It is expected that students will create, listen to, and perform music, demonstrating understanding of expressive and physical properties of melody . In groups, students select a recorded piece of music and create visual representations of the melodic direction and contour. The groups present their representations to the class. Teacher demonstrates arpeggios and sequences. Students then identify examples of each in their repertoire and other known music.
Students create a short sequence and apply it to a scale.
In groups, students perform arpeggios, each performing a different note from the arpeggio. Students write and perform examples of scales starting on a given note. Students transcribe a melody from treble clef to bass clef or vice versa. Collect examples of soundtracks from movies and television. Compare melodic characteristics for suspense, humour, romance, and so on.