Learning Goals & Products

Learning Goals

1

Students will be able to generate original instrumental or vocal ideas that integrate aesthetic principles and personal style in a music production project.

2

Students will be able to explain how physics of sound and personal experience influence music production choices and creative decisions.

3

Students will be able to identify musical challenges and compare solutions for improving a composition or recording.

4

Students will be able to arrange a piece for multiple instruments or voices using contrasting genres and styles.

5

Students will be able to lead the production and sharing of an original composition for an audience.

6

Students will be able to describe how music production connects to cultural diversity and history in contemporary media.

Products

individual

Original Music Production Portfolio

Students create and submit an individual original composition or beat track with a short artist statement explaining their creative choices. The portfolio shows personal mastery of sound selection, arrangement, revision, and the cultural or personal influences behind the work.

team

Collaborative Release Presentation and Live/Recorded Performance

Teams produce and present one shared original composition with a brief launch presentation for classmates or community guests. The final release must show collaborative arrangement, revision decisions, and clear leadership in sharing the work.

Rubric
Competency Progression Rubric Competency-first rubric
Category
Learning Goal
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Critical Thinking
Creative Exploration and Analysis - Students will explore and identify various elements of music production and analyze how historical, cultural, and technological influences contribute to the evolution of musical styles.
  • I can actively listen to and observe different types of music, identify the sounds and rhythms present, and share my thoughts about why certain elements stand out to me
  • I can ask questions about how these music elements connect to different cultures and technologies, and participate in class discussions about their influence on music styles.
  • I can identify key elements of music production by engaging in creative exploration activities, and analyze how different historical, cultural, and technological influences have shaped various musical styles and genres, sharing my findings through discussions or presentations.
  • I can investigate and describe how different cultural sounds and technological tools influence the development of music by creating a presentation or report that showcases examples from various musical styles and genres.
  • I can expertly explore and identify the elements of music production by engaging in hands-on activities that stimulate my curiosity, such as experimenting with different instruments and rhythms
  • I am able to analyze and connect historical, cultural, and technological influences to the evolution of musical styles and genres, demonstrating a deep understanding of how these factors shape music today.
Creativity and Innovation
Innovative Music Composition - Students will develop and refine a unique music composition or arrangement by experimenting with various instruments and digital tools, effectively integrating personal style and original musical ideas.
  • I can create a basic music composition by experimenting with one or two sounds or rhythms from different cultures, demonstrating an initial understanding of how diverse musical elements can be integrated into a piece.
  • I can experiment with different instruments and digital tools to create musical compositions, demonstrating my ability to adapt sounds and rhythms while expressing elements of my personal style.
  • I can experiment with different musical instruments and digital tools to create a unique composition that reflects my personal style and musical ideas, demonstrating my ability to creatively integrate diverse sounds while collaborating with peers.
  • I can creatively blend diverse cultural sounds and technological tools to produce a unique musical composition that reflects my personal style, effectively collaborate with peers to refine my work, and confidently present it to an audience, articulating how my artistic choices express my personal story and journey in music production.
Collaboration and Communication
Collaborative Performance and Feedback - Students will collaborate to perform their compositions for an audience, gathering and analyzing feedback to assess emotional impact and improve their work.
  • I can perform my music composition as part of a group, actively listen to audience feedback, and use it to understand how my music impacts their emotions, discussing improvements with my team to enhance our performance.
  • I can effectively collaborate with my peers to perform my original composition, listening to feedback from the audience attentively and using it to recognize areas where my music evokes emotions and where I might enhance my composition to better convey my personal story.
  • I can perform my music composition collaboratively with my peers, listen actively to the feedback from the audience, and use their reactions and comments to make thoughtful improvements to my work, enhancing its emotional impact.
  • I can confidently perform my musical composition collaboratively with others, incorporating diverse sounds and cultural influences, while effectively communicating to engage the audience
  • I can thoughtfully gather and analyze feedback to understand the emotional impact of our performance, using this insight to enhance and refine my musical work further.
Communication and Reflection
Engaging Presentation and Reflection - Students will present their original music creation and articulate their learning process, reflecting on personal growth and challenges faced during music production.
  • I can present my original music creation to my classmates and community, clearly explaining the steps I took to develop it and the challenges I overcame, while reflecting on how this experience helped me grow as a musician.
  • I can share my music composition through an engaging presentation, demonstrating my understanding of the creative process, and reflect on the challenges and growth I experienced by clearly communicating my ideas and listening to feedback from my audience.
  • I can confidently present my original music piece to an audience, clearly explaining my creative process and highlighting specific challenges I overcame
  • I reflect on my personal growth by connecting my experiences in music production to the skills I've developed and how they apply to other areas of my life.
  • I can confidently present my original music creation to my classmates and community, clearly explaining how I integrated diverse cultural sounds and technologies into my work, and reflect on my personal growth and what I learned about myself as a music producer during this journey.
Cultural Awareness
Cultural Integration and Responsiveness - Students will effectively collaborate with cultural partners to integrate diverse cultural sounds into their compositions, demonstrating responsiveness to multicultural influences.
  • I can collaborate with cultural partners to discover and integrate cultural sounds into my music, showcasing my ability to respond to diverse influences and reflect multicultural elements in my composition.
  • I can collaborate with cultural partners to incorporate diverse sounds into my musical composition, showing how different cultural influences enhance the uniqueness of my work
  • I can explain how I chose these sounds and reflect on the collaborative process, demonstrating an understanding of multicultural perspectives.
  • I can collaborate with music partners to incorporate a variety of cultural sounds into my composition, showing how I thoughtfully adapt these influences into my work to create a piece that reflects different cultural identities and stories.
  • I can skillfully collaborate with cultural partners to incorporate diverse cultural sounds into my music composition, creatively responding to and respecting the unique influences and styles from different cultures.