SUMMATIVE MUSIC PROJECT
6TH GRADE JAGUAR TEAM
Standard: Students will create their own compositions by applying the knowledge and skills of notation, symbols, and terminology of dynamics.
1.) Use the piano and/or Noteflight or Flat.io to create music that is inspired by your experience with the Appalachian Trail and the musicians you have listened to this semester.
2.) Your piece of music should be at least 32 measures long.
3.) Your piece should have two time signatures in it, including 4/4 time, as well as one other.
4.) Your piece should use whole notes, dotted half notes, half notes, quarter notes, double eighth notes and their corresponding rests.
5.) Your composition should include an ostinato, and should have varying textures throughout the piece.
6.) Your composition needs to be in one of these musical forms: ABABAB, (verse, chorus, verse, chorus, verse chorus), or ABABCAB, (verse, chorus, verse, chorus, bridge, verse chorus), Or you can use a Rondo, which we learned last year: ABACADA.
7.) Use dynamics such as piano, forte, mezzo forte, pianissimo, and mark them in your piece so it is clear.
8.) Use an interesting contour for your piece, so that it goes up and down gracefully, using scales and other notes that work well together.
9.) Record yourself reading your lyrics while your music is playing, to create a piece of performance art. These are the lyrics you wrote earlier that describe your experience with music and nature this semester on the Appalachian Trail. Laurie Anderson- example of speaking over music
10.) Share your piece with the class (or me), add pictures that have inspired you of the trail or of places in Maine, or singers who have helped you in your creative process.
EXCEEDS OPTION: Use your lyrics that you have written and create a melody that works with the lyrics, and make a video of the song.Exemplar for Exceeds option
