Honors Music Pop Song Production Quarter 2

Focus on developing your songbook repertoire and creating great music. What makes a song great? How does music operate as a form of communication to become a product that is influenced by one's interests, experiences, understandings, and purpose. Explore the process of creation, be open to new ideas, develop the persistence needed and the application of prior knowledge of music elements and theory to improve your work.

*This class is aligned with the National Standards for Music Education of Composition & Theory at the accomplished and advanced level.*

CLASSES WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS:
1. Music Element introduction and warm-up activity
2. Writing notation or creative performance
3. Listening examples and writing responses
4. Connection to how the lesson builds to the capstone project
5. Performance practice 

FOCUS SKILLS:

Active listening
- identify music for its pitch, rhythm, harmonies, and tempo
- apply the music elements to help you learn new music

Music Notation
- increase your music reading skills in the treble and bass clef
- note identification through visual and aural analysis

Instrument performance/ Technology Use
- movement around the instrument
- how is music organized visually and aurally
- efficient movement and connection to decision-making of music interpretation
- performing melodies and performing accompaniment style

Repertoire
- build your repertoire learning 3 songs of varied styles and characteristics
- bring your own music and learn the songs you are interested in

Capstone Knowledge Sharing
- share your patterns, your melodies, your skills
- prepare a brief program complete with songs, analysis written and spoken commentary