner will be able to play a pattern of I and V chords. Example: Using a keyboard, fretted or mallet instrument, play basic chords that accompany a piece or a class song. .
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Playing an instrument IDOE
  
    6.2.4
The learner will be able to play a melody on a recorder or another melodic instrument, using the dynamics and tempo indicated by the conductor or the score.
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Playing an instrument IDOE
Instructional Resources
- Basic Keyboarding, web link [Lesson Plan].  http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/cs/script.pl?submit=PnIqAsCoAMgAAFMET2o
Assessment Resources
- Basic Keyboarding, web link [Lesson Plan].   http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/cs/script.pl?submit=PnIqAsCoAMgAAFMET2o
  
    6.2.5
The learner will be able to play a variety of music expressively and independently of others.
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Playing an instrument IDOE
  

Reading, notating and interpreting music

    Standard 3
The learner will be able to read, perform, and notate music notation in simple meters, plus 6/8 meter. They identify and correctly observe symbols and terms for dynamics, tempo, and articulation while playing. Students in grade six sight-read melodies in treble and bass clef.
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Reading, notating and interpreting music IDOE
  
    6.3.1
The learner will be able to read and notate whole, half, dotted half, quarter, dotted quarter, eighth, eighth note triplets, dotted eighth, and sixteenth notes and rests in 2/4, 3/4, 4/4 meter signatures. Read and notate eighth, dotted quarter and dotted half notes within a 6/8-meter signature.
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Reading, notating and interpreting music IDOE
Instructional Resources
- Beginning Music Theory Lesson, web link [Lesson Plan].  http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/CS/script.pl?submit=PqbYTcCoAMgAAEgfqDg
- Music Math, web link [Lesson Plan].  http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/cs/script.pl?submit=P4wJ@sCoAMgAADOamF8
Assessment Resources
- Beginning Music Theory Lesson, web link [Lesson Plan].   http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/CS/script.pl?submit=PqbYTcCoAMgAAEgfqDg
- Music Math, web link [Lesson Plan].   http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/cs/script.pl?submit=P4wJ@sCoAMgAADOamF8
  
    6.3.2
The learner will be able to read given pitch patterns using solfege, numbers, or letter names. Notate the major scale pattern of half steps and whole steps.
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Reading, notating and interpreting music IDOE
Instructional Resources
- Beginning Music Theory Lesson, web link [Lesson Plan].  http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/CS/script.pl?submit=PqbYTcCoAMgAAEgfqDg
Assessment Resources
- Beginning Music Theory Lesson, web link [Lesson Plan].   http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/CS/script.pl?submit=PqbYTcCoAMgAAEgfqDg
  
    6.3.3
The learner will be able to sight-read simple melodies in treble and bass clefs.
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Reading, notating and interpreting music IDOE
Instructional Resources
- Beginning Music Theory Lesson, web link [Lesson Plan].  http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/CS/script.pl?submit=PqbYTcCoAMgAAEgfqDg
Assessment Resources
- Beginning Music Theory Lesson, web link [Lesson Plan].   http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/CS/script.pl?submit=PqbYTcCoAMgAAEgfqDg
  

Improvising melodies and accompaniments

    Standard 4
The learner will be able to invent simple melodic, rhythmic, or harmonic accompaniments to a piece or excerpt. They devise simple melodic embellishments to known melodies. Students also improvise short, unaccompanied melodies to be played or sung over given accompaniments.
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Improvising melodies and accompaniments IDOE
  
    6.4.1
The learner will be able to create a pattern of I, IV and V chords to accompany a song.
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Improvising melodies and accompaniments IDOE
  
    6.4.2
The learner will be able to create a rhythmic or melodic ostinato to play against a given melody.
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Improvising melodies and accompaniments IDOE
  
    6.4.3
The learner will be able to invent a rhythmic or melodic embellishment to a known theme.
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Improvising melodies and accompaniments IDOE
  

Composing and arranging music

    Standard 5
The learner will be able to create and arrange music to accompany readings or dramas. They use several sound sources when composing or arranging.
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Composing and arranging music IDOE
  
    6.5.1
The learner will be able to create a short piece or song to accompany a drama or reading, using duple meter, at least ten to twelve measures long.
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Composing and arranging music IDOE
  
    6.5.2
The learner will be able to create or assist in creating a fully original composition. Example: As a class project, create an original opera or musical revue. Participate by helping with the words or music. .
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Composing and arranging music IDOE
  
    6.5.3
The learner will be able to select instruments or sounds to be added to a piece being written.
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Composing and arranging music IDOE
  

Listening, analyzing, describing music

    Standard 6
The learner will be able to identify musical forms when they are heard, as well as the sound of a major or minor tonality (key). They listen to examples of music that derive from various cultures and styles, and discuss them using appropriate musical terms. They also identify the sounds of voices and musical instruments. Students respond to musical events through movement.
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Listening, analyzing, describing music IDOE
  
    6.6.1
The learner will be able to diagram musical forms such as AB, ABA, ballads, rondos, theme and variation, and canons or fugues. Example: Listen to Benjamin Britten's "Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra" and identify the form as well as how that form is heard in the music. .
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Listening, analyzing, describing music IDOE
  
    6.6.2
The learner will be able to upon listening to and performing numerous examples of works in major and minor keys correctly identify examples as major or minor.
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Listening, analyzing, describing music IDOE
  
    6.6.3
The learner will be able to identify musical instruments or voice types by sound. Example: Name the instruments in "Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra" as they are being played. .
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Listening, analyzing, describing music IDOE
Instructional Resources
- Telling a Story with Music, web link [Lesson Plan].  http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/cs/script.pl?submit=Pm@HBcCoAMgAAFxCc5M
- Instruments and Tone Color, web link [Lesson Plan].  http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/cs/script.pl?submit=P3G@zMCoAMgAADQUdt0
- Introduction to Music Historical Periods, web link [Lesson Plan].  http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/cs/script.pl?submit=UAsd@X8AAAEAAFIJF6kAAAAE
Assessment Resources
- Telling a Story with Music, web link [Lesson Plan].   http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/cs/script.pl?submit=Pm@HBcCoAMgAAFxCc5M
- Instruments and Tone Color, web link [Lesson Plan].   http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/cs/script.pl?submit=P3G@zMCoAMgAADQUdt0
- Introduction to Music Historical Periods, web link [Lesson Plan].   http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/cs/script.pl?submit=UAsd@X8AAAEAAFIJF6kAAAAE
  
    6.6.4
The learner will be able to write a description of a musical work studied, using appropriate terms.
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Listening, analyzing, describing music IDOE
Instructional Resources
- Patriotic Music, web link [Lesson Plan].  http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/CS/script.pl?submit=P3R048CoAMgAADUDww8
- Introduction to Music Historical Periods, web link [Lesson Plan].  http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/cs/script.pl?submit=UAsd@X8AAAEAAFIJF6kAAAAE
- 6 + 1 Word Choice Music Topic, web link [Lesson Plan].  http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/cs/script.pl?submit=osmNoH8AAAEAAGIpGc4AAAAL
Assessment Resources
- Patriotic Music, web link [Lesson Plan].   http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/CS/script.pl?submit=P3R048CoAMgAADUDww8
- Introduction to Music Historical Periods, web link [Lesson Plan].   http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/cs/script.pl?submit=UAsd@X8AAAEAAFIJF6kAAAAE
- 6 + 1 Word Choice Music Topic, web link [Lesson Plan].   http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/cs/script.pl?submit=osmNoH8AAAEAAGIpGc4AAAAL
  
    6.6.5
The learner will be able to use movement to represent the musical qualities or changes heard in a piece. Example: As part of a class activity, create a multi-media presentation to be given as a known piece is heard, utilizing movement, lighting, and props. .
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Listening, analyzing, describing music IDOE
  

Understanding relationships

    Standard 7
The learner will be able to identify similarities and differences in the terms used in the arts. They name similarities and differences in the terms used in music and in other subject areas.
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Understanding relationships IDOE
  
    6.7.1
The learner will be able to compare and contrast two or more meanings of terms used in the arts, such as unity and variety Example: Talk about how unity and variety are found in architecture, paintings, dance, and drama.
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Understanding relationships IDOE
  
    6.7.2
The learner will be able to compare and contrast common terms used in music and other subject areas. Example: Tell how sound is created and relate this to string instruments and percussion instruments. .
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Understanding relationships IDOE
Instructional Resources
- Instruments and Tone Color, web link [Lesson Plan].  http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/cs/script.pl?submit=P3G@zMCoAMgAADQUdt0
- Introduction to Music Historical Periods, web link [Lesson Plan].  http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/cs/script.pl?submit=UAsd@X8AAAEAAFIJF6kAAAAE
Assessment Resources
- Instruments and Tone Color, web link [Lesson Plan].   http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/cs/script.pl?submit=P3G@zMCoAMgAADQUdt0
- Introduction to Music Historical Periods, web link [Lesson Plan].   http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/cs/script.pl?submit=UAsd@X8AAAEAAFIJF6kAAAAE
  
    6.7.3
The learner will be able to study a particular musical style and explore its relevance to other art forms. Example: Research Impressionistic music and its relationship to visual art. .
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Understanding relationships IDOE
Instructional Resources
- Patriotic Music, web link [Lesson Plan].  http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/CS/script.pl?submit=P3R048CoAMgAADUDww8
- 6 + 1 Word Choice Music Topic, web link [Lesson Plan].  http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/cs/script.pl?submit=osmNoH8AAAEAAGIpGc4AAAAL
Assessment Resources
- Patriotic Music, web link [Lesson Plan].   http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/CS/script.pl?submit=P3R048CoAMgAADUDww8
- 6 + 1 Word Choice Music Topic, web link [Lesson Plan].   http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/cs/script.pl?submit=osmNoH8AAAEAAGIpGc4AAAAL
  

Understanding music

    Standard 8
The learner will be able to develop an understanding of the relationship of music to the historical period in which it was composed. They describe how the elements of music are used in examples from world cultures. They also discuss the uses of music in everyday life and throughout history.
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Understanding music IDOE
  
    6.8.1
The learner will be able to research the historical origins of musical styles as well as the cultures that produced them. Example: Explore the development of rock music and the historical and technological developments that influenced its growth. .
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Understanding music IDOE
Instructional Resources
- Patriotic Music, web link [Lesson Plan].  http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/CS/script.pl?submit=P3R048CoAMgAADUDww8
- Introduction to Music Historical Periods, web link [Lesson Plan].  http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/cs/script.pl?submit=UAsd@X8AAAEAAFIJF6kAAAAE
Assessment Resources
- Patriotic Music, web link [Lesson Plan].   http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/CS/script.pl?submit=P3R048CoAMgAADUDww8
- Introduction to Music Historical Periods, web link [Lesson Plan].   http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/cs/script.pl?submit=UAsd@X8AAAEAAFIJF6kAAAAE
  
    6.8.2
The learner will be able to discuss suitable music for various occasions. Example: Discuss the role of music in political campaigns and television advertising. .
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Understanding music IDOE
Instructional Resources
- Telling a Story with Music, web link [Lesson Plan].  http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/cs/script.pl?submit=Pm@HBcCoAMgAAFxCc5M
- Patriotic Music, web link [Lesson Plan].  http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/CS/script.pl?submit=P3R048CoAMgAADUDww8
- Introduction to Music Historical Periods, web link [Lesson Plan].  http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/cs/script.pl?submit=UAsd@X8AAAEAAFIJF6kAAAAE
- 6 + 1 Word Choice Music Topic, web link [Lesson Plan].  http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/cs/script.pl?submit=osmNoH8AAAEAAGIpGc4AAAAL
Assessment Resources
- Telling a Story with Music, web link [Lesson Plan].   http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/cs/script.pl?submit=Pm@HBcCoAMgAAFxCc5M
- Patriotic Music, web link [Lesson Plan].   http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/CS/script.pl?submit=P3R048CoAMgAADUDww8
- Introduction to Music Historical Periods, web link [Lesson Plan].   http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/cs/script.pl?submit=UAsd@X8AAAEAAFIJF6kAAAAE
- 6 + 1 Word Choice Music Topic, web link [Lesson Plan].   http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/cs/script.pl?submit=osmNoH8AAAEAAGIpGc4AAAAL
  
    6.8.3
The learner will be able to compare and contrast the different roles of musicians in many cultures and settings.
Strand Source
Understanding music IDOE
Instructional Resources
- Telling a Story with Music, web link [Lesson Plan].  http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/cs/script.pl?submit=Pm@HBcCoAMgAAFxCc5M
- Patriotic Music, web link [Lesson Plan].  http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/CS/script.pl?submit=P3R048CoAMgAADUDww8
- Instruments and Tone Color, web link [Lesson Plan].  http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/cs/script.pl?submit=P3G@zMCoAMgAADQUdt0
- Introduction to Music Historical Periods, web link [Lesson Plan].  http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/cs/script.pl?submit=UAsd@X8AAAEAAFIJF6kAAAAE
Assessment Resources
- Telling a Story with Music, web link [Lesson Plan].   http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/cs/script.pl?submit=Pm@HBcCoAMgAAFxCc5M
- Patriotic Music, web link [Lesson Plan].   http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/CS/script.pl?submit=P3R048CoAMgAADUDww8
- Instruments and Tone Color, web link [Lesson Plan].   http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/cs/script.pl?submit=P3G@zMCoAMgAADQUdt0
- Introduction to Music Historical Periods, web link [Lesson Plan].   http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/cs/script.pl?submit=UAsd@X8AAAEAAFIJF6kAAAAE
  

Evaluating music

    Standard 9
The learner will be able to develop criteria for high musical quality. They explain personal preferences for musical styles and pieces using proper terminology. They also constructively evaluate the quality of their performances and the performances of others. The students discuss the importance of proper concert behavior and demonstrate it.
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Evaluating music and music performances IDOE
  
    6.9.1
The learner will be able to write a personal and classroom rubric, which will be used to evaluate performances and compositions.
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Evaluating music and music performances IDOE
  
    6.9.2
The learner will be able to discuss likes and dislikes of certain composers, styles, and pieces, using familiar terms.
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Evaluating music and music performances IDOE
Instructional Resources
- Introduction to Music Historical Periods, web link [Lesson Plan].  http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/cs/script.pl?submit=UAsd@X8AAAEAAFIJF6kAAAAE
- 6 + 1 Word Choice Music Topic, web link [Lesson Plan].  http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/cs/script.pl?submit=osmNoH8AAAEAAGIpGc4AAAAL
Assessment Resources
- Introduction to Music Historical Periods, web link [Lesson Plan].   http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/cs/script.pl?submit=UAsd@X8AAAEAAFIJF6kAAAAE
- 6 + 1 Word Choice Music Topic, web link [Lesson Plan].   http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/cs/script.pl?submit=osmNoH8AAAEAAGIpGc4AAAAL
  
    6.9.3
The learner will be able to discuss appropriate audience behavior for musical events and exhibit that behavior at a public concert. .
Strand Source
Evaluating music and music performances IDOE
Instructional Resources
- Concert Etiquette, web link [Lesson Plan].  http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/CS/script.pl?submit=PrATbcCoAMgAAAJ-Y3A
Assessment Resources
- Concert Etiquette, web link [Lesson Plan].   http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/CS/script.pl?submit=PrATbcCoAMgAAAJ-Y3A
  

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