Lesson Objective

Students will collaborate to create, refine, and evaluate musical ideas.

How does collaboration enhance creativity?
What responsibilities do leaders and contributors share?
How can differing perspectives improve artistic work?

Collaboration, leadership, consensus, communication, ensemble, facilitation

MU:Cr2.1.E.IIb
MU:Cr3.1.E.IIa

Students collaborate, communicate, and evaluate solutions.

DOK 1: Students identify collaborative roles and responsibilities.
DOK 2: Students contribute ideas to group creative tasks.
DOK 3: Students analyze how collaboration influences outcomes.
DOK 4: Students facilitate and evaluate collaborative creative processes.

Professional ensembles rely on collaboration to shape artistic outcomes.

Students may believe leadership and collaboration are mutually exclusive.