Grade 6-8 Chorus

• Improvise melodies as solo and in ensemble setting
• Create ostinati, descants, and other hormonies

• Participate in choral singing demonstrating:
  
  • Expression
  • Blend
  • Breathing
  • Phrasing
  • Dynamics
  • Interpretation
  • Diction/Articulation
  • Posture
• Sing in 3-part harmony
• Develop ensemble skills
• Respond to cues of the

            conductor:

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  • Starting & stopping
  • Balance
  • Dynamics
  • tempo
• Perform music from various historical periods, genres, & cultures
• Sing a cappella

• Identify styles and forms  of musical compositions
• Evaluate and discuss the quality and effectiveness of musical performances, compositions, and arrangements by applying student generated criteria appropriate for the style of music
• Explain historical and/or cultural significance of music being performed

• Read, interpret and explain standard notation symbols for pitch, rhythm, dynamics, tempo, articulation, and expression
• Read a three part score
• Sight read simple melodies