Lesson Objective

Students will analyze performances through focused listening.

How do advanced listeners choose music to evaluate?
What should we listen for in a performance?

Tone, diction, articulation, timbre, expression

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MU:Re7.1.E.IIb

Students identify details and analyze information.

Students engage in focused listening to evaluate performances, including text clarity and diction.
DOK 1: Identify musical elements and diction clarity.
DOK 2: Describe performance using musical and textual vocabulary.
DOK 3: Explain how elements and diction impact performance.
DOK 4: Evaluate listening selections based on context and intent.

Listening skills are essential in communication and collaboration.

Students may think listening is passive.

Independent listening tasks; student-led discussion; guided prompts; flexible response formats; peer analysis.

DOK 1: Identification checklist
DOK 2: Written or verbal description
DOK 3: Music Listening Assessment
DOK 4: Analytical listening reflection