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ESSENTIAL QUESTION |
| Creating Ostinatos to Represent Ideas
Grade Level: 3 - 6
Duration: 45 minutes
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• I can define and describe an ostinato.
• I can create an ostinato.
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How might an ostinato show a specific action in a piece of music? |
| Creating Ostinatos with Wordplay
Grade Level: any
Duration: 45 minutes
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• I can explain and demonstrate an ostinato using the word ostinato.
• I can create and layer multiple ostinatos in a group performance.
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What is an ostinato, and how can I create / compose one? |
| An Ostinato Is a Repeated Musical Pattern
Grade Level: 3 - 5
Duration: 4 class periods of 60 minutes in length
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• I can define and describe an ostinato, which is a repeated musical pattern.
• I can use my voice, body, and instruments to create and perform an ostinato.
• I can perform an ostinato while another ostinato is being played, without getting confused.
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How can we as composers create and perform multiple ostinatos, or repeated musical patterns, to make interesting music? |
| Changing the Elements of an Ostinato
Grade Level: 3 - 6
Duration: 45 minutes
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• I can define and describe ostinato, which is a repeated musical pattern.
• I can define dynamics, which is the volume of the music.
• I can define tempo, which is the speed of the music.
• I can create an ostinato that includes a changing element, such as tempo or dynamics.
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How might changing an ostinato's dynamics or tempo express a change in action or emotion/mood? |
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