Lesson 2: EXPLORE
Duration of Days: 30
Lesson Objective
Students will explore multiple creative possibilities through manipulation of musical elements.
How can altering musical elements change meaning?
What makes one creative solution more effective than another?
How do musicians evaluate creative options?
Texture, timbre, articulation, dynamics, tempo, style, experimentation
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Students evaluate alternatives and analyze outcomes.
DOK 1: Students identify musical elements within repertoire and examples.
DOK 2: Students manipulate individual musical elements to create variation.
DOK 3: Students analyze the artistic impact of creative choices.
DOK 4: Students independently develop and compare multiple creative solutions.
Professional musicians experiment extensively when arranging, composing, and rehearsing.
Students may assume experimentation is random rather than purposeful.
Students may assume experimentation is random rather than purposeful.
DOK 1: Students identify musical elements.
DOK 2: Students alter musical elements within examples.
DOK 3: Students explain how modifications affect expression and meaning.
DOK 4: Students compare and defend multiple creative approaches.