Lesson 1: CONNECT
Duration of Days: 30
Lesson Objective
Students will identify personal and emotional connections to orchestral repertoire.
How does music connect to personal experience?
Why do different people respond differently to the same piece of music?
How can personal experiences influence performance?
Connection, identity, emotion, interpretation, reflection, perspective
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Students explain ideas clearly and support responses with evidence.
Students connect music to personal experience and meaning.
DOK 1: Students identify emotional responses to music.
DOK 2: Students describe personal connections to repertoire.
DOK 3: Students explain how personal experiences influence interpretation.
DOK 4: Students justify performance decisions using personal and musical evidence.
Music serves as a means of personal expression and emotional communication across cultures.
Students may believe personal responses to music are less important than technical analysis.
Reflection prompts, journaling, discussion groups, flexible response formats, and peer sharing.
DOK 1: Students identify emotional responses to repertoire.
DOK 2: Students describe personal connections to musical works.
DOK 3: Students explain how personal experiences influence interpretation.
DOK 4: Students justify interpretive choices using personal and musical evidence.