Enduring Understandings
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Creating music is a vehicle for self-expression and communication.
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Performing music is a way to express and/or interpret an idea, personal viewpoint and/or composition.
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Composers use notation to communicate intention (ideas and feelings).
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Attraction to a piece of music is grounded in one’s experience (cultural background, life events), mood and setting.
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Knowing the context of the music influences the meaning of the performance.
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The composer’s choice of form and structure can have a profound impact on the way they convey their ideas and feelings.
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Understanding the elements of music enables the listener to analyze and describe what they hear.
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A performer must develop technical skill on their chosen instrument.
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Technical and expressive proficiency develops both from self-evaluation and critique of others.
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Production involves the execution of a piece at the highest level possible.
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The way a performer practices has a predictable effect on level of proficiency with the overall piece and musicianship.
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A skillful performer manages the multi-faceted aspects of participating in an ensemble.
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Technology facilitates the creative process.