Sixth and Seventh Grade Music - New Students

PEIMS Course Title/Number:
Music 6/02520010
Music 7/03153001

Course of Instruction/Lesson Description:
Music Concepts A is for middle school students starting in the sixth or seventh grade. This course presents the basics of music notation as well as a study of famous composers.

 

Major course expectations include the following:
Students will:

• Place notes on, above and below the lines and spaces of the staff
• Identify high and low pitches by ear
• Place notes at high and low pitches on the staff
• Identify the symbols for treble and bass staffs
• Match pitches to their companions on the staff
• Understand and play the piano keyboard
• Compare and contrast pitch samples
• Identify characteristics and discuss the music of Baroque
• Identify important facts about the lives of Mozart and Beethoven
• Compare Mozart's music to pieces from the Baroque period
• Compare Beethoven's approach to the concerto with music of earlier composers.
• Identify characteristics and investigate music from the classical period
• Define and use sharps and flats
• Define and use half and whole steps
• Define and use scales
• Identify important facts about the life of Mendelssohn
• Compare Mendelssohn's music to the music of composers from earlier periods
  

Lesson Numbers/Duration:
34 total.

 

Online Importance:
The K12 Music program provides step-by-step guidance in each lesson.

Most lessons center around the computer-based Music Ace program that provides students with an interactive experience reading, writing, and playing music. Famous composers are examined through the online Activity Instructions and are accompanied by CDs for each composer.

Each lesson provides detailed instructions for each online activity. Activity Instructions provide an outline of the lesson as well as information about assessment and supplemental material. Activity Instructions are available to print from the Online Lesson.

 

Monitoring Student Progress:
Most music lessons contain assessments and performance goals. The assessment generally includes two or more questions or problems based on the lesson objectives.
Students and parents can access student-specific screens to determine (1) progress in the number of lessons completed, (2) the lesson assessment (percentage mastered), (3) the semester assessment (percentage mastered), and (4) the number of times the student has taken the assessment instruments. Families who enroll their children in the eCP program have the benefit of help and guidance from an experienced teacher. The teacher will contact students daily through email and phone conferences. Consistent progress monitoring by the teacher will be utilized throughout the project period.

 

Schedule for Monitoring Student Progress:
Each teacher will establish a daily contact schedule for their assigned students at a time of day that is reasonably convenient for both parties. Contacts may be asynchronous/synchronous or one-on-one/groups. The avenues of teacher-initiated contact will be adjusted as determined by the progress a student makes through their learning plan. Parent- and student-initiated contact with teachers can happen at any time. The Acting Director, or their designee, will monitor the communication logs to ensure that parents are being routinely supported and informed regarding the student's ongoing progress and participation.

 

In addition, teachers will monitor progress in mastery of objectives and lesson completion on a weekly basis. Continuous progress monitoring by the assigned teacher ensures that parents are informed on a regular basis regarding progress and participation.

 

Required Instructional Materials:
Materials K12 provides:

• CD: Music Ace, Grade 6
• CD: Beethoven (Vox 8507)
• CD: Mendelssohn (Vox 8503)
• CD: Mozart (Vox 8501)
• CD: Vivaldi & Corelli (Vox 8510)
  

Grading/Credit Award Criteria:
The Texas Virtual Academy at Southwest Schools issues formal report cards every nine weeks. Students who complete a significant amount of coursework after the conclusion of the final term will receive a supplemental report card in July. The final grade in each content subject, English/Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Science, is determined by a combination of the grades from each reporting period and the proctored course completion (CCE) exam. The average of the grades for each reporting period is comprised of 90% of the final grade. The scores of the CCE comprise 10% of the final grade.

The final grade for electives is based on cumulative progress recorded in the Online School (OLS). A grade of Completed, or C, is reported for 80% or more of the lessons marked as completed. A grade of Incomplete/Unacceptable, or I, is reported when less than 80% of the lessons are marked as completed. No Grade, or NG, is assigned if the student has administrative approval to waive the course requirements in a particular elective course.

To be promoted to the next grade, the student must meet the Student Success Initiative requirements for that grade. Additionally, the student must have a final score of 70 or above on at least three content courses and the average of the four content courses must be at least 70. For each reporting period, the grade in a content area subject is the average of at least six distinct grades. Those grades include, but are not limited to, the progress in the OLS converted to a numerical grade, response to the daily questions, online quizzes following the weekly grade-level study halls, work samples, and benchmark assessments.

 

Contact Information:
Students will be assigned a teacher upon acceptance into TXVA@SW. The teacher will provide the student and family telephone and email contact information. The student and/or family may contact a help desk at 1-886-YOUR K12 for additional technical, material, or logistical support. Students will be provided with online assistance 24/7 through the TXVA website.