Lesson 3: DEVELOP

How do musicians organize creative ideas?
What makes music feel complete?
How do composers and arrangers develop ideas?

Form, structure, phrase, repetition, contrast, development

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Students organize information and communicate ideas effectively.

Students develop and organize musical ideas into larger structures.
DOK 1: Students identify structural elements in music.
DOK 2: Students organize ideas into simple musical forms.
DOK 3: Students analyze how structure supports communication.
DOK 4: Students independently create and refine complete musical structures.

Musicians organize ideas into forms that communicate effectively with audiences.

Students may think longer music is automatically better music.

Templates, graphic organizers, peer review, guided composition supports, and chunked tasks.

DOK 1: Students identify formal structures.
DOK 2: Students organize ideas into structured musical examples.
DOK 3: Students explain how structure affects communication.
DOK 4: Students create and refine complete musical forms.