MUSIC

Grade 6 / MYP Music year 1

Teacher Name: ​Pertti Setälä
email: perttis@ish.edu.hel.fi

Objectives

To learn the basics of music theory by writing a melody (in A minor scale) and recording it using a digital
audio workstation.

To learn the basics of one new instrument (guitar or keyboard) and to be able to perform with other
students as a group.

Criterion

A Knowledge and B Application C Reflection and D Personal

Understanding Evaluation Engagement

This objective This objective This objective focuses This objective focuses
focuses on building focuses on the on the way that a on the development of
knowledge and practical application student gradually the attitudes essential
understanding of the of the student’s comes to feel and to engage with the
art form and artistic skills to the creation think like an artist. artistic processes and
processes. of artwork. the art form studied.

At the end of the At the end of the At the end of the course, At the end of the
course, students course, students students should be able course, students
should be able to: should be able to: to: should be able to:

- demonstrate an - ​use ideas and - show commitment

awareness of the artistic - describe the progress in using artistic
art form studied in conventions to they have made so far processes
relation to some create and and identify areas that
of the contexts perform music have been particularly - demonstrate
that influence easy or challenging curiosity,
their current work - learn skills and self-motivation,
develop the - identify strenghts and initiative and a
- use some basic techniques and weaknesses in their willingness to take
language, and processes work informed risks
have a simple needed to create
understanding of and perform - receive feedback - support,
some of the music with the constructively encourage and work
concepts and teacher’s with their peers in a
processes that guidance positive way
support their
current work
Units in Music

● Unit 1: “Minor Case”

- basics of ​music theory​: staff, clef, time signature, measure, steps, note
duration, rest duration, scale, chord (Am, C, Dm, Em, G)

- melody writing and recording using a Digital Audio Workstation: 6-8 measure melody in
A
minor scale

● Unit 2: Join the Band

- basic instrument techniques (guitar, keyboard) and ​playing together ​in small groups
using basic instrument techniques

Assessment

In Music, students have the opportunity to gain a maximum level of 8 for criteria A, C and D and
10 for criterion B. Therefore the maximum final criterion levels total for music will be 34.

Grade 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Boundary 0–3 4–8 9 – 13 14 – 20 21 – 25 26 – 30 31 – 34

Description very poor mediocre satisfactory good very good excellent
poor