Lesson 1: PERCIEVE

How do personal experiences influence our understanding of music?
How do we connect emotionally and personally to a piece of music?
How do these connections influence performance?

Connection, emotion, interpretation, expression, text meaning

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Students explain ideas clearly and support responses with evidence.

Students identify and explain personal connections to music.
DOK 1: Students identify emotional responses and initial impressions of a musical work.
DOK 2: Students describe personal connections to music and text.
DOK 3: Students explain how personal experiences influence interpretation.
DOK 4: Students justify interpretations using personal experience and musical evidence.

Music is often connected to personal identity, experience, and culture.

Students may think personal responses are not valid or must be correct.

Choice in response format, guided reflection prompts, discussion, journaling, and peer sharing

DOK 1: Students identify emotional responses to a piece using written or verbal responses.
DOK 2: Students describe personal connections to music and text in written or verbal form.
DOK 3: Students explain how personal experience influences interpretation using specific musical examples.
DOK 4: Students justify their interpretation using both personal connection and musical evidence in discussion or written response.