ESSENTIALS OF MUSIC THEORY

Canadian International School of Hefei Jose Correia

IB MYP Performing Arts - Music & Drama (Grade 9) 1

Summary

ESSENTIALS OF MUSIC THEORY

Subject Year Start date Duration

Drama Grade 9 Week 1, February 3 weeks

Description
Music

Assessment

Formative Assessment

FEB ESSENTIALS OF MUSIC THEORY

5 Formative Project Wednesday at 4:00 PM

This unit studies the origins of music theory. Students discover the meaning of essential musical elements such as
duration, pitch, tempo.

Please choose from the second page of Music Theory PPT 6 topics, prepare and upload your PPT. Due date is
February 14.

FEB ESSENTIALS OF MUSIC THEORY

14 Formative Project Friday at 4:00 PM

This unit studies the origins of music theory. Students discover the meaning of essential musical elements such as
duration, pitch, tempo.

Please choose from the second page of Music Theory PPT 6 topics, prepare and upload your PPT. Due date is
February 14.

MAR Music Theory OVERVIEW - FORMATIVE

9 Formative Quiz Monday at 4:00 PM

Please answer all questions marked with red color in the PPT.

Then upload your PPT with your answers (you can write on the same page where the questions are)

Due date is March 9th.

MAR MUSIC THEORY OVERVIEW - FORMATIVE

12 Formative Quiz Thursday at 4:00 PM

Please answer all questions marked with red color in the PPT.

Then upload your PPT with your answers (you can write on the same page where the questions are)

Due date is March 12th.

MAY Musical Elements PPT

6 Formative Task Wednesday at 4:55 PM

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Canadian International School of Hefei Jose Correia

IB MYP Performing Arts - Music & Drama (Grade 9) 1

Details

This unit studies the origins of music theory. Students discover the meaning of essential musical elements such as
Duration, Dynamics, Pitch, Tempo, Structure, Texture.

Please prepare and upload your PPT explaining the 6 pages (Duration, Dynamics, Pitch, Tempo, Structure,
Texture.) Due date is May 15.

MAY Musical Elements PPT

15 Formative Presentation Friday at 5:00 PM

Details

This unit studies the origins of music theory. Students discover the meaning of essential musical elements such as
Duration, Dynamics, Pitch, Tempo, Structure, Texture.

Please prepare and upload your PPT explaining the 6 pages (Duration, Dynamics, Pitch, Tempo, Structure,
Texture.) Due date is May 15.

Summative Assessment
FEB ESSENTIALS OF MUSIC THEORY
5 Summative Evaluation Wednesday at 9:00 AM

This unit studies the origins of music theory. Students discover the meaning of essential musical elements such as
duration, pitch, tempo.

Please prepare a presentation and submit a video recording explaining your 6 topics, upload
through https://wetransfer.com/ to my email. Due date is February 21.

FEB ESSENTIALS OF MUSIC THEORY

21 Summative Evaluation Friday at 4:00 PM

This unit studies the origins of music theory. Students discover the meaning of essential musical elements such as
duration, pitch, tempo.

Please prepare a presentation and submit a video recording explaining your 6 topics, upload
through https://wetransfer.com/ to my email. Due date is February 21.

MAR Performance & Analysis

27 Summative Performance Friday at 11:35 PM

Please choose a song you like from this website https://web.solfeg.io/login/in... after login and create your account.

Then you need:

1) Analyze in terms of Note Values, Rhythm, Song Structure, and Instruments (some ingredients of the
formative task).

2) After choosing your song, you need to choose one instrument in that song for example: (voice, piano, guitar,
percussion) and perform that instrument part without the original sound of the song.

3) Record your performance part in VIDEO format, with the song's backing track.

MAR Performance & Analysis

27 Summative Performance Friday at 11:30 PM

Please choose a song you like from this website https://web.solfeg.io/login/in... after login and create your account.

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IB MYP Performing Arts - Music & Drama (Grade 9) 1

Then you need:

1) Analyze in terms of Note Values, Rhythm, Song Structure, and Instruments (some ingredients of the
formative task).

2) After choosing your song, you need to choose one instrument in that song for example: (voice, piano, guitar,
percussion) and perform that instrument part without the original sound of the song.

3) Record your performance part in VIDEO format, with the song's backing track.

MAY Musical Elements PPT - Video Presentation

22 Summative Evaluation Friday at 4:40 PM

Please prepare a presentation and submit a video recording explaining your 6 pages, Upload through
https://wetransfer.com/ to my email. Due date is May 22.

MAY Musical Elements PPT - Video Presentation

22 Summative Evaluation Friday at 4:40 PM

Please prepare a presentation and submit a video recording explaining your 6 pages, Upload through
https://wetransfer.com/ to my email. Due date is May 22.

JUN FINAL PERFORMANCE

9 Summative Performance Tuesday at 4:45 PM

For this last task please prepare one solo performance at your choice.

Note: Record all performance in video format and upload by https://wetransfer.com/ (only for online Zoom
students)

JUN FINAL PERFORMANCE

9 Summative Performance Tuesday at 4:00 PM

For this last task please prepare one solo performance at your choice.

Note: Record all performance in video format and upload by https://wetransfer.com/ (only for online Zoom
students)

MYP Assessment Criteria

4/8 A: Knowing and understanding 4/8 B: Developing skills

4/8 C: Thinking creatively 4/8 D: Responding

Stream & Resources

Stream

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IB MYP Performing Arts - Music & Drama (Grade 9) 1

Jose Correia
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Posted task on Mar 16, 2020 at 12:30 AM

MAR Performance & Analysis

27 Summative Performance Friday at 11:35 PM

Please choose a song you like from this website https://web.solfeg.io/login/in... after login and create your account.

Then you need:

1) Analyze in terms of Note Values, Rhythm, Song Structure, and Instruments (some ingredients of the formative
task).

2) After choosing your song, you need to choose one instrument in that song for example: (voice, piano, guitar,
percussion) and perform that instrument part without the original sound of the song.

3) Record your performance part in VIDEO format, with the song's backing track.

Jose Correia
2
Posted task on May 6, 2020 at 5:09 PM

MAY Musical Elements PPT

6 Formative Task Wednesday at 4:55 PM

Details

This unit studies the origins of music theory. Students discover the meaning of essential musical elements such as
Duration, Dynamics, Pitch, Tempo, Structure, Texture.

Please prepare and upload your PPT explaining the 6 pages (Duration, Dynamics, Pitch, Tempo, Structure,
Texture.) Due date is May 15.

Jose Correia
3
Posted task on May 18, 2020 at 9:46 AM

MAY Musical Elements PPT - Video Presentation

22 Summative Evaluation Friday at 4:40 PM

Please prepare a presentation and submit a video recording explaining your 6 pages, Upload through
https://wetransfer.com/ to my email. Due date is May 22.

Jose Correia
4
Posted task on May 29, 2020 at 3:58 PM

JUN FINAL PERFORMANCE

9 Summative Performance Tuesday at 4:45 PM

For this last task please prepare one solo performance at your choice.

Note: Record all performance in video format and upload by https://wetransfer.com/ (only for online Zoom students)

Resources

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