Lesson 1: CONNECT
Duration of Days: 30
Lesson Objective
Students will identify personal and emotional connections to choral repertoire and performance experiences.
How does music connect to personal experiences?
Why do different people respond differently to the same piece of music?
How can personal connections influence performance?
Connection, identity, emotion, interpretation, reflection, perspective
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Students explain ideas clearly and support responses with evidence.
DOK 1: Students identify personal and emotional responses to music.
DOK 2: Students describe personal connections to texts, lyrics, and repertoire.
DOK 3: Students analyze how personal experiences influence interpretation and expression.
DOK 4: Students justify performance decisions using personal, musical, and textual evidence.
Music serves as a means of personal expression and emotional communication across cultures and communities.
Students may believe personal responses 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 texts and music.
DOK 3: Students explain how personal experiences influence interpretation.
DOK 4: Students justify expressive decisions using personal and musical evidence.