Lesson 2: DESCRIBE
Duration of Days: 30
Lesson Objective
Students will describe performances using advanced musical vocabulary.
How can singers communicate musical ideas clearly?
What vocabulary best describes vocal and ensemble performance?
Why is precise language important in critique and reflection?
Tone, diction, texture, phrasing, articulation, resonance
MU:Re7.2.E.IIa
Students use precise vocabulary and support descriptions with evidence.
Students describe performances using musical vocabulary and evidence.
DOK 1: Students identify musical and expressive characteristics in a performance.
DOK 2: Students describe performance qualities using appropriate musical terminology.
DOK 3: Students explain how musical elements contribute to expressive intent.
DOK 4: Students compare and critique descriptions using evidence and musical vocabulary.
Clear communication and descriptive language are important in academic, artistic, and professional settings.
Students may rely on vague or non-musical language when discussing performance.
Sentence frames, vocabulary banks, peer discussion, and modeled examples
DOK 1: Students identify vocal and musical characteristics in recordings or live performance.
DOK 2: Students describe performance qualities using musical vocabulary.
DOK 3: Students explain how musical choices contribute to expression and communication.
DOK 4: Students compare descriptions and critique the effectiveness of musical analysis.