Lesson 5: JUSTIFY
Duration of Days: 30
Lesson Objective
Students will justify artistic and performance decisions using musical, textual, and contextual evidence.
How do musicians defend artistic choices?
What evidence supports interpretive decisions?
Why is evidence-based discussion important?
Justification, evidence, interpretation, critique, artistic decision-making
Justification, evidence, interpretation, critique, artistic decision-making
Students support arguments with evidence and communicate reasoning clearly.
DOK 1: Students identify artistic choices within repertoire.
DOK 2: Students explain reasoning behind interpretive decisions.
DOK 3: Students justify decisions using musical, textual, and contextual evidence.
DOK 4: Students defend and influence ensemble interpretations through evidence-based discussion.
Evidence-based discussion is a key component of artistic collaboration and decision-making.
Students may think artistic opinions do not require evidence.
Sentence frames, guided discussion, peer critique, conferencing, and leadership opportunities.
DOK 1: Students identify artistic choices within repertoire.
DOK 2: Students explain reasoning behind performance decisions.
DOK 3: Students justify interpretations using evidence.
DOK 4: Students defend and influence ensemble decisions using musical, textual, and contextual evidence.