Lesson 4: INTERPRET
Duration of Days: 30
Lesson Objective
Students will interpret performances using musical and textual evidence.
How do performers communicate meaning?
How do text and musical elements shape interpretation?
How can multiple interpretations exist for the same piece?
Expression, phrasing, diction, interpretation
MU:Re8.1.E.IIa
Students support interpretations with evidence.
Students interpret performances through analysis of musical elements, text meaning, and diction.
DOK 1: Identify expressive elements.
DOK 2: Explain meaning.
DOK 3: Support interpretations with evidence.
DOK 4: Compare interpretations.
Interpretation varies across cultures.
Students may think meaning is fixed.
Student-led interpretation; discussion; multiple examples; flexible responses.
DOK 1: Identification
DOK 2: Interpretation
DOK 3: Evidence-based response
DOK 4: Comparative interpretation