Lesson 5: JUSTIFY
Duration of Days: 30
Lesson Objective
Students will justify artistic and performance decisions using musical, historical, and cultural evidence.
How do musicians defend artistic choices?
What evidence supports interpretive decisions?
Why is evidence-based discussion important in ensemble settings?
Justification, evidence, critique, artistic decision-making, interpretation
MU:Cn11.0.E.IIa
MU:Cn11.0.E.IIa
DOK 1: Students identify artistic choices within repertoire.
DOK 2: Students explain reasoning behind interpretive decisions.
DOK 3: Students justify artistic choices using musical and contextual evidence.
DOK 4: Students defend, critique, and influence ensemble interpretations through evidence-based discussion.
Artistic decisions in professional settings are frequently supported through discussion, evidence, and collaboration.
tudents may believe artistic opinions do not require justification.
Discussion protocols, sentence frames, peer critique, conferencing, and leadership opportunities.
DOK 1: Students identify artistic decisions.
DOK 2: Students explain reasoning behind interpretations.
DOK 3: Students justify performance decisions using evidence.
DOK 4: Students defend and influence ensemble decisions through evidence-based discussion.