Advanced Piano IV (2020 - 2021)

Creating

Performing

Responding

Connecting

 notate music

compose and arrange music within specified guidelines

perform a varied repertoire of music

improvise melodies, variations, and accompaniments

analyze selection of repertoire

evaluate music and music performances

read about, listen to, analyze, and describe music

understand relationships between music, the other arts, disciplines outside the arts, history, and culture

understand music in relation to history and culture

utilize a counting system and pitch learning procedure to read music appropriate to ability

identify basic music vocabulary and symbols representing tempo, meter, dynamics, direction, and other expressive elements

notate simple rhythms and melodies utilizing a dictation method

notate an original music composition in a simple form (e.g., theme and variation, 12-bar blues, pattered accompaniment)

construct rhythmic exercises and short melodies using traditional and/or non-traditional notations, which incorporate the use of dynamics

compose melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic ideas for compositions in simple form (e.g., theme and variation, 12-bar blues, patterned accompaniment)

apply concepts of composition using music notation software to produce a correctly notated musical arrangement in a simple form

demonstrate characteristic playing position, posture, fingering techniques, and hand and arm motion

demonstrate proper warm-up techniques through playing at least two octaves of major and harmonic minor scales, the parallel octave chromatic scale, major and minor arpeggios, and technical exercises that increase playing agility and strength, including appropriate cadences (I-(ii)-IV-V(7)-I)

use specific skills to perform appropriate music literature (e.g., dynamic expression, appropriate phrasing and articulation, style, balance, steady tempo, rhythmic accuracy)

use context cues to sight-read music literature at an appropriate level

improvise rhythmic patterns by clapping, singing, and playing an instrument

improvise a melody using scales (e.g., pentatonic, major, minor, blues)

improvise accompaniment patterns within a given, specific harmonic progression (I-(ii)- IV-V(7)-I)

select pieces to learn and perform and explain choices (e.g., personal interest, music reading skills, technical skills mastered and addressed)

explain characteristics of pieces being studied and performed (e.g., chords, melodies, context of composition)

develop and apply criteria to evaluate a piano performance (e.g., attention to accuracy of correct written or improvised notes, rhythm dynamics)

identify criteria by which to address practice strategies to refine a performance

recognize and demonstrate context-appropriate performer and audience etiquette

explain how people from different backgrounds (e.g., personal, social, cultural) judge music and music performances

read about appropriate music based on skill level

listen to a musical recording or video in terms of form, voicing, and dynamic contrast

analyze and describe a musical score in terms of melodic intervals, rhythmic structure, and musical form

explain reasons for choosing particular music to listen to and analyze

utilize writing skills to describe the elements of music, and the emotions and thoughts that music communicates

describe how music relates to fine arts and other disciplines

describe the characteristics of music from different cultures

identify distinguishing characteristics of repertoire representing various periods, composers, cultures, styles, and genres

identify and compare performance styles of performance literature

investigate and connect characteristics of music from the different historical style periods and the appropriate musical context (e.g. social, cultural, historical)

explain the history of the piano

identify and compare, throughout different cultures and historical time periods, various music-related careers, roles of musicians, and conditions under which music is typically performed