Lesson 2: CONTEXTUALIZE
Duration of Days: 30
Lesson Objective
Students will analyze historical, cultural, and social contexts and apply them to performance and interpretation.
How does historical context influence music?
How do cultural traditions shape performance practice?
Why should performers understand the context of a piece?
Context, culture, tradition, composer, historical period, performance practice
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Students analyze sources, evaluate evidence, and support conclusions.
DOK 1: Students identify historical and cultural information related to repertoire.
DOK 2: Students explain how context influences musical meaning and style.
DOK 3: Students analyze how historical and cultural influences shape interpretation and performance practice.
DOK 4: Students evaluate and defend performance decisions using contextual evidence.
Music reflects the beliefs, traditions, and historical experiences of diverse cultures throughout history.
Students may think contextual information is separate from performance.
Guided research, primary-source analysis, collaborative inquiry, graphic organizers, and teacher conferencing.
DOK 1: Students identify contextual information related to repertoire.
DOK 2: Students explain how context influences musical meaning.
DOK 3: Students analyze relationships between music and historical events.
DOK 4: Students justify performance decisions using contextual evidence.