Overview and Background: Unit: Diatonic Harmony

: Cheney USD 268

Art, Drama, Music. : Harmony : Music Theory

Cheney : Grades 9 - 9 : Aug. - Jun.

Title:	Diatonic Harmony
Topics:	Diatonic Harmony
Time Frame:
Start Date:	-
Status:	Draft
Date Revised:

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Summary:
This is a music theory unit designed to introduce diatonic harmony. The students will explore major scales, diatonic intervals and end the unit by composing 12 bar blues using diatonic harmony.

Print Materials Needed:
Staff paper, instruments, listening music.

Resources:
Music Theory book.
Assorted jazz and blues recordings.

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Notes:

Stage 1: Identify Desired Results

State:	National Standard       4
Title:	Music
Standard(s):	Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines.

Understandings:
user	Diatonic harmony is an important tool in music composition and performance.

Essential Questions:
User	What is harmony? Why is harmony important? What is diatonic harmony? How is diatonic harmony used?

Knowledge and Skills:

K
Diatonic intervals, Major scales, chromatic scales, Diatonic chord structure, diatonic chord progressions.

S
Perform major scales, build major scales, recognize major key signatures, identify aural intervals, play diatonic chords, write and perform harmony to a given diatonic melody.

Stage 2: Determine Acceptable Evidence

Assessment Summary:
Students will be given a diatonic melody and will be asked to compose a harmony pert (3 voice min.) and then perform their composition.

Key Criteria: Through their written composition and performance the students will show evidence of diatonic harmony through good chord progressions, showing some evidence of voice leading and by enhancing the melody.

Other Evidence: Quizzes on major scales and key signatures. Work sheets on chord qualities, building chords. Worksheets on harmonizing a major scale. Performance assessments on instruments and/or voice on scales, chords. Aural skills on intervals.

Task/Prompt: Diatonic Harmony Composition

Type:Performance Task

Topics: Diatonic Harmony

Summary:
new Students will be given a diatonic melody and will be asked to compose a harmony pert (3 voice min.) and then perform their composition.

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Student Directions:
You are composer who has entered a contest. You will be given a diatonic melody and will be asked to compose a harmony pert (3 voice minimum) and then perform your composition.
The judges will be looking for evidence of diatonic harmony through good chord progressions, showing some evidence of voice leading and by enhancing the melody.

Other assessment evidence to be collected:

Stage 3: Plan Learning Experiences and Instruction

Learning Activities:

W
Write essential questions on board. Print handouts of rubric of final assessment.
Have listening list printed and book marked.

H
Play different styles of music and lead discussion on music, harmony and the whys and hows. Lead discussion to harmony and diatonic harmony.

E
Major scales worksheets, performance and aural skills.
Intervals - worksheets, performance and aural skills.
Chords - worksheets, performance and aural skills.

R
Using a rubric, the students will critique their performances and performances of others of scales, chords and intervals. They will be asked to reflect on their own performance and decide on areas of improvement.

E
Evaluate final product with rubric.
Hand in written composition after performance with any revisions.