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MUSIC IN EDUCATION
MIE Institute Handbook
Opus 21
Forte/Piano, Crescendo/Decrescendo
Concept:
Student Outcomes:
FORTE/PIANO, CRESCENDO/DECRESCENDO -
Dynamics: Music may be soft or loud OR become softer
or louder.
Recognize variety of musical dynamics.
Analyze how dynamics affect music.
Compose Percussion piece using dynamics.
Vocabulary/Keyboard:
Vocabulary/Keyboard:
Symbols:
- dynamics, volume, crescendo, decrescendo, forte,
piano, volume control, touch sensitivity, G major
pentachord
- dynamics, volume, crescendo, decrescendo, forte,
piano, volume control, touch sensitivity, G major
pentachord
crescendo, decrescendo, f, p
Quiz overheads 8 & 10 need to be combined
Assessment (Quiz 21) Students will determine dynamics of music examples played.
Assessment (Quiz 21) Students will determine dynamics of music examples played.
Assessment (Quiz 21) Students will determine dynamics of music examples played.
Repertoire: Jingle Bells, Fêtes from "Nocturnes”, March Slav, Concerto No. 2
Repertoire: Jingle Bells, Fêtes from "Nocturnes”, March Slav, Concerto No. 2
Repertoire: Jingle Bells, Fêtes from "Nocturnes”, March Slav, Concerto No. 2
National Standards:
1. NS 6
2. NS 2
3. NS 2,5
S. NS 4
R. NS 6
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Sequence of Activities:
1. Listen - Dynamics (f, p, crescendo, decrescendo)
A. Silent Keyboards Play Song Fêtes from "Nocturnes” by Claude Debussy. Ask students to:
tap steady beat gently on any white note of silent keyboard, tapping only one key for piano and adding one key at a time
as dynamic level increases, with all ten fingers being forte.
discuss dynamics and how they were achieved.
B. Introduce terms piano, forte, crescendo and decrescendo. Play Song March Slav by Tchaikovsky. Ask students to:
describe excerpt with these terms.
C. Play Song Concerto No. 2 by Antonio Vivaldi. Ask students to:
describe excerpt with these terms.
discuss how dynamic changes were achieved.
Sound On Keyboards Lesson Completed
Section 3
opuses 21-30
140
Opus Content
1. Opus 1-10
2. Opus 11-20
3. Opus 21-30
4. Opus 31-40
5. Preludes