Narrative: Honors Show Choir 595
Music Unlimited is a select group of singers and dancers who perform a wide range of vocal styles from classical concert literature to popular and show choir music. Placement in this ensemble is based upon a vocal and choreography audition. This course is co-curricular and functions as both a concert choir and extra-curricular competitive show choir. This group typically rehearses Tuesdays and Thursdays, and attends competitions. Students will sing music in four or more parts from various styles and cultures. Attendance at school performances, community events, and show choir competitions is mandatory. This course meets the recommendations for an Arts class outlined in MassCore.
Prerequisite: Audition
Unit | Timeframe | Big Ideas (Statements or Essential Questions) | Major Learning Experiences from Unit | Standards (Including WIDA Standards) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fall Perf. | Sept- Mid Nov. | Ensemble development | Introduce new music and perform it stylistically appropriate for the venue. This will include choreography. | -Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work. Generate instrumental or vocal interpretations that integrate aesthetic principles with personal style. (ASE.M.Cr.01) -Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work. Perform a musical work designed to elicit audience reflection because of its style or viewpoint. (ASE.M.P.06) |
Winter Perf. | End of Nov- Dec. | Community connections | Singing, Reading & Notation Listening, Analyzing, & Describing Music Concepts of Style, Stylistic Influence, and Stylistic Change Interdisciplinary Connections | -Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art. Explain the development of the group's aesthetic vision as an ensemble and how it is represented in a performance. (ASE.M.Co.10) -efine and complete artistic work. Refine musical pieces to extended rhythmic and harmonic ideas (e.g., composing in unusual time signatures or moving beyond I, IV, V progressions). (AG.M.Cr.03) |
Competition Season | January-April | How can we bring our performance to the highest level of excellence? | Singing Reading & Notation Listening, Analyzing, & Describing Music Purpose & Meanings in the Arts Concepts of Style, Stylistic Influence, and Stylistic Change | -Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work. Generate instrumental or vocal interpretations that integrate aesthetic principles with personal style. (ASE.M.Cr.01) -Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work. Perform a musical work designed to elicit audience reflection because of its style or viewpoint. (ASE.M.P.06) |
Show Choir Talent Review | April-May | Creating solo/small group acts | Singing Reading & Notation Concepts of Style, Stylistic Influence, and Stylistic Change | -Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art. Explain the development of the group's aesthetic vision as an ensemble and how it is represented in a performance. (ASE.M.Co.10) -efine and complete artistic work. Refine musical pieces to extended rhythmic and harmonic ideas (e.g., composing in unusual time signatures or moving beyond I, IV, V progressions). (AG.M.Cr.03) |
Notation, Theory & Interval Review | June | Reviewing various sight reading and oral skills taught throughout the year | Singing Reading & Notation Listening, Analyzing, & Describing Music | Organize and develop artistic ideas and work. Document strategies used regularly to organize artistic ideas (e.g., building off of sub-dominate scales, or composing using a sonata form). (AG.M.Cr.02) Refine and complete artistic work. Refine musical pieces to extended rhythmic and harmonic ideas (e.g., composing in unusual time signatures or moving beyond I, IV, V progressions). (AG.M.Cr.03) |