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Mahomet-Seymour Schools
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Music - Grade 8 Chorus
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The learner will be able to describe and demonstrate
correct posture for a supported singing tone.
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The learner will be able to describe and demonstrate
the location, movement and significance of the diaphragm muscle during
respiration as it applies to singing.
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The learner will be able to describe and demonstrate
the increasing knowledge of good diction with regard to vowels and
consonants for purposes of expressing and articulating musical phrases.
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The learner will be able to discriminate between
in-tune and out-of-tune singing.
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The learner will be able to identify and describe the
four categories of voices:
soprano, alto, tenor and bass.
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The learner will be able to describe and demonstrate the
major scale, natural minor scale, harmonic minor scale and the melodic
minor scale with solfege and hand signs.
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The learner will be able to describe and sing the
chromatic scale with solfege.
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The learner will be able describe and demonstrate the
thirds exercise, interval drill, triads of the scale and SATB chord
progression (I-IV-I-I).
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The learner will be able to identify and describe
half steps, whole steps and pattern of half and whole steps used to
construct a major scale.
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The learner will be able to identify the key
signatures of C, F and G Major and apply solfege syllables to the correct
notes of each key.
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The learner will be able to identify, describe,
compare and demonstrate tied notes and slurs and staccato and legato.
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The learner will be able to sight-read a four measure
example with solfege in the keys of C Major, F Major and G Major using
quarter, half, whole, eighth and 16th notes.
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The learner will be able to locate and sing the tonic
triad of any scale.
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The learner will be able to describe and demonstrate
accompanied and acappella singing.
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The learner will be able to demonstrate maturity in
concert etiquette and concert discipline as a member of an ensemble.
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The learner will demonstrate an increased performance
level of stylistic differences, interpretation and expression of a song.
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The learner will perform alone and with others a
variety of music.
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