Alleghany Highlands Schools Curriculum Pacing Guide

Alleghany County Schools Curriculum Guide

Grade/Course: Beginning Guitar, 9-12 Grading Period: 1 st six Weeks

SOL Other Print Technology Time Unit/SOLs # Resources Resources Resources Assessments Frame The student will echo, read, and notate music, 1.1 including identifying, defining, and using basic Audio Teacher created rubric standard notation for pitch, rhythm, meter, articulation, dynamics, and other elements of music Essential recordings for performance Elements for evaluation The student will echo, read, and notate music, 1.2 Guitar, Hal including using chord charts Leonard

The student will echo, read, and notate music, 1.4 Written evaluation of including singing selected lines from the music being studied. theory concepts

1st The student will echo, read, and perform rhythms 2 six and rhythmic patterns, including whole notes, half notes, quarter notes, eighth notes, dotted half notes, Teacher evaluation of weeks dotted quarter notes, corresponding rests, and syncopations. daily progression on instrument The student will identify, read, and perform music in 3

simple meters ( , , , C, ).

The student will demonstrate preparatory 8.1 instrumental basics and playing procedures, including identification of the parts of the instrument

The student will demonstrate preparatory 8.2 instrumental basics and playing procedures, including procedures for care of the instrument

The student will demonstrate preparatory 8.3 instrumental basics and playing procedures,

TRG refers to the Virginia SOL Teacher Resource Guide; CG refers to the Alleghany County Division curriculum Guide. 1 Many activities run concurrently, and units are not intended to be completed in any particular sequence within a six weeks’ period. Updated 6/14 including proper playing posture and instrument position

The student will demonstrate preparatory 8.4 instrumental basics and playing procedures, including proper left-hand and right-hand positions

The student will demonstrate preparatory 8.5 instrumental basics and playing procedures, including tuning of the instrument, with and without an electronic tuner.

The student will demonstrate proper guitar 9.1 techniques, including production of clear tone

The student will demonstrate proper guitar 9.3 techniques, including left-hand techniques (first position, finger technique).

The student will demonstrate musicianship and 15.1 personal engagement by identifying the characteristic sound of the guitar

The student will demonstrate musicianship and 15.2 personal engagement by monitoring individual practice through the use of practice records or journals that identify specific musical goals

The student will demonstrate musicianship and 15.4 personal engagement by describing and demonstrating rehearsal and concert etiquette as a performer (e.g., using critical aural skills, following conducting gestures, maintaining attention in rest position).

TRG refers to the Virginia SOL Teacher Resource Guide; CG refers to the Alleghany County Division curriculum Guide. 2 Many activities run concurrently, and units are not intended to be completed in any particular sequence within a six weeks’ period. Updated 6/14 Alleghany County Schools Curriculum Guide

Grade/Course: Beginning Guitar, 9-12 Grading Period : 2 nd Six Weeks

SOL Other Print Technology Time Unit/SOLs # Resources Resources Resources Assessments Frame

The student will identify and perform music written 5 Music Essential Video Teacher created rubric in binary and theme-and-variations forms. manuscripts Elements for recordings of for performance The student will use music composition as a means 6.1 Guitar, Hal professional evaluation of expression by composing a four-measure Leonard guitarists from rhythmic-melodic a spectrum of styles and time The student will define and apply music terminology 7 periods Written evaluation of found in the music literature being studied. theory concepts The student will demonstrate proper guitar 9.2 techniques, including right-hand techniques (finger style, pick style, arpeggio patterns with varying nd combinations of pulgar, indicia, media, anular Teacher evaluation of 2 [pima]) Six daily contribution to the Weeks The student will demonstrate ensemble skills at a 10.1 ensemble beginning level, including blending and balancing

The student will demonstrate ensemble skills at a 10.2 beginning level, including making adjustments to facilitate correct intonation

The student will demonstrate ensemble skills at a 10.3 beginning level, including matching dynamic levels and playing style;

The student will demonstrate ensemble skills at a 10.4 beginning level, including responding to conducting patterns and gestures

TRG refers to the Virginia SOL Teacher Resource Guide; CG refers to the Alleghany County Division curriculum Guide. 3 Many activities run concurrently, and units are not intended to be completed in any particular sequence within a six weeks’ period. Updated 6/14 The student will demonstrate ensemble skills at a 10.5 beginning level, including maintaining a steady beat at various tempos in the music literature being studied.

The student will read and interpret standard music 11 notation and tablature while performing music of varying styles and levels of difficulty.

The student will begin to use articulations, dynamic 12 contrasts, and phrasing as means of expression, including legato, staccato, and ascending and descending slurs.

The student will perform and improvise simple 13 rhythmic and melodic examples in call-and-response styles.

TRG refers to the Virginia SOL Teacher Resource Guide; CG refers to the Alleghany County Division curriculum Guide. 4 Many activities run concurrently, and units are not intended to be completed in any particular sequence within a six weeks’ period. Updated 6/14 Alleghany County Schools Curriculum Guide

Grade/Course: Beginning Guitar, 9-12 Grading Period: 3 rd six Weeks

SOL Other Print Technology Time Unit/SOLs # Resources Resources Resources Assessments Frame The student will echo, read, and notate music, 1.3 including using guitar tablature Teacher created rubric The student will read, analyze, notate, and perform 4.1 Music Essential Audio for performance scales and chords, including one-octave ascending manuscripts Elements for recordings evaluation and descending C, G, D, A, and E major scales; A, Guitar, Hal D, E, and B harmonic minor scales; a chromatic Leonard scale Written evaluation of The student will read, analyze, notate, and perform 4.2 scales and chords, including one form of the theory concepts moveable, one-octave pentatonic scale 3rd The student will read, analyze, notate, and perform 4.3 six 7 7 scales and chords, including D, D , Dm, A, A , Am, Teacher evaluation of weeks E, E7, Em, G, G7, B, B7, C, C7, and F chords daily contribution to the The student will read, analyze, notate, and perform 4.4 ensemble scales and chords, including power chords with roots on the E and A strings

The student will read, analyze, notate, and perform 4.5 scales and chords, including a I-IV-V7-I chord progression in the keys of C, G, D, and A major, and A and E minor

The student will read, analyze, notate, and perform 4.6 scales and chords, including 12-bar blues in a variety of keys.

The student will use music composition as a means 6.2 of expression by notating the composition in

TRG refers to the Virginia SOL Teacher Resource Guide; CG refers to the Alleghany County Division curriculum Guide. 5 Many activities run concurrently, and units are not intended to be completed in any particular sequence within a six weeks’ period. Updated 6/14 standard notation, using contemporary technology.

The student will improvise rhythmic variations of 14 four-measure excerpts taken from folk songs, exercises, or etudes.

The student will demonstrate musicianship and 15.3 personal engagement by participating in school performances

The student will sight-read music of varying styles 16 and levels of difficulty.

The student will explore historical and cultural 17.1 aspects of music by describing the cultures, musical styles, composers, and historical periods associated with the music literature being studied

The student will explore historical and cultural 17.2 aspects of music by describing ways in which culture and technology influence the development of instruments, instrumental music, and instrumental music styles

The student will explore historical and cultural 17.3 aspects of music by describing the relationship of instrumental music to the other fine arts and other fields of knowledge

The student will explore historical and cultural 17.4 aspects of music by describing career options in music

The student will explore historical and cultural 17.5 aspects of music by describing ethical standards as applied to the use of social media and copyrighted materials

The student will explore historical and cultural 17.6 aspects of music by demonstrating concert etiquette as an active listener.

The student will analyze and evaluate music by 18.1 TRG refers to the Virginia SOL Teacher Resource Guide; CG refers to the Alleghany County Division curriculum Guide. 6 Many activities run concurrently, and units are not intended to be completed in any particular sequence within a six weeks’ period. Updated 6/14 describing the importance of composers’ use of style, cultural influences, and historical context for the interpretation of works of music

The student will analyze and evaluate music by 18.2 describing and interpreting works of music, using inquiry skills and music terminology

The student will analyze and evaluate music by 18.3 describing accepted criteria used for evaluating works of music

The student will analyze and evaluate music by 18.4 describing performances of music, using music terminology

The student will analyze and evaluate music by 18.5 describing accepted criteria used for critiquing musical performances of self and others.

The student will investigate aesthetic concepts 19.1 related to music by proposing a definition of music and supporting that definition

The student will investigate aesthetic concepts 19.2 related to music by identifying reasons for preferences among works of music, using music terminology

The student will investigate aesthetic concepts 19.3 related to music by identifying ways in which music evokes sensory, emotional, and intellectual responses, including ways in which music can be persuasive

The student will investigate aesthetic concepts 19.4 related to music by describing aesthetic criteria used for determining the quality of a work of music or importance of a musical style; and

The student will investigate aesthetic concepts 19.5 related to music by explaining the value of musical performance to the school community. TRG refers to the Virginia SOL Teacher Resource Guide; CG refers to the Alleghany County Division curriculum Guide. 7 Many activities run concurrently, and units are not intended to be completed in any particular sequence within a six weeks’ period. Updated 6/14 TRG refers to the Virginia SOL Teacher Resource Guide; CG refers to the Alleghany County Division curriculum Guide. 8 Many activities run concurrently, and units are not intended to be completed in any particular sequence within a six weeks’ period. Updated 6/14