4.MUSIC.1.C
Use known music symbols and terminology referring to rhythm; melody; timbre; form; tempo; dynamics, including crescendo and decrescendo; and articulation, including staccato and legato, to explain musical sounds presented aurally.
Grade 4 · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2013
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music symbolsterminologyrhythmmelodytimbreformtempodynamicscrescendodecrescendoarticulationstaccatolegatomusical sounds
Skills
- use (known music symbols and terminology) #dok1
- identify (music elements such as rhythm, melody, timbre, form, tempo, dynamics, and articulation) #dok1
- explain (musical sounds using music symbols and terminology) #dok2
- analyze (aural examples of musical sounds using precise vocabulary) #dok3
Learning Targets
- I can use known music symbols to describe musical sounds. #dok1
- I can identify terminology for rhythm, melody, timbre, form, tempo, dynamics, and articulation. #dok1
- I can explain musical sounds using the correct symbols and terminology. #dok2
- I can differentiate between music elements such as staccato, legato, crescendo, and decrescendo in songs I hear. #dok2
- I can analyze how different musical elements are used in an aural musical example. #dok3
Big Ideas
- Musical sounds can be described and explained using specific symbols and vocabulary.
- Understanding and using music terminology helps us communicate about the elements we hear in music.
Essential Questions
- How can we use music symbols and terminology to describe what we hear in a song?
- What are the differences between terms like staccato and legato or crescendo and decrescendo?
- Why is it important to use specific vocabulary when explaining musical sounds?
- How do the elements of music such as rhythm, melody, and dynamics help us understand what we hear?
- In what ways does terminology help us compare different pieces of music?