JHS2 Creative Arts And Design · Term 2 Week 3: Media and Techniques

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B8.2.1.2.6 - Compare and contrast the benefits associated with soft or loud music

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define and explain the Italian terms piano, forte, crescendo, and diminuendo, and identify them when hearing music examples.
Describe at least three benefits of listening to soft music and three benefits of listening to loud music.
Compare and contrast soft and loud music by identifying at least two similarities and two differences in their effects on listeners.
Use body language, facial expressions, and gestures to demonstrate how soft music and loud music make them feel.
Make a reasoned judgement about when soft or loud music is more appropriate, using evidence from class discussions and personal experience.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Creative Arts (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Media and Techniques (2.1)
Content standard: B8.2.1.2 - Performing Arts - Music: Demonstrate understanding and apply tempo, dynamics and simple forms in music
Indicator: B8.2.1.2.6 - Compare and contrast the benefits associated with soft or loud music
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 3 (Week 15 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Creative Arts and Design, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 48
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

1. Explain Italian terms used in describing the dynamics of music. Examples: piano, forte, crescendo, diminuendo, etc.
2. Differentiate between the benefits and harm of loud and soft music.