San Diego Symphony: Melodies & Music Mastery

Category	Learning Goal	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4
Deeper Learning Competencies	Effective Communication	I can clearly express my musical journey and insights by presenting my composition and engaging the audience during exhibitions I consistently use thoughtful language to convey my understanding, respond to feedback with openness, and connect with peers and community members during performances.	I can communicate my musical learning by describing how I incorporated feedback from peers and mentors into my original melody I effectively share my progress and discoveries during presentations and actively listen to others' reflections on my work.	I can articulate my musical journey during presentations by confidently sharing my composition and growth process, engaging my audience through clear explanations and thoughtful reflections, and responding to feedback with openness and insight.	I can articulate my musical journey by engaging my audience with a compelling presentation of my original composition and insightful reflections, demonstrating empathy and understanding as I listen to feedback from peers, mentors, and the community.
Deeper Learning Competencies	Critical Thinking & Problem Solving	I explore multiple approaches to solve complex music composition challenges, clearly articulate my reasoning, and thoughtfully integrate feedback to enhance my melody, showcasing my growth in understanding how music impacts my community culturally.	I can apply some traditional approaches to analyze and solve music composition challenges I can sometimes connect my composition to cultural or community aspects, and I'm able to discuss a few strategies I used during my creative process.	I can creatively solve challenges when composing my melody by analyzing different approaches to harmonize and arrange my piece I carefully consider feedback from local musicians and peers, making thoughtful revisions that enhance my musical expression and align with the cultural themes I aim to convey.	I can critically evaluate complex aspects of music theory and independently devise innovative solutions to compose and refine my melody When faced with challenges in composition or instrumentation, I explore various strategies, synthesize new ideas, and adapt my approach, demonstrating an in-depth understanding of how my music can impact and reflect my community.
Deeper Learning Competencies	Content Expertise	I can identify basic concepts of music theory, such as recognizing different notes and scales I explore introductory melodies on an instrument, like the piano, showing my ability to follow simple musical patterns with guidance I understand how to document my learning process and create recordings of practice sessions where I focus on the fundamentals, displaying initial progress in playing my chosen instrument.	I can compose a simple melody that incorporates several music theory concepts we've discussed, and I’m able to apply these concepts when trying out different instruments, including the piano While I may need occasional guidance from my peers or mentors, I am building my confidence in expressing my musical ideas and documenting my progress through recordings.	I can apply my music theory knowledge by composing a creative and original melody, demonstrating my ability to integrate concepts across different instruments I can document my progress through audio recordings, showing my growth and adaptability in playing instruments like the piano.	I can expertly apply advanced music theory concepts to compose an original melody, showcasing my ability to integrate new techniques across multiple instruments, such as the piano I confidently demonstrate my musical progression through a portfolio of audio recordings, highlighting my creative process and skill growth During the live recital, I eloquently share insights into my musical journey and respond thoughtfully to questions, illustrating my comprehensive understanding and engagement with the music.
Deeper Learning Competencies	Collaboration		I can actively participate in group discussions and planning sessions to contribute ideas for our music project, while also listening to my peers and integrating at least two of their suggestions into our composition.	I can actively collaborate with my peers and community musicians by sharing ideas and providing feedback, demonstrating openness and respect I effectively contribute to group decisions during our project discussions and help solve challenges by exploring various musical approaches, showing leadership and teamwork skills.

Deeper Learning Competencies

Effective Communication

I can clearly express my musical journey and insights by presenting my composition and engaging the audience during exhibitions
I consistently use thoughtful language to convey my understanding, respond to feedback with openness, and connect with peers and community members during performances.

I can communicate my musical learning by describing how I incorporated feedback from peers and mentors into my original melody
I effectively share my progress and discoveries during presentations and actively listen to others' reflections on my work.

I can articulate my musical journey during presentations by confidently sharing my composition and growth process, engaging my audience through clear explanations and thoughtful reflections, and responding to feedback with openness and insight.

I can articulate my musical journey by engaging my audience with a compelling presentation of my original composition and insightful reflections, demonstrating empathy and understanding as I listen to feedback from peers, mentors, and the community.

Deeper Learning Competencies

Critical Thinking & Problem Solving

I explore multiple approaches to solve complex music composition challenges, clearly articulate my reasoning, and thoughtfully integrate feedback to enhance my melody, showcasing my growth in understanding how music impacts my community culturally.

I can apply some traditional approaches to analyze and solve music composition challenges
I can sometimes connect my composition to cultural or community aspects, and I'm able to discuss a few strategies I used during my creative process.

I can creatively solve challenges when composing my melody by analyzing different approaches to harmonize and arrange my piece
I carefully consider feedback from local musicians and peers, making thoughtful revisions that enhance my musical expression and align with the cultural themes I aim to convey.

I can critically evaluate complex aspects of music theory and independently devise innovative solutions to compose and refine my melody
When faced with challenges in composition or instrumentation, I explore various strategies, synthesize new ideas, and adapt my approach, demonstrating an in-depth understanding of how my music can impact and reflect my community.

Deeper Learning Competencies

Content Expertise

I can identify basic concepts of music theory, such as recognizing different notes and scales
I explore introductory melodies on an instrument, like the piano, showing my ability to follow simple musical patterns with guidance
I understand how to document my learning process and create recordings of practice sessions where I focus on the fundamentals, displaying initial progress in playing my chosen instrument.

I can compose a simple melody that incorporates several music theory concepts we've discussed, and I’m able to apply these concepts when trying out different instruments, including the piano
While I may need occasional guidance from my peers or mentors, I am building my confidence in expressing my musical ideas and documenting my progress through recordings.

I can apply my music theory knowledge by composing a creative and original melody, demonstrating my ability to integrate concepts across different instruments
I can document my progress through audio recordings, showing my growth and adaptability in playing instruments like the piano.

I can expertly apply advanced music theory concepts to compose an original melody, showcasing my ability to integrate new techniques across multiple instruments, such as the piano
I confidently demonstrate my musical progression through a portfolio of audio recordings, highlighting my creative process and skill growth
During the live recital, I eloquently share insights into my musical journey and respond thoughtfully to questions, illustrating my comprehensive understanding and engagement with the music.

Deeper Learning Competencies

Collaboration

I can actively participate in group discussions and planning sessions to contribute ideas for our music project, while also listening to my peers and integrating at least two of their suggestions into our composition.

I can actively collaborate with my peers and community musicians by sharing ideas and providing feedback, demonstrating openness and respect
I effectively contribute to group decisions during our project discussions and help solve challenges by exploring various musical approaches, showing leadership and teamwork skills.