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MUS-09.c2.D

BPSS-MAT-NO logo9th Grade (MUS) Targeted String Standard  
  (c2) Category 2: Musicianship Skills and Knowledge
(D) Music Literacy
Students demonstrate sequential music literacy skills (decoding and comprehension), defined as an association of sound-to-symbol, in a given musical context, which includes: predictive components (understanding of reading based on audiation of written material) and knowledge of symbols and notation related to pitch, rhythm, dynamics, tonality, clef, articulation, etc.) based on the principle that sound comes before sight.

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Learning Targets

  • 3.1  Students correctly identify and perform chords from chord symbols (tonic, dominant, and subdominant).
  • 3.2  Violists correctly identify and perform the pitches found on the treble clef staff, for the D- and A- strings, through third position.
  • 3.3  Cellists correctly identify and perform the pitches found on the tenor clef staff, for the D- and A- strings, through fourth position.
  • 3.4  Bassists correctly identify and perform the pitches found on the tenor clef staff, for the D- and G- strings.
  • 3.5  Students correctly identify and perform double-flats and double-sharps.
  • 3.6  Students correctly identify tonality (including key signature) and perform repertoire through four sharps and four flats.
  • 3.7  Students correctly identify musical form: SonataAllegro.

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