Vocal+Music+High+School+Essential+Learnings

**EL 1** Students will match pitch

 * 1) Students will engage in vocal production that displays good posture, breath support and correct intonation
 * 2) Students will attain the ability to adjust their pitch either lower or higher to better match a given pitch
 * 3) Students will sing a major, harmonic minor, natural minor and melodic scale with the correct scale steps from a given pitch
 * 4) Students will sing a major, minor, diminished and augmented triad with the correct scale steps from a given pitch
 * 5) Students will vocally respond to Kodaly hand sings of the major scale

**EL 2 Students will read and notate music**

 * 1) Students will identify basic music symbols as well as learn to sight read rhythms and melodies in 4/4, 3/4, and 6/8.
 * 2) Students will engage in daily rhythmic sight reading
 * 3) Students will engage in daily melodic sight reading
 * 4) Students will write simple rhythms and melodies on the music staff

**EL 3 Students will recreate a varied repertoire of music through performance**

 * 1) Students will perform at various concerts throughout the year
 * 2) Students will participate in various honor choirs and festivals throughout the year
 * 3) Students will experience directing the choir either in the classroom or at a concert performance
 * 4) Students will evaluate their personal as well as group stage presence according to a criteria that describes appropriate behavior

**EL 4 Students will learn to analyze, evaluate and describe music**

 * 1) Students will watch and listen to their own performances and give feedback from a given rubric on performance.
 * 2) Students will listen to recordings of various styles of vocal music and evaluate through written rubric and oral description

****EL 5 Students will relate music to various historical and cultural traditions****

 * 1) Students will listen to a variety of music representing various cultures and time periods and discuss their distinguishing characteristics and their impact on society
 * 2) Students will perform a variety of music that reflects various cultures, styles and history
 * 3) Students will study the music of Broadway and it's impact on society
 * 4) Students will gain an appreciation for the value of music in their personal lives as well as in our society